McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Gulfport, Mississippi native Kenny Jimmerson pumps in two against the Mavericks of Texas-Arlington. The Cowboys triumphed 108-90. (Photo by G. Little) Six-foot eight senior from Orange, Texas, Chris Hardin puts the ball back up after a rebound against the Ichabods of Washburn. (Photo by G. Little) Joe Dumars (No. 4) battles a Texas- Arlington Maverick for position dur- ¢ ing the Janaury 31st game held at Gite. the Lake Charles Civic Center. (Photo by G. Little) Four year veteran Guy Mcinnis looks inside for an open man as Girard Harmon (No. 15) races down the court to assist. (Photo by G. Little) Basketball 131

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Ranking seventh on the All-Time Score board and tying Calvin Natt of Northeast Louisiana for the tenth position on the All-Time NCAA score board were just a few of the reasons why the famous No. 4 jersey of Joe Dumars was retired March 5, 1985 in the Lake Charles Civic Center. (Photo by P. Quarles) In the Pokes season opener, Ronald Cox (No. 54), a junior from Spring- field, takes a ten foot jump shot against Southern Mississippi. The Cowboys lost 74-56. (Photo by G. Little) Domination din also won his second straight team rebound title with an 8.4 mark and placed second in the SLC. Harmon was the league’s assistant kingpin with an average right at seven per game. Other team leaders were Dumars in free throw shooting, Batiste in field goal percent- age, Dumars in steals and Har- din in blocked shots. Batiste also went on to earn a second team berth on the all- Cowboy Joe Dumars not only led the Pokes with the highest field goal per- centage, but also led the team in free throws made. Of his 229 attemps, Dumars sunk 195. (Photo by T. Mari- cle) SLC squad. The only sour note of the en- tire season was the fact that when post-season bids went out, the Cowboys were left in the dark. McNeese wasn’t in the running for a NCAA bid but the NIT was another case since the Cowboys were one of the first to be considered. And, the only reason the Cowboys were taken off the board by the NIT was because McNeese couldn't host a first- round game, having no arena in which to play. A bid would have certainly put the icing on a season that was one of the best in the school’s history. Basketball 133