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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese 17 1   .944 30 4   .882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Nicholls 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Lamar 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Southeastern Louisiana 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 9 23   .281
Texas A&M–Commerce* 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
New Orleans 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Houston Christian 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Incarnate Word 3 15   .167 8 23   .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.