2017 – 18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles , Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference . The Cowboys finished the season 11 – 17 , 8 – 10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place . They failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament . On March 5 , 2018 , the school announced that Dave Simmons would not return as head coach after 12 seasons at McNeese State . On March 15 , the school hired BYU assistant Heath Schroyer as head coach
Southland Tournament
2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team