McNeese (3-1) at the Cayman Islands Classic
November 23-25, 2025
John Gray Gymnasium • George Town, Grand Cayman
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Schedule & Broadcast Information:
Sunday, Nov. 23 vs. George Washington
Time: 4 p.m. CT
TV: FloCollege (LINK)
Live Stats: (Link)
 
Monday, Nov. 24 vs. Murray State
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: FloCollege (LINK)
Live Stats: (Link)
 
Tuesday, Nov. 25 vs. Middle Tennessee
Time: 4 p.m. CT
TV: FloCollege (LINK)
Live Stats: (Link)
 
PROJECTED LINEUP
Pos.   No.    Name                        Yr.  Ht.     Wt.    Pts.   Reb.  Ast.   Stl.   Blk.    Fg%   3Fg%   Ft%
G       1       Javohn Garcia             Sr.  6-3    185    9.0    3.0    2.0    2.0   0.8     .448   .455    .833           
G       2       DJ Richards Jr.            Sr.  6-3    183    11.3   2.0    1.0    0.5   0.0     .591   .563    .714           
G       8       Tyshawn Archie          Jr.   6-1    165    14.0   3.0    3.8    2.0   0.3     .468   .357    .778           
F       10     Jacolb Fredson-Cole    So.  6-7    220    7.8    7.8    4.5    1.0   0.0     .474   .125    .857           
F       7       Jerrell Colbert             Sr.  6-10  235    8.3    2.8    0.5    0.5   1.5     .765   .500    .667           
 
McNeese Travels to Cayman Islands for MTE mid-major round-robin
The McNeese Cowboys will open play in the 2025 Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday at 4 p.m. CT against George Washington. The four-team, round-robin event will broadcast live on FloCollege Sports.
 
The Cowboys (3-1) will play Murray State on Monday at 6:30 and will wrap up play on Tuesday at 4 against Middle Tennessee State.
        
Notebook
• McNeese will play three quality opponents in three straight days beginning on Sunday to open up action at the Cayman Islands Classic.
• The Cowboys (3-1) will take on George Washington (5-0) at 4 p.m. CT on Sunday followed by a 6:30 game Monday against Murray State (4-1), then will close out play on Tuesday at 4 versus Middle Tennessee (3-1).
• McNeese and GW will be playing for the first time while the matchup against MSU will be the fourth meeting, first since 1983, with the Cowboys holding a 2-1 lead in the series... the game against MTSU will be the 7th meeting and first since 1987 with the series tied 3-3.
• The Cowboys last played on Nov. 14 when it defeated ULL by a score of 88-62 to improve to 3-1 on the season.
• George Washington, a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, is 5-0 on the season... the Revolutionaries are picked for a 4th place finish in the preseason poll behind VCU, Saint Louis and Dayton.
• Murray State is in the Missouri Valley Conference and defeated Southland member Nicholls, 99-79, on Nov. 15.
• Middle Tennessee is in the Conference USA, was picked for a 4th place finish in the league's preseason poll behind Liberty, Kennesaw State and New Mexico State.
• First year head coach Bill Johnson took over the reigns last spring after his good friend and fellow coach mate Will Wade departed McNeese after two seasons to take the head coaching job at North Carolina State. Armstrong spent last season as an assistant at Baylor and before then, was the head coach at Link Academy where he guided his team to a national championship. Armstrong spent five seasons at LSU (2018-2022) as an assistant coach then associate head coach with Wade. Prior to joining the LSU staff, he coached 11 seasons at Ole Miss.
• McNeese leads the nation in scoring average with a 103.5 mark and in back-to-back games, set home scoring records (127 vs. Champion Christian; 132 vs. Biblical Studies).
• In the 132-50 win over Biblical Studies, the Cowboys tied a school record with seven players scoring in double-figures.
• Through four games, there have been a total of 18 double-figure scorers spread out among nine different players with Larry Johnson and Tyshawn Archie each scoring double-digits in all four games.
• McNeese is averaging a NCAA-best 54.5 points off the bench and is 4th in the NCAA with 26.5 fast-break points per game.
 
Freshman phenom continues strong start
• McNeese freshman transfer Larry Johnson became the first freshman in school history to score double-figures in his first four collegiate games after scoring 24 in an 88-62 win over ULL on Nov. 14.
• He joins the great Joe Dumars, a Naismith Hall of Famer, as the only two freshmen in school history to score 25+ and 30+ in two of their first three games.
• Johnson has scored 97 total points while playing just 73 total minutes, and when adjusted for 40 minutes per game, would average 52.8 points a contest.
• In the season opening win against Champion Christian, Johnson became the first Cowboy to score 30 points in making his collegiate debut.
• According to OptaSTATS in that season-opening win, Johnson became the only Division I men's or women's, NBA or WNBA player to score 30 points coming off the bench, without playing 20 minutes, without committing a turnover, without committing a foul, and without missing a free throw.
 
