Northwestern State Demon Basketball

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1 Northwestern State Demon Basketball Southland Conference Champions , 05-06, Southland Conference East Division Champions 2007 SLC Tournament Champions 2001, 2006, 2013 NCAA Tournament (2-3): 2001 (1-1), 2006 (1-1), 2013 (0-1) NORTHWESTERN STATE (4-5, 0-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 8 LeTourneau W Nov. 15 at Auburn W Nov. 16 at LSU L Nov. 21 Louisiana-Monroe L (OT) Nov. 27 at Louisiana-Lafayette L Nov. 30 Niagara W Dec. 7 at #16/15 Memphis (ESPN3) L Dec. 11 at Louisiana Tech (DH) L Dec. 14 Louisiana College W Dec. 18 at #12/15 Baylor (FOX Sports SW Plus) 8:30 Dec. 19 at Texas-El Paso 7:30 Jan. 2 * Sam Houston State 7:30 Jan. 4 * Lamar 3:00 Jan. 9 * at A&M-Corpus Christi 7:30 Jan. 11 * at Houston Baptist 7:30 Jan. 16 * Stephen F. Austin 7:30 Jan. 23 * at Central Arkansas 7:00 Jan. 25 * at Oral Roberts (FCS) 3:30 Jan. 30 * Incarnate Word 7:30 Feb. 1 * Abilene Christian 3:00 Feb. 6 * McNeese State 7:30 Feb. 8 * Nicholls 3:00 Feb. 13 * at Sam Houston State 7:45 Feb. 15 * at Lamar 6:00 Feb. 22 * at Stephen F. Austin 6:00 Feb. 27 * at Southeastern La. (ESPN3) 7:30 Mar. 1 * at New Orleans 6:15 Mar. 6 * Central Arkansas 7:30 Mar. 8 * Oral Roberts 3:00 Mar. 12 SLC First Round (SLC DN) TBA Mar. 13 SLC Quarterfinals (SLC DN) TBA Mar. 14 SLC Semifinals (ESPN3) TBA Mar. 15 SLC Finals (ESPN2) *SLC games: all times Central Home games in bold Demon Pronunciations TBA Dadrian Harris DAY-dree-un DeQuan Hicks da-quan Tra von Joseph TRAY-von Bill Lewit LOU-it Mike McConathy McCON-uh-thee Jacob Spielbauer SPEEL-bow-er Sabri Thompson Sa-BREE Jalan West JAY-lun Zikiteran Woodley Zuh-KIT-er-un Natchitoches, LA NACK-a-dish Bossier City, LA BO-sure City Zwolle, LA Z-WALL-ee Prather Coliseum PRAY-thur Game 10 Second game vs. Top 25 foe this season Northwestern State (4-5) vs. No. 12/15 Baylor (8-1) Wednesday, December 18, :30 p.m. Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco Series: The Demons and Bears meet for the 8th time, with Baylor holding a 6-1 lead. The series began in The teams last met 11/27/02 in Waco, an Bears win and the only meeting during Coach McConathy s 15 seasons. NSU won on 11/25/97 in Waco. Second two games in two nights in two locations challenge for Demons Not sure how often it s been done elsewhere in recent years, but for the second time this season, Northwestern State plays twice in two cities on consecutive nights as it visits Baylor and UTEP. The Demons played at Auburn on Nov. 15 and at LSU a night later, going 1-1 by knocking off the Tigers. That trip was a three-day, 1,140-mile bus ride through three states, with overnight stays Nov. 14 in Meridian, Miss., and postgame Nov. 15 in Mobile. This one is a three-day, 1,930-mile journey, by bus Wednesday to Waco, overnight in Waco, then Thursday AM riding to the DFW Airport, then a flight to El Paso, an overnight stay there, a Friday AM return flight to DFW, and a bus ride back home. The bus mileage is a moderate 670. The Demons depart Natchitoches Wednesday morning about 10:30 due to final exams on campus. Both times, late schedule changes related to football produced the tight schedules. Auburn wanted to move the game from Thursday to Friday to attract fans coming in for the Saturday football game vs. Georgia. The Sun Bowl s slate in El Paso moved the UTEP game away from its original late December date. Demons hoping for second-ever upset vs. ranked foe Wednesday s matchup is the second of two contests this season against a nationally-ranked team. Memphis, then No. 16 (AP)/15 (ESPN/USA Today coaches poll), broke open a tight game 10 minutes into play and dumped the Demons on Dec. 7. NSU played one Top 25 foe last season, falling to No. 14/12 Florida in the NCAA Tournament, playing the Gators well until a miserable last 11 minutes. The Demons only win over a Top 25 team came in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, over No. 15 Iowa. Scoreboards change constantly during Demon games Even with a season-worst 71 points at La. Tech, NSU stands 4th nationally in scoring (89.0 ppg) after leading the nation last year during the regular season and finishing second (80 ppg). By allowing 90.0 ppg, NSU is second from last (349th, with Grambling last at 95.8 ppg) in the country in points allowed. Northwestern remains the fastest-paced team in the country at 84.9 possessions pg, ahead of BYU, Niagara, Grambling, and VMI in the top 5. The 116 points vs. Division III Louisiana College, stemming from 60% FG aim, was the 12th-highest single-game total by a Division I team this season, and the second-highest in Mike McConathy s 15 seasons as NSU coach. The high end was 118 last year against LeTourneau, another DIII foe. 1

