2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Southland Conference Regular Season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–12 (11–5 SLC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
2010–11 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
McNeese State 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Northwestern State 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Southeastern Louisiana 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Nicholls State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Lamar 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Central Arkansas 1 15   .063 5 24   .172
West
Sam Houston State 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Texas State 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Stephen F. Austin 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
UTSA 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
2011 Southland tournament winner
As of March 14, 2011
Rankings from AP poll

The 2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by head coach Dave Simmons, played their home games at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. The Cowboys were regular-season champions in the Southland Conference, eventually advancing to the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament, where they were defeated by UTSA.

McNeese State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received an automatic bid to the 2011 NIT as the regular-season champions of the Southland. The Cowboys were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Boston College, 82–64.