2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball
2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–4 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Cabrera (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Figueroa
Assistant coaches	T J Cox; Luke Darst;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represents Northwestern State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by second-year head coach Rick Cabrera, play their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Lamar	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
East Texas A&M*	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 25, 2024

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 90 votes overall, the Demons were picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[1]^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Demons were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Dallas Christian	W 96–55	1–0	16 – J. Sanders II	5 – A. Patterson	5 – M. Thomas	Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 65–86	1–1	18 – J. Sanders II	6 – J. Warren	2 – M. Thomas	United Supermarkets Arena (13,610) Lubbock, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SEC+	at Oklahoma Sooners	L 57–73	1–2	20 – M. Thomas	10 – W. Williams	2 – W. Williams	Lloyd Noble Center (4,742) Norman, OK
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 75–77 ^OT	1–3	27 – J. Sanders II	7 – A. Patterson	2 – J. Sanders II	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,644) Houston, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	John Melvin	W 121–49	2–3	29 – Walker	8 – Riley	8 – Sanders	Prather Coliseum (328) Natchitoches, LA
November 22, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe City of Lights MTE	L 63–65	2–4	16 – A. Patterson	8 – J. Colonel	8 – A. Patterson	Prather Coliseum (388) Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama City of Lights MTE	W 71–58	3–4	13 – C. Muribu	7 – W. Williams	6 – W. Williams	Prather Coliseum (228) Natchitoches, LA
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
December 7, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 14, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ACCN	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
February 10, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[PrePolls-1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[2] Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

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