# 2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

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.
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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## 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Out of Conference |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 68–109 | 0–1 | Reed Arena (5,254) College Station, Texas |
| 11/17/2014* 6:30 pm | Lyon | W 75–64 | 1–1 | Prather Coliseum (1,301) 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 (10,056) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 64–75 | 2–3 | United Spirit Arena (4,535) 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 (1,082) 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 (15,738) 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 (1–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (719) Houston, Texas |
| 01/05/2015 8:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 64–75 | 6–7 (1–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (779) Huntsville, Texas |
| 01/10/2015 3:00 pm | Incarnate Word | W 103–101 | 7–7 (2–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,412) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/13/2015 6:30 pm | Abilene Christian | L 81–95 | 7–8 (2–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,525) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/17/2015 3:00 pm | Lamar | W 96–84 | 8–8 (3–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,823) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/20/2015 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 76–88 | 8–9 (3–3) | American Bank Center (945) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 01/24/2015 3:00 pm | McNeese State | W 93–67 | 9–9 (4–3) | Prather Coliseum (2,712) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/26/2015 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 80–51 | 10–9 (5–3) | Prather Coliseum (2,018) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–73 | 11–9 (6–3) | University Center (895) Hammond, Louisiana |
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 110–108 | 12–9 (7–3) | Farris Center (2,120) Conway, Arkansas |
| 02/09/2015 6:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 82–92 | 12–10 (7–4) | Prather Coliseum (3,612) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 02/14/2015 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 75–72 | 13–10 (8–4) | Burton Coliseum (1,336) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 02/16/2015 6:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 86–70 | 14–10 (9–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,231) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 02/21/2015 6:15 pm | at New Orleans | W 87–84 | 15–10 (10–4) | Lakefront Arena (510) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 02/23/2014 6:30 pm | at Nicholls State | W 79–57 | 16–10 (11–4) | Stopher Gym (791) Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| 03/02/2015 6:15 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–79 | 17–10 (12–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,921) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 03/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 66–92 | 17–11 (12–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,838) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 pm | New Orleans | W 88–78 | 18–11 (13–5) | 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 (1,213) 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. |||||