2005–06 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2005–06 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Demons wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 26–8 15–1 Mike McConathy 7th Jeff Moore Bill Lewit Jacob Spielbauer Prather Coliseum Southland Conference regular season championsSouthland Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2005–06 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 7th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–1 in Southland play to win the regular season title. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament, winning the championship game over Stephen F. Austin, to earn an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. As No. 14 seed in the Atlanta region, Northwestern State knocked off No. 3 seed Iowa on Jermaine Wallace's corner three with time running out.ESPN Wallace, NW St. stun Iowa on last-second 3 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000055 https://web.archive.org/web/20160114162146/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000055 dead January 14, 2016 March 17, 2006 February 18, 2022 The Demons were then beaten by No. 6 seed West Virginia in the second round.ESPN Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000056 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227045257/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000056 dead February 27, 2021 March 19, 2006 February 18, 2022 Roster 2005 Northwestern State Demons y yes Demetress Bell 00 F 6 6 265 Jr Summerfield HS Summerfield, Louisiana Jermaine Spencer 1 F 6 7 215 Jr New Iberia HS New Iberia, Louisiana Byron Allen 2 F 6 7 276 Sr Leland HS Leland, Mississippi Tyronn Mitchell 3 G 6 1 185 Sr New Iberia HS New Iberia, Louisiana Sutton Lloyd 4 G 5 11 170 Fr Airline HS Bossier City, Louisiana Byron Allen 5 G 5 10 185 So Kountze HS Kountze, Texas Jared Stevenson 10 G 6 0 165 Fr Quitman HS Quitman, Louisiana Luke Rogers 12 G 6 1 188 Jr Eastfield College Chicago, Illinois Michael McConathy 14 G 5 9 150 Fr St. Mary's HS Natchitoches, Louisiana D.J. Ross 20 G 6 2 194 Sr Northwood HS Boyce, Louisiana Kennan Jones 21 G 6 2 175 Jr Northwest HS Opelousas, Louisiana Kerwin Forges 22 G 6 4 235 Sr Oxnard College Marrero, Louisiana Jermaine Wallace 23 G 6 3 215 Sr Lakeside HS Heflin, Louisiana D.J. Ross 25 G 6 0 185 Fr Loyola College Prep Shreveport, Louisiana Clifton Lee 30 F 6 7 220 Sr Northwood HS Boyce, Louisiana Kalem Porterie 31 F 6 6 220 Fr Marksville HS Marksville, Louisiana Colby Bargeman 33 G 6 5 195 So Northside HS Lafayette, Louisiana Eric Woods 34 G 6 4 195 Jr Louisiana Tech Leesville, Louisiana Alfonse Dyer 40 C 6 10 217 Sr John Ehret HS Marrero, Louisiana Marcellas Ross 42 G 6 5 227 So Glenmora HS Glenmora, Louisiana Mike McConathy (Louisiana Tech) Dave Simmons (Louisiana Tech) Mark Slessinger (Aurora) Ryan Edwards https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 2005-06 Demon Basketball Roster Northwestern State Athletics February 18, 2022https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/northwestern-state/2006.html 2005–06 Northwestern State Demons Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 18, 2022 Schedule and results https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Demon Basketball Schedule Northwestern State Athletics February 18, 2022 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2005 yes yes,https://static.nsudemons.com/custompages/Stats/stats/mbasketball/stats0506/TEAMSTAT.HTM 2005-2006 Men's Basketball Statistics Northwestern State Demons |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| Non-conference Regular season Nov 18, 2005 yes 2005 men East Texas Baptist Tigers East Texas Baptist Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 77–74 530 1–0 Nov 20, 2005 yes yes 2005 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri 72–81 5,755 1–1 Nov 26, 2005 yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 76–75 OT 7,139 2–1 Nov 29, 2005 yes yes 2005 none Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana 76–74 1,834 3–1 Dec 3, 2005 yes yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 55–57 10,478 3–2 Dec 5, 2005 yes yes 2005 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 68–64 10,448 4–2 Dec 10, 2005 yes 2005 men Harding Bisons Harding Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 89–61 1,230 5–2 Dec 14, 2005 yes 2005 men LSU–Shreveport Pilots LSU–Shreveport Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 92–82 2,103 6–2 Dec 21, 2005 yes yes 2005 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 72–61 NA 7–2 Dec 22, 2005 yes yes Iowa State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 77–81 2OT NA 7–3 Dec 23, 2005 yes yes 2005 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 76–80 NA 7–4 Dec 31, 2005 yes yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 61–73 5,549 7–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| Southland Regular season Jan 5, 2006 yes 2005 men Texas–Arlington Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 79–67 747 8–5 1–0 Jan 7, 2006 yes 2005 men Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 81–68 1,075 9–5 2–0 Jan 11, 2006 2005 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 70–60 2,830 10–5 3–0 Jan 14, 2006 yes 2005 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas 73–80 2,780 10–6 3–1 Jan 21, 2006 yes Southeastern Louisiana University Center Hammond, Louisiana 60–58 2,723 11–6 4–1 Jan 26, 2006 2005 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 70–59 2,123 12–6 5–1 Jan 28, 2006 2005 men Texas State Bobcats Texas State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 89–71 2,330 13–6 6–1 Feb 2, 2006 Sam Houston State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 77–68 2,522 14–6 7–1 Feb 4, 2006 yes 2005 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas 72–66 1,815 15–6 8–1 Feb 9, 2006 Texas–Arlington Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 82–79 2,330 16–6 9–1 Feb 11, 2006 Louisiana–Monroe Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 81–65 2,630 17–6 10–1 Feb 16, 2006 yes 2005 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Stopher Gym Thibodaux, Louisiana 79–70 720 18–6 11–1 Feb 18, 2006 9:05 p.m. yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah ESPN Bracket Buster 63–66 7,740 18–7 Feb 23, 2006 2005 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 80–67 1,923 19–7 12–1 Feb 25, 2006 2005 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 97–79 2,230 20–7 13–1 Mar 1, 2006 yes Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas 76–71 725 21–7 14–1 Mar 3, 2006 yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 85–64 1,442 22–7 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| 2006 Southland Conference tournament Mar 7, 2006 yes 1 UTSA 6 Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana Quarterfinals 75–61 2,930 23–7 Mar 9, 2006 yes 1 Lamar 6 Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana Semifinals 80–66 3,403 24–7 Mar 12, 2006 yes 1 Sam Houston State 2 Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana Championship game 95–87 3,930 25–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons|2006 NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 yes yes 14 A Iowa 15 3 A Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round 64–63 18,456 26–7 Mar 19, 2006 yes yes 14 A West Virginia 22 6 A Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Second round 54–67 19,689 26–8 AP Poll Central Time References Northwestern State Northwestern State Category:Northwestern State Demons basketball seasons Northwestern State Demons basketball Northwestern State Demons basketball