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2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

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2022–23 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record22–11 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachRodney Hamilton
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Holliday
  • Tim Ward
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
Seasons
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Nicholls 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 9   .500 13 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
New Orleans 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
McNeese 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Lamar 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by first-year head coach Corey Gipson, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason polls

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Southland Conference Poll

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The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 92 votes overall, the Demons were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 149 (11)
2 Nicholls 137 (6)
3 New Orleans 129 (2)
4 Southeastern 105
5 McNeese 97
6 Northwestern State 92
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 56
8 Houston Christian 55 (1)
9 Lamar 44
10 Incarnate Word 36

Preseason all-conference

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No Demons were selected as preseason all-conference members.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 DeMarcus Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Charleston, MO
F 1 Reggie Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Melbourne, FL
G 2 Emareyon McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Coushatta, LA
G 3 Isaac Haney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So West Plains, MO
G 4 Ja'Monta Black 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Columbia, MO
G 10 Greedy Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Montgomery, AL
G 11 Harrison Black 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So Houston, TX
G 12 Jalen Hampton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Louis, MO
G 15 Jovan Zelenbaba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kfar Blum, Israel
G/F 22 Cedric Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Houston, TX
F 23 Majok Kuath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, UT
G 24 Hansel Enmanuel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Los Mina, Dominican Republic
C 32 Jordan Wilmore 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 35 Karlin Hardy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Lake Charles, LA
F 44 Dayne Prim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Aurora, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 25 Texas Tech L 49–73  0–1
United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
November 10, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ouachita Baptist W 79–68  1–1
Prather Coliseum (1,264)
Natchitoches, LA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State L 67–69  1–2
Prather Coliseum (1,295)
Natchitoches, LA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 15 TCU W 64–63  2–2
Schollmaier Arena (5,038)
Fort Worth, TX
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State W 70–67  3–2
CEFCU Arena (3,098)
Normal, IL
November 26, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Arkansas
UCA MTE
W 74–66 OT 4–2
Farris Center (1,575)
Conway, AR
November 27, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Bethune–Cookman
UCA MTE
W 69–66  5–2
Farris Center (215)
Conway, AR
December 1, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 102–96  6–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,239)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 4, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 84–82  7–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,430)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 10, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 91–73  8–2
Prather Coliseum (1,627)
Natchitoches, LA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Rice L 73–110  8–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,771)
Houston, TX
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 12 Baylor L 48–58  8–4
Ferrell Center (8,200)
Waco, TX
December 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M L 52–64  8–5
Reed Arena (6,551)
College Station, TX
Southland regular season
December 31, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–65  8–6
(0–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,345)
Natchitoches, LA
January 5, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at McNeese L 77–92  8–7
(0–2)
The Legacy Center (3,304)
Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Nicholls W 68–48  9–7
(1–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,412)
Natchitoches, LA
January 12, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
McNeese W 89–75  10–7
(2–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,295)
Natchitoches, LA
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Nicholls L 63–77  10–8
(2–3)
Stopher Gymnasium (611)
Thibodaux, LA
January 19, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeastern W 91–81 OT 11–8
(3–3)
University Center (1,405)
Hammond, LA
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Orleans W 88–65  12–8
(4–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,093)
New Orleans, LA
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian W 82–63  13–8
(5–3)
Prather Coliseum (1,675)
Natchitoches, LA
January 28, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Lamar W 80–65  14–8
(6–3)
Prather Coliseum (1,447)
Natchitoches, LA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston Christian W 94–76  15–8
(7–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (918)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar W 72–68  16–8
(8–3)
Montagne Center (1,953)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce W 88–82  17–8
(9–3)
University Field House (427)
Commerce, TX
February 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 72–64  18–8
(10–3)
Prather Coliseum (1,512)
Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeastern W 81–76  19–8
(11–3)
Prather Coliseum (1,407)
Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
New Orleans L 65–68  19–9
(11–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,515)
Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Incarnate Word W 71–66  20–9
(12–4)
McDermott Center (215)
San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 75–83  20–10
(12–5)
American Bank Center (337)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 81–64  21–10
(13–5)
Prather Coliseum (1,568)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
March 7, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) New Orleans
Semifinals
W 74–70  22–10
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
March 8, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Championship
L 71–75  22–11
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Northwestern State Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2024.