2000–01 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2000–01 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Demons wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 19–13 11–9 Mike McConathy 2nd Jeff Moore Bill Lewit Jacob Spielbauer Prather Coliseum Southland Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 2000–01 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 2nd year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in fourth place in the regular season standings. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament, winning the championship game over McNeese State, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first appearance in program history. As one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Northwestern State defeated Winthrop in the play-in game.The Tampa Bay Times Northwestern State wins play-in game https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/03/14/northwestern-state-wins-play-in-game/ March 14, 2001 July 15, 2023 The Demons were then beaten by No. 1 seed Illinois in the opening round.ESPN Illini bench steps in midway through first half https://www.espn.com/ncb/2001/20010316/recap/nbeiae.html March 16, 2001 July 15, 2023 Roster 2000 Northwestern State Demons y yes Ryan Duplessis 3 G 6 2 185 Jr St. Augustine HS New Orleans, Louisiana Mensah Davis 4 G 6 0 197 Fr Southwood HS Shreveport, Louisiana Michael Edwards 5 G 6 1 200 Fr Rowlett HS Rowlett, Texas Chris Kelly 10 G 5 10 Fr Parkway HS Bossier City, Louisiana Kyle Thomas 10 G 5 9 160 Fr C. E. Byrd HS Shreveport, Louisiana Alann Polk 12 G 6 3 197 Sr Emerson HS Emerson, Arkansas Will Burks 20 F 6 6 210 Sr Motlow State CC Decatur, Alabama Jerrold McRae Jr. 21 F 6 5 195 Jr Glencliff HS Nashville, Tennessee Chris Lynch 22 F 6 7 207 Jr UC Santa Barbara Garland, Texas Josh Hancock 23 G 6 0 160 Sr Kountze HS Kountze, Texas B. J. Netterville 25 G 5 10 175 So Zachary HS Zachary, Louisiana Michael Byars-Dawson 32 G 5 11 207 Jr Miami (FL) Fort Worth, Texas Chris Thompson 33 F 6 6 200 Sr Bossier Parish CC Haughton, Louisiana D'or Fischer 40 C 6 11 220 Fr Upper Darby HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania y Kory Wilson 42 G 6 3 185 Jr Hill JC Fort Worth, Texas Melvin Roberts 50 F 6 6 225 Jr Northland Pioneer Vossburg, Mississippi Jeremy Breehne 55 G 6 3 185 Jr Northwood HS Shreveport, Louisiana Jeremy Pace G 6 4 205 Fr Captain Shreve HS Shreveport, Louisiana Mike McConathy (Louisiana Tech) Dave Simmons (Louisiana Tech) Mark Slessinger (Aurora) Ryan Edwards https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 2000-01 Demon Basketball Roster Northwestern State Athletics July 15, 2022https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/northwestern-state/2001.html 2000–01 Northwestern State Demons Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 15, 2023 Schedule and results 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| Non-conference Regular season Nov 17, 2000 yes yes 2000 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 69–102 0–1 Nov 21, 2000 yes yes 2000 none Southern Jaguars Southern F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 57–53 1–1 Dec 5, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 71–59 2–1 Dec 16, 2000 yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 59–73 2–2 Dec 18, 2000 yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 85–78 3–2 Dec 20, 2000 7:00 pm yes yes Arkansas 25 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 47–115 15,220 3–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| Southland Regular season Dec 28, 2000 2000 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 77–75 4–3 1–0 Dec 30, 2000 2000 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 62–43 5–3 2–0 Jan 4, 2001 yes 2000 men Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 63–61 6–3 3–0 Jan 8, 2001 2000 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 77–96 6–4 3–1 Jan 11, 2001 yes 2000 none Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 59–72 6–5 3–2 Jan 13, 2001 yes 2000 none Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas 64–63 7–5 4–2 Jan 20, 2001 2000 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 74–81 7–6 4–3 Jan 22, 2001 2000 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 76–70 8–6 5–3 Jan 25, 2001 yes 2000 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana 74–88 8–7 5–4 Jan 27, 2001 Louisiana–Monroe Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 92–65 9–7 6–4 Jan 29, 2001 yes 2000 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana 71–63 10–7 7–4 Feb 3, 2001 yes Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas 71–88 10–8 7–5 Feb 5, 2001 yes Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 73–81 10–9 7–6 Feb 10, 2001 Southeastern Louisiana Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 60–58 11–9 8–6 Feb 12, 2001 Nicholls Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 72–77 11–10 8–7 Feb 15, 2001 yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 74–84 11–11 8–8 Feb 17, 2001 yes Southwest Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas 87–76 12–11 9–8 Feb 21, 2001 yes yes 2000 none Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana 87–76 13–11 Feb 24, 2001 yes McNeese State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 92–103 13–12 9–9 Mar 1, 2001 Stephen F. Austin Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 68–62 14–12 10–9 Mar 3, 2001 Texas–Arlington Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 87–69 15–12 11–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons| Southland Conference tournament Mar 6, 2001 yes yes 6 Nicholls State 3 Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana Quarterfinals 68–61 16–12 Mar 9, 2001 yes yes 6 UTSA 2 CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana Semifinals 86–73 17–12 Mar 10, 2001 yes yes 6 McNeese State 1 CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana Championship game 72–71 18–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern State Demons|NCAA tournament Mar 13, 2001 yes yes 16 MW Winthrop 16 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Play-in game 71–67 19–12 Mar 16, 2001 CBS yes yes 16 MW Illinois 4 1 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 54–96 13,007 19–13 AP Poll Central Time https://nsudemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 2000-01 Demon Basketball Schedule Northwestern State Athletics July 15, 2023 References Northwestern State Northwestern State Category:Northwestern State Demons basketball seasons Northwestern State Demons basketball Northwestern State Demons basketball