2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2012–13 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record23–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Moore
  • Bill Lewit
  • Jacob Spielbauer
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
Seasons
2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Northwestern State 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Oral Roberts 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Southeastern Louisiana 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
Sam Houston State 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Nicholls State 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
McNeese State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* 5 13   .278 6 23   .207
Lamar 1 17   .056 3 28   .097
2013 Southland tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 14th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament, winning the championship game over Stephen F. Austin, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Austin Adams Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Slidell, Louisiana
1 Dustin Adams Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Slidell, Louisiana
2 Tyler Washington Guard 6–1 175 Junior Port Allen, Louisiana
3 Shamir Davis Guard 6–0 185 Senior Shreveport, Louisiana
10 Patrick Robinson Forward 6–5 200 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11 Brandon Williams Forward 6–7 205 Freshman West Palm Beach, Florida
12 Jalan West Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Bossier City, Louisiana
13 Matt Killian Forward 6–5 180 Freshman Hornbeck, Louisiana
14 Paxson Guest Forward 6–5 185 Freshman Bossier City, Louisiana
15 David Ulak Forward 6–5 210 Senior Livingston, New Jersey
20 Dadrian Harris Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Castor, Louisiana
22 Brison White Guard 6–0 185 Junior Wichita, Kansas
32 DeQuan Hicks Forward 6–7 230 Junior Racine, Wisconsin
33 James Hulbin Forward 6–8 232 Senior Shreveport, Louisiana
34 Gary Roberson Guard/Forward 6–4 240 Senior Natchitoches, Louisiana
35 O.J. Evans Center 6–9 200 Senior Mansfield, Louisiana
40 Marvin Frazier Center 6–9 200 Sophomore Zwolle, Louisiana
44 Gary Stewart Guard 6–4 197 Junior Vidalia, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm
East Texas Baptist W 118–77  1–0
Prather Coliseum (2,112)
Natchitoches, LA
11/12/2012*
6:00 pm
at Campbell W 71–67  2–0
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,583)
Buies Creek, NC
11/17/2012*
2:00 pm
Hannibal—LaGrange W 92–43  3–0
Prather Coliseum (745)
Natchitoches, LA
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
at LSU L 95–102  3–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,018)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/26/2012*
8:00 pm, FS Southwest
at Texas A&M L 65–78  3–2
Reed Arena (4,289)
College Station, TX
11/30/2012*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 65–69  3–3
Lloyd Noble Center (8,915)
Norman, OK
12/04/2012*
7:30 pm
Louisiana Tech W 89–83  4–3
Prather Coliseum (2,703)
Natchitoches, LA
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm
Missouri Valley W 95–78  5–3
Prather Coliseum (715)
Natchitoches, LA
12/29/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas L 61–79  5–4
Bud Walton Arena (13,472)
Fayetteville, AR
12/31/2012*
2:00 pm
LeTourneau W 102–52  6–4
Prather Coliseum (515)
Natchitoches, LA
01/03/2013
7:30 pm
McNeese State W 78–63  7–4
(1–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,922)
Natchitoches, LA
01/05/2013
3:20 pm
Lamar W 86–58  8–4
(2–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,203)
Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2013
7:45 pm
at Sam Houston State W 73–64  9–4
(3–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (711)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2013
7:30 pm, FCS
at Oral Roberts L 74–80  9–5
(3–1)
Mabee Center (3,137)
Tulsa, OK
01/12/2013
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 100–88  10–5
(4–1)
Farris Center (1,172)
Conway, AR
01/17/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State L 78–93  10–6
(4–2)
Prather Coliseum (2,832)
Natchitoches, LA
01/19/2013
3:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 103–68  11–6
(5–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,203)
Natchitoches, LA
01/26/2013
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 61–57  12–6
(6–2)
Prather Coliseum (2,533)
Natchitoches, LA
01/31/2013
7:50 pm
at Lamar W 85–63  13–6
(7–2)
Montagne Center (2,703)
Beaumont, TX
02/03/2013
4:30 pm
at McNeese State W 86–74  14–6
(8–2)
Sudduth Coliseum (378)
Lake Charles, LA
02/07/2013
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 85–73  15–6
(9–2)
Prather Coliseum (2,933)
Natchitoches, LA
02/09/2013
3:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 93–73  16–6
(10–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,122)
Natchitoches, LA
02/14/2013
7:40 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 79–76  17–6
(11–2)
University Center (683)
Hammond, LA
02/16/2013
4:20 pm
at Nicholls State W 84–79  18–6
(12–2)
Stopher Gym (545)
Thibodaux, LA
02/19/2013
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 82–71  19–6
(13–2)
American Bank Center (1,336)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/23/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara
BracketBusters
L 76–92  19–7
Gallagher Center (1,704)
Lewiston, NY
03/02/2013
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 63–64  19–8
(13–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,836)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/07/2013
7:45 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–51  20–8
(14–3)
Prather Coliseum (2,103)
Natchitoches, LA
03/09/2013
3:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 84–73  21–8
(15–3)
Prather Coliseum (2,603)
Natchitoches, LA
2013 Southland Conference tournament
03/15/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Sam Houston State
Semifinals
W 55–52  22–8
Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,341)
Katy, TX
03/16/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Championship Game
W 68–66  23–8
Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,124)
Katy, TX
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
6:40 pm, truTV
No. (14 S) vs. No. 14 (3 S) Florida
Second round
L 47–79  23–9
Frank Erwin Center (13,825)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Demon Basketball Schedule".