# 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 in Natchitoches, Louisiana 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.

## 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. 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.

## Radio

Most games were carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There were three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.
* KZBL (Flagship)
* KSYR
* KTEZ

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 13, 2015* 4:00 p.m., SEC+ | at Ole Miss | L 76–90 | 0–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,386) Oxford, MS |
| November 16, 2015* 6:30 p.m. | LSU–Alexandria | L 97–99 | 0–2 | Prather Coliseum (1,726) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 19, 2015* 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | L 64–80 | 0–3 | Prather Coliseum (1,917) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 22, 2015* 7:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 12 Arizona | L 42–61 | 0–4 | McKale Center (14,396) Tucson, AZ |
| November 25, 2015* 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana College | W 86–80 | 1–4 | Prather Coliseum (1,220) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 27, 2015* 7:30 p.m., SEC+ | at Auburn | L 81–119 | 1–5 | Auburn Arena (8,529) Auburn, AL |
| December 1, 2015* 7:00 p.m., SEC+ | at Arkansas | L 78–117 | 1–6 | Bud Walton Arena (13,984) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 8, 2015* 7:00 p.m., FSSW+ | at No. 16 Baylor | L 62–75 | 1–7 | Ferrell Center (4,627) Waco, TX |
| December 19, 2015* 2:00 p.m. | Missouri Valley | W 105–79 | 2–7 | Prather Coliseum (1,244) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 29, 2015* 6:00 p.m. | at Centenary | W 92–69 | 3–7 | Gold Dome (1,377) Shreveport, LA |
| Southland Conference season |||||
| January 2, 2016 3:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | L 73–99 | 3–8 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,218) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 4, 2016 7:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State | L 79–94 | 3–9 (0–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,223) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 9, 2016 4:30 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | L 56–70 | 3–10 (0–3) | McDermott Center (554) San Antonio, TX |
| January 12, 2016 7:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | L 72–87 | 3–11 (0–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,512) Abilene, TX |
| January 16, 2016 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 82–86 | 3–12 (0–5) | Montagne Center (1,825) Beaumont, TX |
| January 19, 2016 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 79–89 | 3–13 (0–6) | Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 23, 2016 3:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | L 74–75 | 3–14 (0–7) | Burton Coliseum (1,231) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 25, 2016 6:30 p.m. | at Nicholls State | W 88–80 | 4–14 (1–7) | Stopher Gym (2,147) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 30, 2016 3:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | W 91–76 | 5–14 (2–7) | Prather Coliseum (1,920) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 2, 2016 6:30 p.m. | Central Arkansas | W 91–75 | 6–14 (3–7) | Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 8, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 72–83 | 6–15 (3–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 13, 2016 3:30 p.m. | McNeese State | W 87–78 | 7–15 (4–8) | Prather Coliseum (1,837) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 15, 2016 7:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | L 94–107 | 7–16 (4–9) | Farris Center (715) Conway, AR |
| February 20, 2016 3:00 p.m. | New Orleans | L 99–102 | 7–17 (4–10) | Prather Coliseum (1,928) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 22, 2016 6:30 p.m. | Nicholls State | W 81–67 | 8–17 (5–10) | Prather Coliseum (1,923) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 29, 2016 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 82–84 | 8–18 (5–11) | University Center (1,050) Hammond, LA |
| March 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | L 55–95 | 8–19 (5–12) | Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 5, 2016 6:15 p.m. | 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. |||||
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