2005–06 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

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 by draining a corner three with time running out.[1] The Demons were then beaten by No. 6 seed West Virginia in the second round.[2]

2005–06 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Southland Conference regular season champions
Southland Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record26–8 (15–1 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Moore
  • Bill Lewit
  • Jacob Spielbauer
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
Seasons
2005–06 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northwestern State151 .938268 .765
Sam Houston State115 .688229 .710
Southeastern Louisiana106 .6251612 .571
Stephen F. Austin97 .5631712 .586
Lamar97 .5631714 .548
McNeese State97 .5631414 .500
Texas–Arlington79 .4381416 .467
UTSA610 .3751117 .393
Louisiana–Monroe610 .3751018 .357
Nicholls State511 .313918 .333
Texas State115 .063324 .111
2006 Southland tournament winner
As of March 6, 2006

Roster

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2005–06 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00Demetress Bell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)265 lb (120 kg)JrSummerfield HSSummerfield, Louisiana
F1Jermaine Spencer6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrNew Iberia HSNew Iberia, Louisiana
F2Byron Allen6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)276 lb (125 kg)SrLeland HSLeland, Mississippi
G3Tyronn Mitchell6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrNew Iberia HSNew Iberia, Louisiana
G4Sutton Lloyd5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrAirline HSBossier City, Louisiana
G5Byron Allen5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoKountze HSKountze, Texas
G10Jared Stevenson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrQuitman HSQuitman, Louisiana
G12Luke Rogers6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg)JrEastfield CollegeChicago, Illinois
G14Michael McConathy5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg)FrSt. Mary's HSNatchitoches, Louisiana
G20D.J. Ross6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg)SrNorthwood HSBoyce, Louisiana
G21Kennan Jones6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrNorthwest HSOpelousas, Louisiana
G22Kerwin Forges6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg)SrOxnard CollegeMarrero, Louisiana
G23Jermaine Wallace6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrLakeside HSHeflin, Louisiana
G25D.J. Ross6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrLoyola College PrepShreveport, Louisiana
F30Clifton Lee6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrNorthwood HSBoyce, Louisiana
F31Kalem Porterie6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrMarksville HSMarksville, Louisiana
G33Colby Bargeman6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoNorthside HSLafayette, Louisiana
G34Eric Woods6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrLouisiana TechLeesville, Louisiana
C40Alfonse Dyer6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)217 lb (98 kg)SrJohn Ehret HSMarrero, Louisiana
G42Marcellas Ross6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)227 lb (103 kg)SoGlenmora HSGlenmora, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state,[6]
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
East Texas BaptistW 77–74 1–0
Prather Coliseum (530)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Nov 20, 2005*
at MissouriL 72–81 1–1
Mizzou Arena (5,755)
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 26, 2005*
at Mississippi StateW 76–75 OT2–1
Humphrey Coliseum (7,139)
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 29, 2005*
at CentenaryW 76–74 3–1
Gold Dome (1,834)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 3, 2005*
at Wichita StateL 55–57 3–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 5, 2005*
at Oklahoma StateW 68–64 4–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,448)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 2005*
HardingW 89–61 5–2
Prather Coliseum (1,230)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dec 14, 2005*
LSU–ShreveportW 92–82 6–2
Prather Coliseum (2,103)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dec 21, 2005*
vs. Oregon State
Rainbow Classic
W 72–61 7–2
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2005*
vs. Iowa State
Rainbow Classic
L 77–81 2OT7–3
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2005*
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 76–80 7–4
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 31, 2005*
at Texas A&ML 61–73 7–5
Reed Arena (5,549)
College Station, Texas
Southland Regular season
Jan 5, 2006
at Texas–ArlingtonW 79–67 8–5
(1–0)
Texas Hall (747)
Arlington, Texas
Jan 7, 2006
at Louisiana–MonroeW 81–68 9–5
(2–0)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,075)
Monroe, Louisiana
Jan 11, 2006
Southeastern LouisianaW 70–60 10–5
(3–0)
Prather Coliseum (2,830)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 14, 2006
at Sam Houston StateL 73–80 10–6
(3–1)
Johnson Coliseum (2,780)
Huntsville, Texas
Jan 21, 2006
at Southeastern LouisianaW 60–58 11–6
(4–1)
University Center (2,723)
Hammond, Louisiana
Jan 26, 2006
UTSAW 70–59 12–6
(5–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,123)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 28, 2006
Texas StateW 89–71 13–6
(6–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,330)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 2, 2006
Sam Houston StateW 77–68 14–6
(7–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,522)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 4, 2006
at Stephen F. AustinW 72–66 15–6
(8–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,815)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 9, 2006
Texas–ArlingtonW 82–79 16–6
(9–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,330)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 11, 2006
Louisiana–MonroeW 81–65 17–6
(10–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,630)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 16, 2006
at Nicholls StateW 79–70 18–6
(11–1)
Stopher Gym (720)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 18, 2006*
at Utah State
ESPN Bracket Buster
L 63–66 18–7
Smith Spectrum (7,740)
Logan, Utah
Feb 23, 2006
LamarW 80–67 19–7
(12–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,923)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 25, 2006
McNeese StateW 97–79 20–7
(13–1)
Prather Coliseum (2,230)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mar 1, 2006
at Texas StateW 76–71 21–7
(14–1)
Strahan Coliseum (725)
San Marcos, Texas
Mar 3, 2006
at UTSAW 85–64 22–7
(15–1)
Convocation Center (1,442)
San Antonio, Texas
2006 Southland Conference tournament
Mar 7, 2006*
(1) (6) UTSA
Quarterfinals
W 75–61 23–7
Prather Coliseum (2,930)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mar 9, 2006*
(1) (6) Lamar
Semifinals
W 80–66 24–7
Prather Coliseum (3,403)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mar 12, 2006*
(1) (2) Sam Houston State
Championship game
W 95–87 25–7
Prather Coliseum (3,930)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
2006 NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
(14 A) vs. (3 A) No. 15 Iowa
First round
W 64–63 26–7
Palace of Auburn Hills (18,456)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 19, 2006*
(14 A) vs. (6 A) No. 22 West Virginia
Second round
L 54–67 26–8
Palace of Auburn Hills (19,689)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Wallace, NW St. stun Iowa on last-second 3". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16". ESPN. March 19, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2005-06 Demon Basketball Roster". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2005–06 Northwestern State Demons Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "2005-06 Demon Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "2005-2006 Men's Basketball Statistics". Northwestern State Demons.