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

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BRYAN ARCENEAUX HUBERT BOALES BERNIE BURNS CLINT CONQUE DENZIL COX Graduate Assistant Defensive Line Equipment Manager Linebackers Defensive Coordinator BUTCH DAIGLE KENNY GUILLOT RICKY MATT PHILLIP HAWKINS SONNY JACKSON Graduate Assistant Offensive Coordinator Defensive Backs Quarterbacks Head Coach . LM | BENNY MAY RONALD MOTTON DON RICHARDS TOMMY TATE BRENT VERZWYVELT Student Assistant Strength Coach Wide Receivers J-Backs Graduate Assistant DON RICHARDS, coach of the wide receivers, carefully observes | CLINT CONQUE, coach of the linebackers, shows his Cowboys a nail-biting field situation. how to ride their horse to victory. 1 () Football 183

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World of . Welch-Aid to the rescue 7? ow that the old and familiar are | gone, McNeese basketball has tak- = en a turn down a new path. With an ontrely different coaching staff, the 12 member squad (with only one returning starter) faced a new slate of opponents in the Southland Conference. Despite the changes for the 1988 season, new head coach Steve Welch is concerned about his team; he has definite plans to begin a new strategy of McNeese ball-playing. Coach Welch is very much aware of the problems his team must face. ‘We have to play hard and we have to play together.’’ Their attack is based on a combination highpost motion offense and a combina- tion man-to-man match-up zone defense. The new strategy came just in time, for this ‘up-tempo team” will soon be facing some tough competition. The new 12 member squad (all native Louisianians) includes: Michael Cutright, guard; Dwayne Davis, guard; Tab Harris, guard; Dwayne Henry, guard; Keith Kelley, guard; Robbie Melanson, guard; Anthony Pullard, post forward; Milton Simmons, post forward; Dave Swan, guard; Mark Thompson, forward; Terrell Thompson, guard; and Kevin Williams, post. With this lineup, Coach Welch plans to innovate and renovate the game of bas- ketball at McNeese. A new, quick-paced style of play is what he plans to incor- porate. To help him do so, Assistant Coaches Dave Simmons and Bill Peterson were called to join Welch at McNeese. Both men have worked with Welch before and were eager to join him in Lake Charles. Simmons has served at DeRidder and Tech, receiving many honors, including the title of first team All-American in the NCAA district. Before coming to McNeese, he served on the coaching staffs of both Tech and Delta State. Peterson, noted for his ball handling skills, is responsible for coaching the Cow- boy guards and working with the offensive attack. He prepped at St. Petersburg High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. After earning the honor of state leader in assists, he moved to Eckard College, where he served as squad captain. He was also head coach for Athlete’s-in-Action, taking the team all the way to Russia. He left a head coaching position at Union College in Kentucky to join the staff at McNeese. Jim Murphy is head trainer for the team, serving at McNeese for a total of 14 years. Jim Dorotics serves as assistant trainer and Ronald Motton serves as full time strength coach, the first in McNeese his- tory. Lorrie Ardoin, Freddie Brown and Da- vid Gough are all in their third year as Cowboy managers. Faced with so many obstacles, the Cow- boys were not sure of a fantastic finish, and Coach Welch didn’t want to put too much emphasis on early success. However, the Pokes managed to pull out several wins as the season progressed. As a result, the “Welch-Aid” system certainly proved it- self. Encouraged by a promising last sea- son, both players and fans look forward to many seasons to come. @) Men's Basketball 185