Lake Charles, Louisiana (KNGT-FM) – Just one day removed from CBS Sports Network announcing that they will air two Cowboy Basketball games on National Television, ESPNU has announced they will air a game from Lake Charles.
It is set to be an exciting season of McNeese Basketball for both the men’s and Women’s hoops teams in Lake Charles. Both new head coaches, Bill Armstrong and Ayla Guzzardo, are ready to take on the Southland Conference.
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As we reported earlier in the week, CBS Sports Network announced that it will broadcast two McNeese Men’s games this season. This is a part of a 5-game deal with the Southland Conference and CBS Sports Network.
ESPNU To Broadcast McNeese/Texas A&M Corpus Christi
McNeese’s February 21st game at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will tip off at 7 p.m. in the Townsley Law Arena and will air live on ESPNU.
Per McNeese Athletics, this marks the first time in school history for the Cowboys to have three regular-season games broadcast on national TV. In addition, the men’s SLC tournament semifinal game No. 1 on March 10 at 6 p.m. and the championship game at 4 p.m. on March 11, both at McNeese’s Townsley Law Arena as well as the women’s tournament championship game on March 12 at 4 p.m., will air on the ESPN family of networks with final ESPN designations to be announced at a later date.
McNeese National Television ScheduleFriday, Jan. 2, 2026 – Lamar at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Saturday, Feb. 21 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at McNeese (ESPNU)Monday, March 2, 2026 – McNeese at Nicholls, 6:30 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Southland Conference National TV ScheduleFriday, Jan. 2, 2026 – Lamar at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 – Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 – UIW at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Saturday, Feb. 21 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at McNeese (ESPNU)Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 – Nicholls at Lamar, 6 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Tuesday, March 10 – Southland Men’s Semifinal #1, 6 p.m. (TBD)Wednesday, March 11 – Southland Men’s Championship, 4 p.m. (TBD)Thursday, March 12 – Southland Women’s Championship, 4 p.m. (TBD)Monday, March 2, 2026 – McNeese at Nicholls, 6:30 p.m. CT (CBSSN)Most Searched Slang Words in Louisiana
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