McNeese State basketball added a player this week, though it will be another year before he gets into a game for the Cowboys.
Anacoco native Matthew Moss enrolled at
McNeese for the spring semester after transferring from
Louisiana-Lafayette, where
he played sparingly in eight games this season. Ironically, his
final appearance in a Ragin’ Cajun uniform came against the
Cowboys on Dec. 8.
Moss will be eligible to play at the end of the first semester next season. Though a freshman, he will have 2.5 years left
to play after spending the year following his high school graduation at a North Carolina prep school.
Moss is a 6-foot-9 forward who likes to spend his time on offense behind the 3-point arc.
“He adds to what we’re trying to do,” said McNeese head coach Dave Simmons. “Kids who have skill and can shoot the basketball
can make up for a lot of things in which you’re deficient.”
Moss was a two-time Class 2A all-state
honorable mention at Anacoco and a first-team Class B selection his
sophomore season.
He scored more than 2,600 points and set the school record for
blocked shots. He averaged 14 points and 7.0 rebounds a game
last year at Charis (N.C.) Prep.