2017–18 Northwestern State Demons basketball team American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Demons, led by 19th-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 4–25, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament .
Previous season
The Demons finished the 2016–17 season 13–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament .
Roster
2017–18 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)
Fr
Monroe, Louisiana
G
1
Iziahiah Sweeney
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Compton, California
G
2
Caleb Starks
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Lafayette, Louisiana
G
10
Malik Metoyer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Clarence, Louisiana
G
13
Jacob Guest
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Bossier City, Louisiana
G
15
Czar Perry
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
El Dorado, Arkansas
F/C
20
Ishmael Lane
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Port Allen, Louisiana
G
21
Vontay Ott
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Victorville, California
G
22
DeAndre Love
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Seattle, Washington
F
23
Darian Dixon
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Bowie, Maryland
G
32
Cody Cambre
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
French Settlement, Louisiana
F
34
Brandon Hutton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
C
42
Larry Owens
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
So
Monroe, Louisiana
G
44
Cameron Lazare
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Sr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 26, 2018
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:15 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 59–105
0–1
Erwin Center (9,516)Austin, TX
Nov 12, 2017 *4:00 pm
Le Tourneau
L 84–99
0–2
Prather Coliseum (1,203)Natchitoches, LA
Nov 15, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU
L 35–81
0–3
Moody Coliseum (6,769)Dallas, TX
Nov 17, 2017 *6:30 pm
Rice
L 65–87
0–4
Prather Coliseum (1,312)Natchitoches, LA
Nov 21, 2017 *7:30 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
W 76–61
1–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927)Monroe, LA
Nov 24, 2017 *8:00 pm
at Colorado State
L 60–72
1–5
Moby Arena (2,819)Fort Collins, CO
Nov 29, 2017 *6:30 pm
Lyon
W 67–56
2–5
Prather Coliseum (760)Natchitoches, LA
Dec 9, 2017 *4:00 pm
at Louisiana College
W 88–58
3–5
Prather Coliseum (1,137)Natchitoches, LA
Dec 16, 2017 *5:45 pm
LSU–Shreveport
L 84–85
3–6
Prather Coliseum (877)Natchitoches, LA
Dec 19, 2017 *6:00 pm, FSOK
at No. 17 Oklahoma
L 68–105
3–7
Lloyd Noble Center (7,945)Norman, OK
Dec 20, 2017 *8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
L 62–84
3–8
Huntsman Center (13,125)Salt Lake City, UT
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm
at Nicholls State
L 46–87
3–9 (0–1)
Stopher Gymnasium (333)Thibodaux, LA
Dec 30, 2017 3:30 pm
at McNeese State
L 63–72
3–10 (0–2)
Burton Coliseum (997)Lake Charles, LA
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 65–67
3–11 (0–3)
American Bank Center (1,117)Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ELVN
Stephen F. Austin
L 56–64
3–12 (0–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,322)Natchitoches, LA
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm
Abilene Christian
L 58–69
3–13 (0–5)
Prather Coliseum (820)Natchitoches, LA
Jan 17, 2018 6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State
L 52–75
3–14 (0–6)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,075)Huntsville, TX
Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 58–85
3–15 (0–7)
University Center (868)Hammond, LA
Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm
New Orleans
L 67–73
3–16 (0–8)
Prather Coliseum (1,522)Natchitoches, LA
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm
Central Arkansas
L 78–95
3–17 (0–9)
Prather Coliseum (1,920)Natchitoches, LA
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm
at New Orleans
L 64–82
3–18 (0–10)
Lakefront Arena (731)New Orleans, LA
Feb 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State
L 62–75
3–19 (0–11)
Prather Coliseum (1,315)Natchitoches, LA
Feb 7, 2018 6:30 pm
Lamar
L 75–79
3–20 (0–12)
Prather Coliseum (820)Natchitoches, LA
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
L 50–97
3–21 (0–13)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,238)Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 14, 2018 6:30 pm
Houston Baptist
L 70–77
3–22 (0–14)
Prather Coliseum (920)Natchitoches, LA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word
W 66–54
4–22 (1–14)
McDermott Convocation Center (876)San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana
L 62–86
4–23 (1–15)
Prather Coliseum (1,344)Natchitoches, LA
Feb 28, 2018 6:30 pm
Nicholls State
L 70–73
4–24 (1–16)
Prather Coliseum (903)Natchitoches, LA
Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
L 58–61
4–25 (1–17)
Farris Center (1,835)Conway, AR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References