2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball
2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–5 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Cabrera (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Figueroa
Assistant coaches	TJ Cox; Luke Darst;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represents Northwestern State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by second-year head coach Rick Cabrera, play their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
McNeese	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Lamar	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
East Texas A&M*	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 2, 2024

Previous season

The Demons finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Texas A&M–Commerce in the first round of the Southland tournament.^[2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 90 votes overall, the Demons were picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[3]^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Demons were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Lado Laku	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Arkansas State	Dallas, Texas
F	1	JT Warren	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Chipola College	Tifton, Georgia
F	2	Jerald Colonel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Savannah, Georgia
G	3	Landyn Jumawan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lee College	Whitmore Village, Hawaii
G	4	Mitch Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Ranger College	Colleyville, Texas
G	5	Micah Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Nicholls	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G	6	Dontae Walker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Bronx, New York
G	7	Love Bettis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Florida A&M	Pensacola, Florida
F	9	Addison Patterson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee State College	Mississauga, Ontario
G	10	Jon Sanders II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Coastal Carolina	Detroit, Michigan
G	11	Chris Mubiru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	West Oaks Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	12	Ayden Warren	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's High School	Alexandria, Louisiana
G	13	Justin Redmond	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Snellville, Georgia
C	21	J.C. Riley Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee State College	Atlanta, Georgia
F	23	Willie Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Kilgore College	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Rick Cabrera (Tennessee Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Figueroa (Millikin)
TJ Cox (Covenant)
Luke Darst (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Dallas Christian	W 96–55	1–0	16 – J. Sanders II	5 – A. Patterson	5 – M. Thomas	Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 65–86	1–1	18 – J. Sanders II	6 – J. Warren	2 – M. Thomas	United Supermarkets Arena (13,610) Lubbock, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 57–73	1–2	20 – M. Thomas	10 – W. Williams	2 – W. Williams	Lloyd Noble Center (4,742) Norman, OK
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 75–77 ^OT	1–3	27 – J. Sanders II	7 – A. Patterson	2 – J. Sanders II	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,644) Houston, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	John Melvin Exhibition	W 121–49	–	29 – Walker	8 – Riley	8 – Sanders	Prather Coliseum (328) Natchitoches, LA
November 22, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe City of Lights MTE	L 63–65	1–4	16 – A. Patterson	8 – J. Colonel	8 – A. Patterson	Prather Coliseum (388) Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama City of Lights MTE	W 71–58	2–4	13 – C. Muribu	7 – W. Williams	6 – W. Williams	Prather Coliseum (228) Natchitoches, LA
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at LSU	L 53–77	2–5	14 – J. Sanders II	9 – A. Patterson	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,042) Baton Rouge, LA
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
December 7, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 14, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ACCN	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
February 10, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney". theScore. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[2] "Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney". theScore. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[PrePolls-3] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[4] Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

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