2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball
Southland regular season champions
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record30–4 (17–1 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrandon Chambers
Assistant coaches
  • Vernon Hamilton
  • Nick Flory
Home arenaThe Legacy Center
2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese171 .944304  .882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi144 .7782112  .636
Nicholls135 .7222014  .588
Lamar126 .6671914  .576
Southeastern Louisiana108 .5561517  .469
Northwestern State711 .389923  .281
Texas A&M–Commerce*612 .3331320  .394
New Orleans414 .2221023  .303
Houston Christian414 .222623  .207
Incarnate Word315 .167823  .258
2024 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first-year head coach Will Wade, played their home games on-campus at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

The Cowboys finished the season 30–4, 17–1 in Southland play, to finish as Southland regular-season champions. They defeated Lamar and Nicholls to win the Southland tournament title, earning their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #12 seed in the Midwest Region, where they fell to Gonzaga in the first round.