In December of 1986, the McNeese State men’s basketball team was riding the Joe Dumars wave of excitement after four amazing years. The Cowboys were also moving into their new home: Burton Coliseum. Down the road in Baton Rouge, LSU was flying high, too, having become a national power led by legendary head coach Dale Brown. The previous spring, Brown had taken his third Tigers team to the Final Four. There were few bigger basketball programs in America than Brown’s LSU squad at that moment. Yet Brown didn’t let that close his eyes to the bigger picture. So, in a move that raised more than a few...
