2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 17th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 8–20, 5–13 to finish 12th place in conference. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.
2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
2015–16 record | 8–20 (5–13 Southland) |
Head coach | Mike McConathy (17th season) |
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Home arena | Prather Coliseum (Capacity: 3,900) |
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word* | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas** | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 23 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Demons were picked to finish second (2nd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving one first place vote in the coaches' poll and three first place votes in the SID poll.[1] They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.
Roster
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Radio
Most games will be carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There are three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 4:00 pm, SEC+ |
at Ole Miss | L 76–90 | 0–1 |
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,386) Oxford, MS | |||||||
11/16/2015* 6:30 pm |
LSU–Alexandria | L 97–99 | 0–2 |
Prather Coliseum (1,726) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
11/19/2015* 6:30 pm |
Louisiana–Monroe | L 64–80 | 0–3 |
Prather Coliseum (1,917) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm, P12 |
at No. 12 Arizona | L 42–61 | 0–4 |
McKale Center (14,396) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
11/25/2015* 6:30 pm |
Louisiana College | W 86–80 | 1–4 |
Prather Coliseum (1,220) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, SEC+ |
at Auburn | L 81–119 | 1–5 |
Auburn Arena (8,529) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, SEC+ |
at Arkansas | L 78–117 | 1–6 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,984) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
at No. 16 Baylor | L 62–75 | 1–7 |
Ferrell Center (4,627) Waco, TX | |||||||
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm |
Missouri Valley College | W 105–79 | 2–7 |
Prather Coliseum (1,244) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
12/29/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Centenary | W 92–69 | 3–7 |
Gold Dome (1,377) Shreveport, LA | |||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
01/02/2016 3:00 pm |
Houston Baptist | L 73–99 | 3–8 (0–1) |
Prather Coliseum (1,218) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
01/04/2016 7:00 pm |
Sam Houston State | L 79–94 | 3–9 (0–2) |
Prather Coliseum (1,223) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
01/09/2016 4:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | L 56–70 | 3–10 (0–3) |
McDermott Center (554) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/12/2016 7:00 pm |
at Abilene Christian | L 72–87 | 3–11 (0–4) |
Moody Coliseum (1,512) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lamar | L 82–86 | 3–12 (0–5) |
Montagne Center (1,825) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
01/19/2016 6:30 pm |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 79–89 | 3–13 (0–6) |
Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
01/23/2016 3:00 pm |
at McNeese State | L 74–75 | 3–14 (0–7) |
Burton Coliseum (1,231) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
01/25/2016 6:30 pm |
at Nicholls State | W 88–80 | 4–14 (1–7) |
Stopher Gym (2,147) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
01/30/2016 3:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 91–76 | 5–14 (2–7) |
Prather Coliseum (1,920) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
02/02/2016 6:30 pm |
Central Arkansas | W 91–75 | 6–14 (3–7) |
Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 72–83 | 6–15 (3–8) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
02/13/2016 3:30 pm |
McNeese State | W 87–78 | 7–15 (4–8) |
Prather Coliseum (1,837) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
02/15/2016 7:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas | L 94–107 | 7–16 (4–9) |
Farris Center (715) Conway, AR | |||||||
02/20/2016 3:00 pm |
New Orleans | L 99–102 | 7–17 (4–10) |
Prather Coliseum (1,928) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
02/22/2016 6:30 pm |
Nicholls State | W 81–67 | 8–17 (5–10) |
Prather Coliseum (1,923) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
02/29/2016 7:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 82–84 | 8–18 (5–11) |
University Center (1,050) Hammond, LA | |||||||
03/03/2016 7:00 pm |
Stephen F. Austin | L 55–95 | 8–19 (5–12) |
Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
03/05/2016 6:15 pm |
at New Orleans | L 86–97 | 8–20 (5–13) |
Lakefront Arena (866) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "2014–15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.