2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 17th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 8–20, 5–13 to finish 12th place in conference. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–20 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Mike McConathy (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Moore Bill Lewit Jacob Spielbauer
Home arena	Prather Coliseum (Capacity: 3,900)

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	6		.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			12	–	21		.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
McNeese State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12		.333			7	–	21		.250
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	23		.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

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 Tennessee–Martin.

Roster

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tra'von Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North Central HS Morrow, LA F 1 Levi Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr White Oak HS Tyler JC White Oak, TX G 2 Ta'Jon Welcome 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Booker T. Washington HS Tyler JC Houston, TX G 3 Devonte Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bossier HS Bossier City, LA G/F 10 Reginald Kissoonial 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr William M. Raines HS Jacksonville, FL G 12 Jalan West 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bossier HS Bossier City, LA F 13 Matt Killian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hornbeck HS Hornbeck, LA G 15 Malik Metoyer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lakeview HS Clarence, LA F/C 20 Ishmael Lane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Port Allen HS Port Allen, LA G 21 Sabri Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sanford HS Newark, DE G 22 Cody Cambre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr French Settlement HS French Settlement, LA G 23 Zeek Woodley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Pelican All-Saints HS Pelican, LA F/C 35 Colby Koontz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Pioneer-Pleasant Vale HS Enid, OK G 40 Daniel Hazlewood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Huntsville HS Huntsville, TX G 42 Will Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr C.E. Byrd HS Shreveport, LA G 44 Bailey Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Florien HS Florien, LA G Stan Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Episcopal HS Texas Tech Baton Rouge, LA	Head coach Mike McConathy Assistant coach(es) Jeff Moore Bill Lewit Jacob Spielbauer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 09/23/2014

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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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 pm, SEC+	at Ole Miss	L 76–90	0–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,386) Oxford, MS
11/16/2015* 6:30 pm	LSU–Alexandria	L 97–99	0–2	Prather Coliseum (1,726) Natchitoches, LA
11/19/2015* 6:30 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	L 64–80	0–3	Prather Coliseum (1,917) Natchitoches, LA
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm, P12	at No. 12 Arizona	L 42–61	0–4	McKale Center (14,396) Tucson, AZ
11/25/2015* 6:30 pm	Louisiana College	W 86–80	1–4	Prather Coliseum (1,220) Natchitoches, LA
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, SEC+	at Auburn	L 81–119	1–5	Auburn Arena (8,529) Auburn, AL
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, SEC+	at Arkansas	L 78–117	1–6	Bud Walton Arena (13,984) Fayetteville, AR
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+	at No. 16 Baylor	L 62–75	1–7	Ferrell Center (4,627) Waco, TX
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm	Missouri Valley	W 105–79	2–7	Prather Coliseum (1,244) Natchitoches, LA
12/29/2015* 6:00 pm	at Centenary	W 92–69	3–7	Gold Dome (1,377) Shreveport, LA
Conference Games
01/02/2016 3:00 pm	Houston Baptist	L 73–99	3–8 (0–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,218) Natchitoches, LA
01/04/2016 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 79–94	3–9 (0–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,223) Natchitoches, LA
01/09/2016 4:30 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 56–70	3–10 (0–3)	McDermott Center (554) San Antonio, TX
01/12/2016 7:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 72–87	3–11 (0–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,512) Abilene, TX
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar	L 82–86	3–12 (0–5)	Montagne Center (1,825) Beaumont, TX
01/19/2016 6:30 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 79–89	3–13 (0–6)	Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA
01/23/2016 3:00 pm	at McNeese State	L 74–75	3–14 (0–7)	Burton Coliseum (1,231) Lake Charles, LA
01/25/2016 6:30 pm	at Nicholls State	W 88–80	4–14 (1–7)	Stopher Gym (2,147) Thibodaux, LA
01/30/2016 3:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 91–76	5–14 (2–7)	Prather Coliseum (1,920) Natchitoches, LA
02/02/2016 6:30 pm	Central Arkansas	W 91–75	6–14 (3–7)	Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 72–83	6–15 (3–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2016 3:30 pm	McNeese State	W 87–78	7–15 (4–8)	Prather Coliseum (1,837) Natchitoches, LA
02/15/2016 7:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 94–107	7–16 (4–9)	Farris Center (715) Conway, AR
02/20/2016 3:00 pm	New Orleans	L 99–102	7–17 (4–10)	Prather Coliseum (1,928) Natchitoches, LA
02/22/2016 6:30 pm	Nicholls State	W 81–67	8–17 (5–10)	Prather Coliseum (1,923) Natchitoches, LA
02/29/2016 7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 82–84	8–18 (5–11)	University Center (1,050) Hammond, LA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 55–95	8–19 (5–12)	Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016 6:15 pm	at New Orleans	L 86–97	8–20 (5–13)	Lakefront Arena (866) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team