Northwestern State Demons basketball

Northwestern State Demons

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

University

Northwestern State University

Conference

Southland

Location

Natchitoches, LA

Head coach

Mike McConathy (16th year)

Arena

Prather Coliseum
(Capacity: 3,900)

Nickname

Demons

Colors

Purple, White, and Orange^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2006

NCAA Tournament appearances

2001, 2006, 2013

Conference tournament champions

2001, 2006, 2013

The Northwestern State Demons basketball team is the basketball team that represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.

History

Mike McConathy era (1999–present)

McConathy was hired in 1999. In his first season the team went 17-13 finishing fourth in the Southland Conference. In 2001 McConathy lead the Demons to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance. Specifically, The Demons won the first play in game after the NCAA expanded the men's tournament from 64 to 65 teams. The Demons defeated Winthrop 71-67 in that game, and then lost to Illinois 96-54 in the next round. In 2004 the team went 21-12 and finished first in the Southland Conference but failed to win the conference tournament. The very next year in 2005 the Demons went 26-8 and won the Southland regular season and Conference championships giving Northwestern State their second appearance in the NCAA tournament. The Demons would get one of the biggest upsets in the tournament by beating the Iowa Hawkeyes 64-63 in the First Round. The Demons would then go on to lose to the West Virginia Mountaineers 67-54 in the Second Round. In 2006 the Demons went 17-15 finishing first in the East division of The Southland Conference. After some average seasons the Demons broke out in the 2012-13 season when they went 23-9 and won the Southland Conference tournament to get their third appearance in the NCAA tournament. The team would lose to the Florida Gators 79-47 in the Second Round.

Postseason appearances

NCAA Tournament

The Demons have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2001	Opening Round First Round	Winthrop Illinois	W 71–67 L 54–96
2006	First Round Second Round	Iowa West Virginia	W 64–63 L 54–67
2013	Second Round	Florida	L 47–79

CIT results

The Demons have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	UT Martin	L 79–104

NAIA Tournament

The Demons have appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1974	First Round Second Round	Millersville Hanover	W 95–76 L 76–85

References

↑ NSULA Visual Branding Guidelines (PDF). 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

External links

Team website

Northwestern State Demons basketball

Venues	Prather Coliseum (1964–present)

Culture & lore	Vic the Demon

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 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

Southland Conference men's basketball

Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Central Arkansas Bears Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese State Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls State Colonels Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders

Championships & awards	Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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