# 2016–17 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

The 2016–17 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 18th-year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Previous season

The Demons finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–20, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in 12th place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland tournament

## Radio

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 11, 2016* 8:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 44–72 | 0–1 | Reed Arena (7,539) College Station, TX |
| November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm | at Oklahoma | L 61–97 | 0–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,456) Norman, OK |
| November 18, 2016* 12:00 pm | LeTourneau | W 92–87 | 1–2 | Prather Coliseum (1,701) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 22, 2016* 6:30 pm | LSU–Alexandria | W 82–69 | 2–2 | Prather Coliseum (1,202) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 pm | at Missouri | L 60–84 | 2–3 | Mizzou Arena (4,669) Columbia, MO |
| November 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 59–65 | 2–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,070) Starkville, MS |
| December 1, 2016* 6:30 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 88–74 | 3–4 | Prather Coliseum (1,415) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 3, 2016* 8:00 pm | at UTEP | W 79–67 | 4–4 | Don Haskins Center (5,928) El Paso, TX |
| December 17, 2016* 4:30 pm | vs. Louisiana–Monroe | W 68–64 | 5–4 | CenturyLink Center (737) Bossier City, LA |
| December 19, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 93–100 | 5–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,555) Houston, TX |
| December 28, 2016* 6:30 pm | Louisiana College | W 86–66 | 6–5 | Prather Coliseum (877) Natchitoches, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season |||||
| December 31, 2016 3:00 pm | McNeese State | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,472) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 5, 2017 7:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 80–84 | 6–7 (0–2) | McDermott Center (698) San Antonio, TX |
| January 7, 2017 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 82–99 | 6–8 (0–3) | American Bank Center (1,172) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 12, 2017 7:00 pm | Nicholls | W 86–81 | 6–9 (1–3) | Prather Coliseum (1,121) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 14, 2017 3:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 68–77 | 7–9 (1–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,316) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 21, 2017 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 78–65 | 8–9 (2–4) | Burton Coliseum (1,022) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 25, 2017 7:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 85–71 | 9–9 (3–4) | University Center (1,241) Hammond, LA |
| January 28, 2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 64–85 | 9–10 (3–5) | Montagne Center (2,109) Beaumont, TX |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 97–107 | 9–11 (3–6) | Farris Center (754) Conway, AR |
| February 4, 2017 3:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (3–7) | Prather Coliseum (2,303) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 9, 2017 7:30 pm | Houston Baptist | L 69–86 | 9–13 (3–8) | Prather Coliseum (1,522) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 11, 2017 4:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 72–76 | 9–14 (3–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,271) Abilene, TX |
| February 16, 2017 8:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 66–73 | 9–15 (3–10) | Prather Coliseum (1,711) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 18, 2017 7:00 pm | at Nicholls | W 80–78 | 10–15 (4–10) | Stopher Gym (509) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 22, 2017 8:00 pm | Lamar | L 68–88 | 10–16 (4–11) | Prather Coliseum (1,323) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 25, 2017 3:00 pm | New Orleans | W 83–82 | 11–16 (5–11) | Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 2, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 72–67 | 12–16 (6–11) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,207) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 97–83 | 13–16 (7–11) | Prather Coliseum (1,523) Natchitoches, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||