2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

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.

2012–13 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
Southland Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach	Mike McConathy (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Moore Bill Lewit Jacob Spielbauer
Home arena	Prather Coliseum
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.