McNeese State president Dr. Wade Rousse said school officials had discussed adding extra support for its website if its 12th-seeded men’s basketball team upset No. 5 Clemson in the NCAA tournament Thursday.
The Cowboys delivered with a 69-67 win. Then the website crashed anyway.
It was the first NCAA tournament victory for McNeese State, which is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The Cowboys earned a tournament berth for the second straight year as champion of the Southland Conference. But unlike last year, when coach Will Wade said they treated the tournament like a “field trip” because they were happy to be there, this was more business-like — in more ways than one.
Wade is departing whenever the Cowboys’ tournament run ends to become head coach at NC State, and he had been transparent about his interest in other jobs with players leading into the tournament.
