McNeese Arena

McNeese Arena
	Ralph O. Ward Gymnasium
Full name	McNeese Arena
Location	Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Owner	McNeese State University
Operator	McNeese State University
Capacity	5,000
Opened	1939
Tenants
	McNeese State Cowboys basketball (1956-1971)

McNeese Arena, also known as Ralph O. Ward Gymnasium, is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It was home to the McNeese State University Cowboys basketball team until the Burton Coliseum opened in 1976.^[1] It is named after Ralph O. Ward, who was head coach of the basketball team from 1952 to 1971.

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↑ ESPN 2009

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[ESPN-1] ESPN 2009

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v t e McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Venues	McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
NAIA national championship in bold

McNeese Arena

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