There are a number of reasons to tune in to the 2025 Southland Conference men’s tournament. Many of those reasons begin with McNeese State. You probably know how Will Wade’s tenure at LSU came to an end.

Former LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade earned his second-straight coach of the year award at McNeese State. The Southland Conference named Wade its Coach of the Year on Friday. He also earned the award in 2024 and landed on multiple national coach of the year finalist lists for his performance this season.

The Southland Conference announced its women’s basketball All-Conference teams, which included two University of Texas Rio Grande Valley players. Junior

The McNeese Cowboys are heading into the Southland Conference Tournament with some hardware to show off. Multiple players received awards and made All-Conference teams.

The Battle of the Border appears to be turning into a full-out turf war. And that is a great thing for the Southland Conference. It’s also not bad for the two schools, which battle yearly for the trophy and bragging rights.

As McNeese enters the Southland Conference Tournament as the one-seed and the regular season champions for the second-consecutive season, the expectation is the same: win the tournament and get back to the NCAA Tournament.

Lamar head coach Alvin Brooks said his team is capable of beating McNeese in the upcoming Southland Conference tournament.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Sincere Parker scored 22 points and McNeese cruised past Stephen F. Austin 95-64 on Monday night, upping its win streak to nine in claiming the Southland Conference regular-season title.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Alexis Marmolejos had 15 points in Lamar’s 65-53 win over Nicholls on Monday night. Marmolejos also contributed six rebounds for the Cardinals (19-12, 14-6 Southland Conference).

The Cardinals will be the No. 4 seed in the league tournament after six players scored in double figures to spark a win Saturday.

Houston Christian Huskies (12-19, 9-11 Southland) vs. Texas A&M-CC Islanders (19-13, 12-8 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC plays Houston Christian in the Southland Tournament.