Last Time Out: McNeese 88, Louisiana-Lafayette 62
• McNeese set a Townsley Law Arena attendance record with 4,333 fans in the 4,244-seat arena to watch the Cowboys whip long-time rival Louisiana-Lafayette, 88-62.
• Two Cowboys scored in double-figures, led by freshman Larry Johnson who came off the bench to score 24 points.
• Tyshawn Archie added 14 points as the Cowboys connected on 53% from the field for the game including 65% in the second half.
• It was the third straight win over the Cajuns in the series.
 
Bayou Bandit player notes
Javohn Garcia
Last Game: vs. ULL | 7 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 27 min.
Notes: Preseason Mid-Major All-American by Field of 68... reigning SLC Player of the Year and SLC Tournament MVP... starter in all 71 games at McNeese... 833 career points at McNeese and 1,161 total career... recorded career 100th steal at Santa Clara... 60 career double-digit scoring games, two this season.
 
DJ Richards Jr.
Last Game: vs. ULL | 8 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1-2 3FG, 20 min.
Notes: Currently ranked No. 1 in SLC and 49th in NCAA in 3FG shooting at 57.1%... starter all four games this season and 36 in his McNeese career... 177 career 3FG made at McNeese, ranking 7th all-time... .443 career 3FG% currently tops McNeese career record list... 61 career double-digit scoring games, three this season.
 
Jerrell Colbert
Last Game: vs. ULL | 7 pts, 2 reb, 3 blk, 16 min.
Notes: Expected to make his first start of the season on Sunday against George Washington... averaging 8.3 points in 16.5 minutes per game... season-high 14 pts vs. Biblical Studies behind a career-high 7 FG made... 4th in the SLC with 6 total blocks and 1.5 blocks per game... five career double-figure scoring games, one this season.
 
Tyshawn Archie
Last Game: vs. ULL | 14 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 19 min.
Notes: Double-digit scorer in all four games on the season with a high of 16 in the opener against Champion Christian... leads the Southland in total steals (8) and steals per game (2.0)... tied a career-high with 5 assists while sinking a career-best 8 FG against Champion Christian... starter in all four games.
 
Jacolb Fredson-Cole
Last Game: vs. ULL | 8 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 24 min.
Notes: Scored career-high 11 pts in season opener vs. Champion Christian... career-best 9 rebounds at Santa Clara and home vs. Biblical Studies... starter all four games on the season, the first starts of his career... SLC leader with 5.3 def. rebounds per game... 3rd in the league with 16 total assists... 3rd in SLC with 7.8 rebounds per game.
 
Garwey Dual
Last Game: vs. ULL | 6 pts, 1 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 20 min.
Notes: 2nd in SLC with 23 total assists... 4th in league and 47th in NCAA with 5.8 assists per game... averaging 9.0 assists over last 2 games... career-high 11 assists vs. Biblical Studies two game ago... scored career-high 15 pts vs. Champion Christian in season opener... six career double-figure scoring games, one this season.
 
Larry Johnson
Last Game: vs. ULL | 24 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 20 min.
Notes: First freshman in school history to score double-figures in first four games... joins Hall of Famer Joe Dumars as only two FR in school history to score 25+ in 2 of first 3 games... 9th in NCAA and 1st in SLC in ppg at 24.3... 2, 20-pt games and 1, 30-pt game on season... No. 1 in SLC in 7 categories... 97 pts scored in 73 total minutes.
 
Yanis Ndjonga
Last Game: vs. ULL | 5 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl, 14 min.
Notes: Will not make the trip to the Cayman Islands... starter in previous four games... 1st in SLC and 34th in NCAA with 4.0 off. rebounds per game... career-high 10 pts vs. Biblical Studies and 11 reb. vs. Champion Christian... 16 of 24 rebounds from the offensive glass.
 
Peitok Machar
Last Game: vs. ULL | 2 pts, 3 reb, 2 blk, 15 min.
Notes: Come off the bench all four games and tied for 2nd on the team with 4 total blocked shots... 8 pts and 6 reb vs. Biblical Studies, both career highs... 6-for-8 shooting on the season.
 
Carl Cherenfant
Last Game: vs. ULL | 5 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl, 20 min.
Notes: Expected to make his first start of the season at the Cayman Islands Classic... starter in 5 games in his career, all while at NM State last season... scored career-high 17 points against Biblical Studies... career-best 6 rebounds vs. Champion Christian... at Memphis 2023-24 AAC Preseason Co-Rookie of Year.