McNeese MBB to Play at Alabama on November 11th

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – McNeese men’s basketball, hot off their best season in program history, added arguably their biggest matchup in program history on Saturday, a visit to Alabama to take on the Crimson Tide, another team hot off their best season in program history following a trip to the Final Four for the first time.

Alabama is the second SEC team that McNeese has scheduled for next season, the first being a matchup against Mississippi State in Tupelo in December.

Will Wade and the Cowboys are making it a point this offseason to schedule more difficult competition, in addition to games at Alabama and Mississippi State, the Pokes also scheduled the Paradise Jam, a tournament that includes Kansas State, UAB (who McNeese beat in 2022-23), Liberty, George Washington, and Illinois State.

The November 11th matchup in Tuscaloosa will be the first time McNeese and Alabama have played one another, but not the first time Will Wade has played the Crimson Tide.

Will Wade coached teams vs. Alabama (all while at LSU):

• January 13th, 2018: Alabama 74, LSU 66
• February 13th, 2018: Alabama 80, LSU 65
• January 8th, 2019: LSU 88, Alabama 79
• March 2nd, 2019: LSU 74, Alabama 69
• January 29th, 2020: LSU 90, Alabama 76
• February 15th, 2020: Alabama 88, LSU 82
• January 19th, 2021: Alabama 105, LSU 75
• February 3rd, 2021: Alabama 78, LSU 60
• March 14th, 2021: Alabama 80, LSU 79
  • SEC Tournament Championship
• January 19th, 2022: Alabama 70, LSU 67
• March 5th, 2022: LSU 80, Alabama 77 (Overtime)

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