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2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
| 2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball |
|---|
| Southland Conference |
| 10–22 (8–14 Southland) |
| Rick Cabrera (3rd season) |
| Anthony Figueroa |
| Luke Darst |
| Hayden Harkins |
| Prather Coliseum |
The 2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by third-year head coach Rick Cabrera, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
The Demons finished the 2024–25 season 16–16, 12–8 in Southland Conference play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions McNeese in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament.
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025*7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Texas A&M | L 68–98 | 0–1 | 28 – Thomas | 7 – Mubiru | 4 – Redmond | Reed Arena (7,517)College Station, TX | |
| November 6, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Texas | L 53–80 | 0–2 | 9 – Redmond | 4 – Turner | 2 – Jumawan | The Super Pit (3,030)Denton, TX | |
| November 11, 2025*6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Alabama | L 83–87 OT | 0–3 | 29 – Thomas | 6 – Turner | 2 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Tied | CB&S Bank Arena (2,378)Florence, AL | |
| November 14, 2025*12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ecclesia | W 95–75 | 1−3 | 21 – Adegbola | 5 – Tied | 4 – Redmond | Prather Coliseum (904)Natchitoches, LA | |
| November 18, 2025*9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at San Francisco West Coast MTE | L 64–84 | 1−4 | 13 – Jumawan | 5 – Turner | 4 – Thomas | Sobrato Center (1,280)San Francisco, CA | |
| November 21, 2025*8:00 pm, MWN | at Grand Canyon West Coast MTE | L 72–85 | 1–5 | 24 – Thomas | 3 – Tied | 4 – Thomas | Global Credit Union Arena (7,224)Phoenix, AZ | |
| November 29, 2025*1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern | L 73–75 | 1–6 | 15 – Thomas | 9 – Williams | 4 – Mubiru | Prather Coliseum (304)Natchitoches, LA | |
| December 5, 20256:30 pm, ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 54–92 | 1–7(0–1) | 15 – Redmond | 5 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Townsley Law Arena (3,255)Lake Charles, LA | |
| December 7, 20253:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 76–68 | 2–7(1–1) | 18 – Thomas | 7 – Williams | 3 – Mubiru | University Center (331)Hammond, LA | |
| December 13, 2025*4:00 pm, ACCNX | at California | L 70–79 | 2–8 | 22 – Miles | 8 – Williams | 5 – Thomas | Haas Pavilion (2,738)Berkeley, CA | |
| December 20, 2025*1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern–New Orleans | W 108–55 | 3–8 | 20 – Tied | 13 – Loum | 4 – Tied | Prather Coliseum (289)Natchitoches, LA | |
| December 29, 20256:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lamar | L 61–76 | 3–9(1–2) | 17 – Miles | 4 – Williams | 6 – Mubiru | Prather Coliseum (302)Natchitoches, LA | |
| December 31, 20253:30 pm, ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | L 64–74 | 3–10(1–3) | 15 – Mubiru | 11 – Williams | 2 – Thomas | Prather Coliseum (301)Natchitoches, LA | |
| January 3, 20263:30 pm, ESPN+ | New Orleans | W 74–68 | 4–10(2–3) | 16 – Mubiru | 13 – Williams | 4 – Thomas | Prather Coliseum (353)Natchitoches, LA | |
| January 5, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Nicholls | L 72–74 | 4–11(2–4) | 29 – Thomas | 12 – Williams | 4 – Williams | Stopher Gymnasium (511)Thibodaux, LA | |
| January 10, 20263:30 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–78 | 5–11(3–4) | 20 – Thomas | 8 – Williams | 3 – Williams | Prather Coliseum (812)Natchitoches, LA | |
| January 12, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 64–63 | 6–11(4–4) | 17 – Thomas | 8 – Williams | 5 – Thomas | Prather Coliseum (810)Natchitoches, LA | |
| January 17, 20264:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 74–76 | 6–12(4–5) | 20 – Miles | 9 – Williams | 4 – Thomas | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |
| January 19, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Houston Christian | L 80–82 | 6–13(4–6) | 17 – Thomas | 3 – Tied | 4 – Thomas | Sharp Gymnasium (985)Houston, TX | |
| January 27, 20263:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 67-69 | 6−14(4−7) | 19 – Brunt | 11 – Williams | 5 – Thomas | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,675)Nacogdoches, TX | |
| January 31, 20265:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Orleans | L 64–75 | 6–15(4–8) | 20 – Thomas | 6 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Lakefront Arena (793)New Orleans, LA | |
| February 2, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | Nicholls | L 58–61 | 6–16(4–9) | 16 – Mubiru | 12 – Williams | 4 – Williams | Prather Coliseum (1,000)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 4, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | East Texas A&M | L 68–74 | 6–17(4–10) | 23 – Thomas | 8 – Williams | 4 – Redmond | Prather Coliseum (404)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 7, 20265:00 pm, ESPN+ | at East Texas A&M | L 48–52 | 6–18(4–11) | 10 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 2 – Tied | The Field House (446)Commerce, TX | |
| February 9, 20266:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 70–68 | 7–18(5–11) | 14 – Tied | 10 – Williams | 6 – Larry | Neches Arena (1,092)Beaumont, TX | |
| February 14, 20263:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | W 69–66 | 8–18(6–11) | 26 – Thomas | 6 – Williams | 5 – Mubiru | Prather Coliseum (515)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 16, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | McNeese | L 64–75 | 8–19(6–12) | 27 – Thomas | 8 – Mubiru | 2 – Tied | Prather Coliseum (601)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 21, 20263:30 pm, ESPN+ | Houston Christian | W 71–53 | 9–19(7–12) | 23 – Thomas | 10 – Williams | 2 – Larry | Prather Coliseum (450)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 23, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | Incarnate Word | W 54–49 | 10–19(8–12) | 18 – Thomas | 9 – Mubiru | 2 – Tied | Prather Coliseum (601)Natchitoches, LA | |
| February 28, 20265:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 63–55 | 17–13(13–8) | 14 – Gomez | 9 – Brankovic | 4 – Tied | Hilliard Center (1,723)Corpus Christi, TX | |
| March 2, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 62–74 | 10–21(8–14) | 21 – Cotton | 7 – Cotton | 8 – Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,717)Edinburg, TX | |
| March 8, 20267:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Nicholls First round | L 47–61 | 10–22 | 14 – Miles | 11 – Williams | 3 – Mubiru | Townsley Law Arena (2,835)Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |
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