2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2012–13 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball

Southland Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 14 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Southland Conference
2012–13 record	23–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach	Mike McConathy (14th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Moore
Assistant coach	Bill Lewit
Assistant coach	Jacob Spielbauer
Home arena	Prather Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
Northwestern State †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	13	–	5	.722	20	–	15	.571
SE Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	13	–	18	.419
Sam Houston State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Nicholls State	8	–	10	.444	9	–	21	.300
McNeese State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Texas A&M–CC*	5	–	13	.278	6	–	23	.207
Lamar	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097

† 2013 Southland Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 14th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Southland Conference Tournament, winning the championship game over Stephen F. Austin, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Austin Adams	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Slidell, Louisiana
1	Dustin Adams	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Slidell, Louisiana
2	Tyler Washington	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Port Allen, Louisiana
3	Shamir Davis	Guard	6–0	185	Senior	Shreveport, Louisiana
10	Patrick Robinson	Forward	6–5	200	Junior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11	Brandon Williams	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	West Palm Beach, Florida
12	Jalan West	Guard	5–10	175	Freshman	Bossier City, Louisiana
13	Matt Killian	Forward	6–5	180	Freshman	Hornbeck, Louisiana
14	Paxson Guest	Forward	6–5	185	Freshman	Bossier City, Louisiana
15	David Ulak	Forward	6–5	210	Senior	Livingston, New Jersey
20	Dadrian Harris	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Castor, Louisiana
22	Brison White	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
32	DeQuan Hicks	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	Racine, Wisconsin
33	James Hulbin	Forward	6–8	232	Senior	Shreveport, Louisiana
34	Gary Roberson	Guard/Forward	6–4	240	Senior	Natchitoches, Louisiana
35	O.J. Evans	Center	6–9	200	Senior	Mansfield, Louisiana
40	Marvin Frazier	Center	6–9	200	Sophomore	Zwolle, Louisiana
44	Gary Stewart	Guard	6–4	197	Junior	Vidalia, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*		East Texas Baptist	W 118–77	1–0	Prather Coliseum (2,112)
11/12/2012*		at Campbell	W 71–67	2–0	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,583)
11/17/2012*		Hannibal—LaGrange	W 92–43	3–0	Prather Coliseum (745)
11/20/2012*		at LSU	L 95–102	3–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,018)
11/26/2012*		at Texas A&M	L 65–78	3–2	Reed Arena (4,289)
11/30/2012*		at Oklahoma	L 65–69	3–3	Lloyd Noble Center (8,915)
12/04/2012*		Louisiana Tech	W 89–83	4–3	Prather Coliseum (2,703)
12/15/2012*		Missouri Valley	W 95–78	5–3	Prather Coliseum (715)
12/29/2012*		at Arkansas	L 61–79	5–4	Bud Walton Arena (13,472)
12/31/2012*		LeTourneau	W 102–52	6–4	Prather Coliseum (515)
01/03/2013		McNeese State	W 78–63	7–4 (1–0)	Prather Coliseum (1,922)
01/05/2013		Lamar	W 86–58	8–4 (2–0)	Prather Coliseum (1,203)
01/07/2013		at Sam Houston State	W 73–64	9–4 (3–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (711)
01/10/2013		at Oral Roberts	L 74–80	9–5 (3–1)	Mabee Center (3,137)
01/12/2013		at Central Arkansas	W 100–88	10–5 (4–1)	Farris Center (1,172)
01/17/2013		Nicholls State	L 78–93	10–6 (4–2)	Prather Coliseum (2,832)
01/19/2013		Southeastern Louisiana	W 103–68	11–6 (5–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,203)
01/26/2013		Stephen F. Austin	W 61–57	12–6 (6–2)	Prather Coliseum (2,533)
01/31/2013		at Lamar	W 85–63	13–6 (7–2)	Montagne Center (2,703)
02/03/2013		at McNeese State	W 86–74	14–6 (8–2)	Sudduth Coliseum (378)
02/07/2013		Oral Roberts	W 85–73	15–6 (9–2)	Prather Coliseum (2,933)
02/09/2013		Central Arkansas	W 93–73	16–6 (10–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,122)
02/14/2013		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–76	17–6 (11–2)	University Center (683)
02/16/2013		at Nicholls State	W 84–79	18–6 (12–2)	Stopher Gym (545)
02/19/2013		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 82–71	19–6 (13–2)	American Bank Center (1,336)
02/23/2013*		at Niagara (BracketBusters)	L 76–92	19–7	Gallagher Center (1,704)
03/02/2013		at Stephen F. Austin	L 63–64	19–8 (13–3)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,836)
03/07/2013		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 66–51	20–8 (14–3)	Prather Coliseum (2,103)
03/09/2013		Sam Houston State	W 84–73	21–8 (15–3)	Prather Coliseum (2,603)
2013 Southland Conference Tournament
03/15/2013		vs. Sam Houston State (Semifinals)	W 55–52	22–8	Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,341)
03/16/2013		vs. Stephen F. Austin (Championship Game)	W 68–66	23–8	Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,124)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*	#(14 S)	vs. #14 (3 S) Florida (Second round)	L 47–79	23–9	Frank Erwin Center (13,825)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

References

↑ http://www.nsudemons.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Northwestern State Demons basketball

Venues	Prather Coliseum (1964–present)

Culture & lore	Vic the Demon

People	Head coaches

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