2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball
2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–15 (11–9 Southland)
Head coach	Mike McConathy (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Moore; Dave Simmons; Jacob Spielbauer;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 21st-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 15–15, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland tournament and were set to take on Sam Houston State in the second round until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	19	–	1	.950	28	–	3	.903
Abilene Christian	15	–	5	.750	20	–	11	.645
Nicholls	15	–	5	.750	21	–	10	.677
Sam Houston State	11	–	9	.550	18	–	13	.581
Northwestern State	11	–	9	.550	15	–	15	.500
Lamar	10	–	10	.500	17	–	15	.531
McNeese State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
Texas A&M–CC	10	–	10	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	9	–	11	.450	10	–	21	.323
Incarnate Word	6	–	14	.300	9	–	22	.290
New Orleans	5	–	15	.250	9	–	21	.300
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	15	.250	8	–	23	.258
Houston Baptist	4	–	16	.200	4	–	25	.138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Demons finished the 2018–19 season 11–20 overall, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in 11th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, they failed to qualify.

Roster

2019–20 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	C.J. Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
G	1	LaTerrance Reed	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Buffalo, New York
G	2	John Norvel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Slidell, Louisiana
G	3	Brian White	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Natchitoches, Louisiana
F	4	Chudier Bile	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Denver, Colorado
G	10	Jairus Roberson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
F	11	Jamaure Gregg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Oahu, Hawaii
G	13	Gatdoar Kueth	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Des Moines, Iowa
G	14	Jacob Guest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Bossier City, Louisiana
G	15	Jovan Zelenbaba	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Kfar Blum, Israel
G	30	Trenton Massner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	Wapello, Iowa
C	32	Larry Owens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
G	33	Nikos Chougkaz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Athens, Greece
F	34	Robert Chougkaz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Athens, Greece
F	35	Dalin Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Stinnett, Texas

Head coach

Mike McConathy (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Moore (Missouri Valley)
Dave Simmons (Louisiana Tech)
Jacob Spielbauer (William Penn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 5:30 pm, Demon TV		Centenary	W 84–57	1–0	Prather Coliseum (1,245) Natchitoches, LA
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 63–77	1–1	Reed Arena (5,751) College Station, TX
November 12, 2019* 6:30 pm		Rice	L 74–80	1–2	Prather Coliseum (1,606) Natchitoches, LA
November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	L 52–79	1–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (919) New Orleans, LA
November 19, 2019* 6:30 pm		Louisiana College	W 67–60	2–3	Prather Coliseum (1,335) Natchitoches, LA
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 69–77	2–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,515) Monroe, LA
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 51–77	2–5	Moody Coliseum (3,641) University Park, TX
December 8, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 59–109	2–6	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,483) Baton Rouge, LA
December 18, 2019 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 79–92	2–7 (0–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (650) Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2019 3:00 pm		Lamar	W 67–61	3–7 (1–1)	Prather Coliseum (951) Natchitoches, LA
December 29, 2019* 4:00 pm		Champion Christian	W 101–61	4–7	Prather Coliseum (765) Natchitoches, LA
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 62–67	4–8 (1–2)	American Bank Center (1,237) Corpus Christi, TX
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 106–79	5–8 (2–2)	Prather Coliseum (767) Natchitoches, LA
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 72–66	6–8 (3–2)	McDermott Center (124) San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2020 3:30 pm		at McNeese State	L 76–85	6–9 (3–3)	H&HP Complex (3,016) Lake Charles, LA
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm		at Nicholls	W 73–72	7–9 (4–3)	Stopher Gymnasium (577) Thibodaux, LA
January 22, 2020 6:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 62–69	7–10 (4–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,524) Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 81–84 ^OT	7–11 (4–5)	Prather Coliseum (1,306) Natchitoches, LA
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 82–74	8–11 (5–5)	Lakefront Arena (629) New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 71–79	8–12 (5–6)	Prather Coliseum (1,104) Natchitoches, LA
February 5, 2020 6:30 pm		Abilene Christian	W 73–69	9–12 (6–6)	Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 93–79	10–12 (7–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (889) Houston, TX
February 12, 2020 6:30 pm		Incarnate Word	W 70–60	11–2 (8–6)	Prather Coliseum (802) Natchitoches, LA
February 15, 2020 3:00 pm		McNeese State	W 84–79	12–12 (9–6)	Prather Coliseum (907) Natchitoches, LA
February 19, 2020 6:30 pm		Nicholls	L 69–73	12–13 (9–7)	Prather Coliseum (1,200) Natchitoches, LA
February 26, 2020 6:30 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 59–90	12–14 (9–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,126) Nacogdoches, TX
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 92–95	12–15 (9–9)	University Center (603) Hammond, LA
March 4, 2020 6:30 pm		New Orleans	W 95–73	13–15 (10–9)	Prather Coliseum (1,212) Natchitoches, LA
March 7, 2020 3:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 100–85	14–15 (11–9)	Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR
Southland tournament
March 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round	W 79–62	15–15	Merrell Center Katy, TX
March 12, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Sam Houston State Second round	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]		Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Southland cancels tournaments, suspends spring sports through March 30".
^ "2019-20 Demon Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[1] "Southland cancels tournaments, suspends spring sports through March 30".

[2] "2019-20 Demon Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References