Northwestern State Demons basketball history

Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, LA)
Prather Coliseum
Southland Conference

Current head coach: Rick Cabrera (2023-)

• Assoc. HC: Anthony Figueroa (2023-)
• Asst: TJ Cox (2023-)
• Asst: Hayden Harkins (2023-)
• Asst/DPP: Chad Bailey (2023-)
• DPD: Luke Darst (2023-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (2001, 2006, 2013)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  2-3
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• NIT Overall Record:  0-0
• CIT Appearances:  1  (2015)
• CIT Overall Record:  0-1
• NAIA Tournament Appearances:  5  (1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1974)
• NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  3-5

Conference Titles (LIC, LICC,SLIC, Gulf States, Gulf South, Sun Belt, Gulf Star, Southland):

• Southland Regular Season Championships:  3  (2005, 2006, 2007)
• Gulf South (Div II) Regular Season Championships:  2  (1974, 1975)
• Gulf States (NAIA) Regular Season Championships:  5  (1949, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960)
• Louisiana Intercollegiate (NAIA) Regular Season Championships:  2  (1922, 1940)
• Southland Tournament Championships:  3  (2001, 2006, 2013)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• Southland Player of the Year:  2  (last = DeShawn Sharp, 2023)

Northwestern State head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Rick Cabrera	2023-Pres	9-23	0	0	0
Corey Gipson	2022-23	22-11	0	0	0
Mike McConathy	1999-2022	330-377	3	3	0
J. D. Barnett	1994-99	55-79	0	0	0
Dan Bell	1988-94	68-98	0	0	0
Don Beasley	1985-88	42-41	0	0	0
Wayne Yates	1980-85	48-92	0	0	0
Tynes Hildebrand	1965-80	191-199	2^	1^	0
Huey W. Cranford	1957-65	116-98	2^	0	0
Charles “Red” Thomas	1951-57	138-77	2^	0	0
H. Lee Prather	1913-51	473-169	3^	4^	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Northwestern State program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; NSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1976-77 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.