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McNeese Cowboys

Southland Conference · Lake Charles, Louisiana · 9 - 2 Conf · 63.0 Prestige
18 - 10
Record
#151
National Rank
97.5
ORtg · #39 Nat'l
94.8
DRtg · #310 Nat'l
Overview Roster Stats Recruiting History

Overview

Rankings and program location

Location Lake Charles, Louisiana
NET Rank #139
Coach Poll Rank #151
Hardest Place to Play Rank #120
Preseason Rank #144

Program Snapshot

Tradition, resources, and fan support

Program Tradition F
Athletic Resources $1.0M
Fan Support F
Arena Capacity 4,200
NIL Program Active

Key Players

Top three by overall rating

SG
86 OVR
PPG 26.7
Ronald Romero
RS Sr · #20
4.3 RPG · 3.3 APG
SG
82 OVR
PPG 6.6
Carlos Hoffman
RS Jr · #1
0.9 RPG · 1.3 APG
SF
80 OVR
PPG 8.9
Kenneth Melendez
Sr · #66
5.1 RPG · 1.2 APG

Freshman to Watch

Highest-rated first-year player

C
69 OVR
Robert Garza
Fr · #21
★★★☆☆

Team Statistics

Season 2032 · National and conference ranks

Statistic
Value
Nat'l
Conf
Points Per Game
75.6
#69
#1
Assists Per Game
17.7
#45
#1
Field Goal %
44.8%
#200
#6
3-Point %
34.8%
#66
#2
Turnovers
9.1
#4
#2
Rebounds
34.3
#236
#9
Steals
6.1
#266
#8
Blocks
3.6
#318
#10
Offensive Efficiency
97.5
#39
#1
Defensive Efficiency
94.8
#310
#11

Season 2032 Roster

15 of 15 players · 5 starters · Click column headers to sort

Projected Starters
PG Kevin Ayala #13 · 36.0 MIN SG Ronald Romero #20 · 38.0 MIN SF Kenneth Melendez #66 · 24.0 MIN PF Alfredo Williams #30 · 30.0 MIN C Gerald Jenkins #23 · 20.0 MIN
ST Starter WO Walk-on RS Redshirting
# Player Pos Class Ht Wt ★ Overall OFF DEF MIN Personality
13 Kevin Ayala ST WO PG Sr 6'2" 198 lbs 3 79 84 73 36.0 Composed
87 Juan King PG RS Sr 6'2" 195 lbs 3 77 83 71 4.0 Composed
25 Jerold Lynch WO PG Sr 6'3" 188 lbs 3 72 80 64 — Perfectionist
20 Ronald Romero ST WO SG RS Sr 6'3" 217 lbs 3 86 90 82 38.0 Competitive
1 Carlos Hoffman WO SG RS Jr 6'2" 186 lbs 3 82 87 77 2.0 Perfectionist
2 Eric Jackson WO SG RS So 6'3" 185 lbs 3 77 83 70 — Cautious
66 Kenneth Melendez ST WO SF Sr 6'7" 218 lbs 3 80 81 78 24.0 Perfectionist
22 Isaac Estrada WO SF RS Jr 6'5" 205 lbs 3 75 75 75 24.0 Cautious
33 Dragan Jovanovic WO SF Fr 6'5" 197 lbs 3 66 71 61 — Driven
30 Alfredo Williams ST PF RS So 6'6" 218 lbs 3 79 80 78 30.0 Composed
75 James Ellis WO PF RS Fr 6'6" 206 lbs 3 69 78 60 18.0 Competitive
77 Ervin Whitehead WO RS PF Fr 6'7" 227 lbs 3 67 74 60 — Composed
23 Gerald Jenkins ST C RS Fr 6'9" 235 lbs 3 78 73 83 20.0 Cautious
24 Frank Obrien WO C So 6'8" 208 lbs 3 66 61 70 4.0 Cautious
21 Robert Garza WO RS C Fr 6'11" 244 lbs 3 69 71 67 — Composed

Season 2032 Player Statistics

13 of 13 players · Click column headers to sort

Scoring 26.7 Ronald Romero SG Rebounds 6.5 Alfredo Williams PF Assists 5.3 Kevin Ayala PG
Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% TOPG ORtg DRtg
Ronald Romero (SG, RS Sr) 29 32.8 26.7 4.3 3.3 1.2 0.3 46.9% 41.3% 78.3% 2.9 116.1 105.4
Kevin Ayala (PG, Sr) 29 28.3 16.4 2.2 5.3 1.4 0.1 39.2% 30.4% 89.4% 2.7 106.4 105.4
Kenneth Melendez (SF, Sr) 29 25.7 8.9 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 42.5% 31.3% 58.8% 1.0 99.8 105.5
Jerold Lynch (PG, Sr) 1 3.3 8.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0 125.1 93.9
Carlos Hoffman (SG, RS Jr) 29 9.3 6.6 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.1 41.1% 26.1% 68.3% 0.8 96.0 105.7
Isaac Estrada (SF, RS Jr) 29 25.1 6.3 5.3 1.4 0.7 0.3 46.2% 22.2% 67.3% 0.6 110.7 105.2
James Ellis (PF, RS Fr) 29 14.5 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.6 60.9% 0.0% 55.0% 0.2 125.7 105.2
Alfredo Williams (PF, RS So) 29 26.5 2.8 6.5 1.8 0.9 1.1 57.8% 0.0% 46.7% 0.2 137.7 104.6
Juan King (PG, RS Sr) 29 9.3 2.5 0.9 2.2 0.4 0.0 44.4% 16.7% 76.5% 0.4 116.7 105.5
Eric Jackson (SG, RS So) 11 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 50.0% 50.0% 75.0% 0.5 90.7 105.6
Dragan Jovanovic (SF, Fr) 17 5.8 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 47.4% 50.0% 83.3% 0.0 133.7 105.4
Gerald Jenkins (C, RS Fr) 29 24.1 0.6 5.6 0.1 0.2 0.7 42.9% 0.0% 57.1% 0.1 133.1 105.2
Frank Obrien (C, So) — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0

McNeese Cowboys Recruiting

Class of 2032

Class Rankings
National Rank
—
SLC Rank
—
Class Score
—
Commits
0
Blue Chips
0 0
In-State
—
HS Commits (0) Transfers (0)
No high school commits for the 2032 class.
No incoming transfers for the 2032 class.

Program Summary

7
Seasons Tracked
19 wins
Best Season (2026)
0
National Titles
0
Final Four Apps
#181
Best Recruiting Class (2030)

Season Log

Season Overall Conference Margin Postseason
2032 18-10 9-2 +124 —
2031 18-11 9-2 +189 —
2030 12-15 5-6 -36 —
2029 13-16 8-3 -68 —
2028 13-10 7-4 +53 —
2027 11-15 4-7 +62 —
2026 19-9 8-3 +168 —

Recruiting History

Class Nat'l Rank Conf Rank Commits 5★ 4★ Score Avg Rank
2030 #181 #4 2 0 0 60 361.50
2029 #259 #7 1 0 0 30 362.00
2027 #246 #6 1 0 0 30 386.00