| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Northwestern State Demons |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 9–23 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Head Coach: | Rick Cabrera |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Assoc Coach: | Anthony Figueroa |
| Asst Coach2: | T J Cox |
| Asst Coach3: | Hayden Harkins |
| Stadium: | Prather Coliseum |
The 2023–24 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by first-year head coach Rick Cabrera, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 84 votes overall, the Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference.[1]
| 1 | Southeastern | 144 (6) |
| 2 | McNeese | 142 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 132 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 124 (5) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 84 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 71 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 66 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 50 |
| 9 | Lamar | 45 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 42 |
No Demons players were selected as a Preseason All-conference member.[1]
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