# 2017–18 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

The 2017–18 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 19th-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 4–25, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Previous season

The Demons finished the 2016–17 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:15 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 59–105 | 0–1 | Erwin Center (9,516) Austin, TX |
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm | Le Tourneau | L 84–99 | 0–2 | Prather Coliseum (1,203) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 35–81 | 0–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,769) Dallas, TX |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:30 pm | Rice | L 65–87 | 0–4 | Prather Coliseum (1,312) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:30 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–61 | 1–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927) Monroe, LA |
| Nov 24, 2017* 8:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 60–72 | 1–5 | Moby Arena (2,819) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 29, 2017* 6:30 pm | Lyon | W 67–56 | 2–5 | Prather Coliseum (760) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm | at Louisiana College | W 88–58 | 3–5 | Prather Coliseum (1,137) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 16, 2017* 5:45 pm | LSU–Shreveport | L 84–85 | 3–6 | Prather Coliseum (877) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, FSOK | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 68–105 | 3–7 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,945) Norman, OK |
| Dec 20, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Utah | L 62–84 | 3–8 | Huntsman Center (13,125) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Southland regular season |||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 46–87 | 3–9 (0–1) | Stopher Gymnasium (333) Thibodaux, LA |
| Dec 30, 2017 3:30 pm | at McNeese State | L 63–72 | 3–10 (0–2) | Burton Coliseum (997) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 65–67 | 3–11 (0–3) | American Bank Center (1,117) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ELVN | Stephen F. Austin | L 56–64 | 3–12 (0–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,322) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 58–69 | 3–13 (0–5) | Prather Coliseum (820) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 17, 2018 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 52–75 | 3–14 (0–6) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,075) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–85 | 3–15 (0–7) | University Center (868) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm | New Orleans | L 67–73 | 3–16 (0–8) | Prather Coliseum (1,522) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 78–95 | 3–17 (0–9) | Prather Coliseum (1,920) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 64–82 | 3–18 (0–10) | Lakefront Arena (731) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | L 62–75 | 3–19 (0–11) | Prather Coliseum (1,315) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 7, 2018 6:30 pm | Lamar | L 75–79 | 3–20 (0–12) | Prather Coliseum (820) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 50–97 | 3–21 (0–13) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,238) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 14, 2018 6:30 pm | Houston Baptist | L 70–77 | 3–22 (0–14) | Prather Coliseum (920) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 66–54 | 4–22 (1–14) | McDermott Convocation Center (876) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 62–86 | 4–23 (1–15) | Prather Coliseum (1,344) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 28, 2018 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 70–73 | 4–24 (1–16) | Prather Coliseum (903) Natchitoches, LA |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 58–61 | 4–25 (1–17) | Farris Center (1,835) Conway, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||