2013–14 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2013–14 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2013–14 record 17–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach Mike McConathy (15th year)
Assistant coach Jeff Moore
Assistant coach Bill Lewit
Assistant coach Jacob Spielbauer
Home arena Prather Coliseum
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000     32 3   .914
Texas A&M–CC 14 4   .778     18 16   .529
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722     24 11   .686
Northwestern State 12 6   .667     17 14   .548
Incarnate Word* 9 5   .643     21 6   .778
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Nicholls State 10 8   .556     14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500     11 20   .355
New Orleans** 8 10   .444     11 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389     12 18   .400
Central Arkansas 5 13   .278     8 21   .276
Lamar 3 15   .167     4 26   .133
Abilene Christian* 2 12   .143     11 20   .355
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111     6 25   .194
2014 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 15th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–4, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Tra'von Joseph Guard 6–5 200 Freshman Morrow, Louisiana
1 Dustin Adams Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Slidell, Louisiana
2 Tyler Washington Guard 6–1 175 Redshirt Junior Port Allen, Louisiana
3 Austin Adams Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Slidell, Louisiana
10 Patrick Robinson Forward 6–5 200 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11 Brandon Williams Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore West Palm Beach, Florida
12 Jalan West Guard 5–10 175 Sophomore Bossier City, Louisiana
13 Matt Killian Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Hornbeck, Louisiana
20 Dadrian Harris Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Castor, Louisiana
21 Sabri Thompson Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Newark, Delaware
22 Brison White Guard 6–0 185 Senior Wichita, Kansas
23 Zeek Woodley Guard 6–2 200 Freshman Pelican, Louisiana
32 DeQuan Hicks Forward 6–7 230 Senior Racine, Wisconsin
33 Ryan King Forward 6–7 205 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
40 Marvin Frazier Center 6–9 200 Junior Zwolle, Louisiana
42 Matt LaBato Forward 6–8 220 Junior Sulphur, Louisiana
44 Gary Stewart Guard 6–4 197 Senior Vidalia, Louisiana

Radio

Most games will be carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There are three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* Letourneau W 92–76  1–0 Prather Coliseum (1,612)
11/15/2013* at Auburn W 111–92  2–0 Auburn Arena (5,823)
11/16/2013* at LSU L 88–74  2–1 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,756)
11/21/2013* Louisiana–Monroe L 80–84 OT 2–2 Prather Coliseum (1,723)
11/27/2013* at Louisiana–Lafayette L 74–105  2–3 Cajundome (3,153)
11/30/2013* Niagara W 107–100  3–3 Prather Coliseum (612)
12/07/2013* at #16 Memphis L 76–96  3–4 FedExForum (15,605)
12/11/2013* at Louisiana Tech L 71–93  3–5 Thomas Assembly Center (3,547)
12/14/2013* Louisiana College W 116–76  4–5 Prather Coliseum (1,354)
12/18/2013* at #12 Baylor L 84–91  4–6 Ferrell Center (5,667)
12/19/2013* at UTEP L 74–84  4–7 Don Haskins Center (6,363)
01/02/2014 Sam Houston State L 104–107  4–8 (0–1) Prather Coliseum (1,221)
01/04/2014 Lamar W 99–85  5–8 (1–1) Prather Coliseum (1,223)
01/09/2014 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 87–101  5–9 (1–2) American Bank Center (1,220)
01/11/2014 at Houston Baptist L 97–98  5–10 (1–3) Sharp Gymnasium (515)
01/16/2014 Stephen F. Austin L 58–74  5–11 (1–4) Prather Coliseum (2,310)
01/23/2014 at Central Arkansas W 76–68  6–11 (2–4) Farris Center (1,012)
01/25/2014 Oral Roberts W 87–83  7–11 (3–4) Mabee Center (5,026)
01/30/2014 Incarnate Word W 100–86  8–11 (4–4) Prather Coliseum (2,512)
02/01/2014 Abilene Christian W 84–66  9–11 (5–4) Prather Coliseum (1,422)
02/06/2014 McNeese State W 85–74  10–11 (6–4) Prather Coliseum (N/A)
02/08/2014 Nicholls State W 86–73  11–11 (7–4) Prather Coliseum (2,022)
02/13/2014 at Sam Houston State L 64–67  11–12 (7–5) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,357)
02/15/2014 at Lamar W 87–67  12–12 (8–5) Montagne Center (1,965)
02/22/2014 at Stephen F. Austin L 68–70  12–13 (8–6) William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,148)
02/27/2014 at Southeastern Louisiana W 88–83  13–13 (9–6) University Center (1,004)
03/01/2014 at New Orleans W 84–71  14–13 (10–6) Lakefront Arena (540)
03/06/2014 Central Arkansas W 119–102  15–13 (11–6) Prather Coliseum (2,312)
03/08/2014 Oral Roberts W 88–82  16–13 (12–6) Prather Coliseum (2,412)
Southland Tournament
03/13/2014 vs. Nicholls State
(Quarterfinals)
W 88–72  17–13 Merrell Center (1,213)
03/14/2014 vs. Stephen F. Austin
(Semifinals)
L 78–85  17–14 Merrell Center (3,071)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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