2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Demons, led by 16th year head coach Mike McConathy , played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference .
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 UT Martin.
Roster
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2014–15 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Tra'von Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So North Central HS
Morrow, Louisiana
F 1
Matt LeBato 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr Sulphur HS Baton Rouge Community College
Sulphur, Louisiana
G 2
Ta'Jon Welcome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr Booker T. Washington HS Tyler JC
Houston, Texas
G 3
Devonte Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Bossier HS
Bossier City, Louisiana
G/F 10
Reginald Kissoonial 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr William M. Raines HS
Jacksonville, Florida
G 11
Paxson Guest 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Airline HS
Bossier City, Louisiana
G 12
Jalan West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr Bossier HS
Bossier City, Louisiana
F 13
Matt Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr Hornbeck HS
Hornbeck, Louisiana
G 21
Sabri Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Sanford HS
Newark, Delaware
G 22
Tony Dobbinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr Westhill HS Stamford, Connecticut
G 23
Zeek Woodley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So Pelican All-Saints HS
Pelican, Louisiana
F 33
Ryan King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr Oak Ridge Military Academy Wallace State CC (AL)
Greensboro, North Carolina
C 40
Marvin Frazier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr Zwolle HS
Zwolle, Louisiana
F 42
Deji Adekunle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr Woodside HS Williston State College
London, England
G 44
Peyton Prudhomme 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr Westwind Preparatory Academy
Newport Beach, California
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Jeff Moore
Bill Lewit
Jacob Spielbauer Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Radio
Most games will be carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There are three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.
Schedule
[ 2]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Out of Conference
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M
L 68–109 0–1
Reed Arena College Station, Texas
11/17/2014 *6:30 pm
Lyon W 75–64 1–1
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
11/20/2014 *7:00 pm
at LSU–Alexandria
W 89–79 2–1
The Fort (550)Alexandria, Louisiana
11/23/2014 *2:00 pm, FSN/FCS
at No. 18 Oklahoma
L 68–90 2–2
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
11/25/2014 *7:00 pm
at Texas Tech
L 64–75 2–3
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
11/29/2014 *3:00 pm
Missouri Valley W 87–67 3–3
Prather Coliseum (1,140)Natchitoches, Louisiana
12/02/2014 *6:30 pm
Louisiana Tech L 88–99 3–4
Prather Coliseum (2,812)Natchitoches, Louisiana
12/09/2014 *7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
L 74–82 3–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
12/20/2014 *3:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 89–85 4–5
Prather Coliseum (1,240)Natchitoches, Louisiana
12/28/2014 *2:30 pm
Arkansas L 92–100 4–6
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/31/2014 *6:30 pm
Louisiana College W 94–68 5–6
Prather Coliseum (1,133)Natchitoches, Louisiana
Conference Games
01/03/2015 7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 99–78 6–6
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
01/05/2015 8:00 pm
at Sam Houston State
L 64–75 6–7
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas
01/10/2015 3:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 103–101 7–7
Prather Coliseum (1,412)Natchitoches, Louisiana
01/13/2015 6:30 pm
Abilene Christian L 81–95 7–8
Prather Coliseum (1,525)Natchitoches, Louisiana
01/17/2015 3:00 pm
Lamar W 96–84 8–8
Prather Coliseum (1,823)Natchitoches, Louisiana
01/20/2015 7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 76–88 8–9
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas
01/24/2015 3:00 pm
McNeese State W 93–67 9–9
Prather Coliseum (2,712)Natchitoches, Louisiana
01/26/2015 6:30 pm
Nicholls State W 80–51 10–9
Prather Coliseum (2,018)Natchitoches, Louisiana
01/31/2015 7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana
W 88–73 11–9
University Center Hammond, Louisiana
02/03/2015 7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
W 110–108 12–9
Farris Center Conway, Arkansas
02/09/2015 6:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 82–92 12–10
Prather Coliseum (3,612)Natchitoches, Louisiana
02/14/2015 3:00 pm
at McNeese State
W 75–72 13–10
Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
02/16/2015 6:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 86–70 14–10
Prather Coliseum (1,231)Natchitoches, Louisiana
02/21/2015 6:15 pm
at New Orleans
W 87–84 15–10
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
02/23/2014 6:30 pm
at Nicholls State
W 79–57 16–10
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, Louisiana
03/02/2015 6:15 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 92–79 17–10
Prather Coliseum (1,921)Natchitoches, Louisiana
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
L 66–92 17–11
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
03/07/2015 3:00 pm
New Orleans W 88–78 18–11
Prather Coliseum (2,442)Natchitoches, Louisiana
Southland tournament
03/12/2015 5:00 pm
vs. McNeese State Quarterfinals W 96–89 19–11
Merrell Center Katy, Texas
03/13/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stephen F. Austin Semifinals L 79–91 19–12
Merrell Center (3,268)Katy, Texas
CIT
03/19/2015 *6:30 pm
UT Martin First round L 79–104 19–13
Prather Coliseum (2,712)Natchitoches, Louisiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References
