McNeese Cowboys basketball
| McNeese Cowboys basketball | |||
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| University | McNeese State University | ||
| Head coach | Bill Armstrong (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Southland | ||
| Location | Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||
| Arena | The Legacy Center (capacity: 4,200) | ||
| Nickname | Cowboys | ||
| Colors | Royal blue and gold | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1968*, 2025 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1968*, 1989, 2002, 2024, 2025 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1989, 2002, 2024, 2025 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 1975, 1978, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2024, 2025 | |||
* at Division II level | |||
The McNeese Cowboys basketball team represents McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.
They are led by head coach Bill Armstrong and play their home games at The Legacy Center. Currently members of the NCAA Division I, they were national champions of the NAIA in 1956. Since joining Division I in 1972-73, the Cowboys have appeared four times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2025. McNeese won against Clemson in 2025 for their first NCAA tournament win in program history.