Will Wade turned the McNeese Cowboys into demons in his second season with the program. Coming off an NCAA tournament appearance a year ago, McNeese took a leap forward this season in every sense: the Cowboys went 19-1 in the Southland Conference, skated through the conference tournament to earn another auto-bid to March Madness, and looked like a potentially scary first-round matchup for No. 5 seed Clemson.
Wade was the Coach of the Year in the Southland, guard Javohn Garcia was Southland Player of the Year, and Christian Shumate repeated as Southland Defensive Player of the Year. The Cowboys had the markings of a potential Cinderella, but a day
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