2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Northwestern State Demons
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:15–15
Conf Record:11–9
Hc Year:21st
Asst Coach1:Jeff Moore
Asst Coach3:Jacob Spielbauer

The 2019–20 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 21st-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 15–15, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland tournament and were set to take on Sam Houston State in the second round until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Demons finished the 2018–19 season 11–20 overall, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in 11th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, they failed to qualify.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland tournament|-|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|March 12, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+| style="text-align:center"| (5)| vs. (4) Sam Houston State
Second round| colspan=2 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | style="text-align:center"|Merrell Center
Katy, TX|-Source[2]

See also

2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southland cancels tournaments, suspends spring sports through March 30.
  2. News: 2019-20 Demon Basketball Schedule. Northwestern State University Athletics. November 24, 2019. en.