2023–24 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2023–24 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
2023–24 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–13 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Cabrera (1st season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Figueroa
Assistant coaches	T J Cox; Hayden Harkins;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	3	–	1	.750	10	–	7	.588
Lamar	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Nicholls	3	–	1	.750	8	–	9	.471
New Orleans	2	–	2	.500	7	–	10	.412
Northwestern State	2	–	2	.500	4	–	13	.235
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Houston Christian	1	–	3	.250	3	–	12	.200
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Incarnate Word	0	–	3	.000	5	–	11	.313
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represents Northwestern State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by first-year head coach Rick Cabrera, play their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All Conference

No Demons players were selected as a Preseason All-conference member.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Jimel Lane	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Miami, Florida
F	1	JT Warren	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tifton, Georgia
G	2	Jamison Epps	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lebanon, Kentucky
G	3	John Wilson	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
G	4	Braelon Bush	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Silsbee, Texas
G	5	Ryan Forrest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Marion, Arkansas
G	10	Cliff Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Thomasville, Georgia
F	11	Justin Wilson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
G	12	Jae Slack	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
G	13	Mitch Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Colleyville, Texas
G	15	Chase Forte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	21	Chris Mubiru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	22	JC Riley, Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	23	Duane Posey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Anthony Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
C	32	Jordan Wilmore	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	35	Karlin Hardy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lake Charles, Louisiana

Head coach

Rick Cabrera (Vincennes University/Tennessee Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Figueroa
T J Cox
Hayden Harkins
Chad Bailey

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Dallas Christian	W 101–54	1–0	19 – J. Lane	12 – J. Epps	5 – J. Epps	Prather Coliseum (1,021) Natchitoches, Louisiana
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane	L 71–88	1–1	23 – R. Forrest	10 – J. Epps	3 – Tied (2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100) New Orleans, Louisiana
November 13, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 70–96	1–2	23 – C. Davis	10 – J. Epps	5 – C. Forte	Prather Coliseum (1,111) Natchitoches, Louisiana
November 16, 2023* 3:00 pm	vs. Maine North Florida MTE Tournament	L 65–78	1–3	16 – J. Epps	8 – J. Epps	3 – C. Forte	UNF Arena (135) Jacksonville, Florida
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm	at North Florida North Florida MTE Tournament	L 74–80	1–4	25 – R. Forrest	8 – C. Forte	5 – B. Bush	UNF Arena (1,229) Jacksonville, Florida
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm	vs. Presbyterian North Florida MTE Tournament	L 75–78	1–5	25 – R. Forrest	8 – J. Epps	3 – J. Wilson	UNF Arena (221) Jacksonville, Florida
November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 70–74	1–6	17 – B. Bush	5 – C. Davis	4 – C. Forte	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909) Monroe, Louisiana
December 2, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 9 Baylor	L 40–91	1–7	10 – J. Lane	4 – Tied (2)	3 – C. Forte	Ferrell Center (8,432) Waco, Texas
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss	L 74–83	1–8	24 – C. Davis	8 – C. Davis	4 – B. Bush	Reed Green Coliseum (3,699) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 12, 2023* 8:00 pm, MW Network	at Boise State	L 54–95	1–9	21 – C. Davis	4 – B. Bush	5 – B. Bush	ExtraMile Arena (8,471) Boise, Idaho
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Rice	L 51–76	1–10	10 – J. Wilson	6 – C. Forte	3 – B. Bush	Prather Coliseum (333) Natchitoches, Louisiana
December 19, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern–New Orleans	W 99–75	2–10	30 – C. Davis	15 – D. Posey	10 – B. Bush	Prather Coliseum (510) Natchitoches, Louisiana
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at LSU	L 55–96	2–11	9 – Tied (2)	6 – Tied (2)	2 – Tied (3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,256) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southland regular season
January 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 70–90	2–12 (0–1)	27 – C. Davis	5 – C. Davis	7 – B. Bush	Neches Arena (2,768) Beaumont, Texas
January 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	L 59–68	2–13 (0–2)	17 – C. Davis	7 – J. Wilson	4 – Tied (2)	Prather Coliseum (1,035) Natchitoches, Louisiana
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 97–71	3–13 (1–2)	20 – J. Lane	7 – C. Forte	7 – C. Forte	Prather Coliseum (1,063) Natchitoches, Louisiana
January 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 69–64	4–13 (2–2)	15 – B. Bush	10 – D. Posey	5 – C. Forte	Prather Coliseum (498) Natchitoches, Louisiana
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
January 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
January 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
February 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
February 12, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas
February 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas
February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
March 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
March 6, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						The Field House Commerce, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

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[PrePolls-1] 1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

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Northwestern State Demons basketball
Venues	Prather Coliseum (1964–present)
Culture & lore	Vic the Demon
People	Head coaches
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Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

Preseason All Conference

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References