2 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 State collegiate coaching wins record set (again) by McConathy Demon coach Mike McConathy last season became the winningest men s college coach in state history. At Auburn, the triumph gave him the most career victories by any state college coach (men s or women s basketball). He has 579 in his 31st season at NSU (15 years) and Bossier Parish Community College. Last season s milestone win came in the regularseason finale over Sam Houston State. Grambling s Fred Hobdy was when he retired after 30 years in 1986 and is in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. In women s basketball, Leon Barmore won 576 games at Louisiana Tech on his way to the Basketball Hall of Fame (2003 inductee), as well as the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. McConathy is (.566) against Southland opponents ( regular season, 16-7 in conference tournament play). His overall NSU record includes 67 regular-season guarantee road games, with four wins (Nov. 15 at Auburn, and in 2005 at Oklahoma State, at Mississippi State, vs. Oregon State), making him (.593) otherwise including two NCAA Tournament wins. McConathy coached his state-record 900th career college game in 2012 and will coach his 957th Wednesday. That includes 511 in 16 seasons at BPCC and 446 in his 14 years with Northwestern. McConathy s extended tenure puts him in elite company Out of 347 Division I basketball programs, Coach McConathy is among only 22 current head coaches that have been in that post at the same school for 15 years or more. Others include Coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Billy Donovan at Florida, Rick Barnes at Texas, Tom Izzo at Michigan State and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse. Coach McConathy a Top 25 voter for sixth straight season For the sixth year, Demons coach Mike McConathy is part of the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Top 25 voting panel. For the record, he does his own Top 25 research and voting each Sunday night, at times consulting basketball staff members and has been late only once in five-plus seasons (ending a trip from Hawaii). Marquette s Williams, McNeese s Simmons, UNO s Slessinger all came from NSU and McConathy s staff Three Division I head coaches sat alongside Mike McConathy as assistant coaches on the Demon staff. In his 6th season as head coach at Marquette is Buzz Williams, who was an assistant coach on Mike McConathy s first NSU staff in , along with McNeese head coach Dave Simmons. Williams spent one season at NSU before moving to Colorado State as an assistant. He has restored Marquette among national hoops powers. Simmons was at NSU seven years before getting the head coaching post at McNeese and is in his 8th year there, earning Southland Coach of the Year honors in when the Cowboys won the regular-season league title and played in the NIT. After 11 years on McConathy s staff following in Williams footsteps, Mark Slessinger got a well-deserved break when the University of New DEMON QUICK FACTS Name: Northwestern State University Founded: 1884 as Louisiana Normal School Location: Natchitoches, Louisiana Enrollment: 8,944 Nickname: Demons Conference: Southland All-Time W/L: 1,358-1,071 (.560), 100th season, 101st year Colors: Purple & White with Orange trim Arena: Prather Coliseum (3,400) Head Coach: Mike McConathy Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech (1977) Record: (.510, 15th season) Career Record: (.606, 31st season) Starters R/L: 3/2 Letterman R/L: 12/4 Newcomers: 5 Website: NSUDemons.com DEMONS ON THE AIRWAVES Northwestern State basketball games can be heard live on the Demon Sports Network. The network includes flagship station KZBL-FM (100.7) in Natchitoches along with KTEZ-FM (99.9) in Many, with most games airing on KSYR-FM (92.1) in Shreveport. Patrick Netherton, the newsman for Sirius/ XM s The Tim Brando Show, is the Demons play by play man. NSUDEMONS.COM NSU s official athletic website can be found at Updated statistics, game notes, player bios, schedules, and features are listed. on Twitter. ON THE INTERNET AUDIO BROADCAST - All of NSU s games can be heard on the internet, free of charge, by logging onto NSUDemons.com/Showcase. VIDEO BROADCAST - All of NSU s home games and many road games can be seen on the internet, at a charge, by logging onto NSUDemons.com/Showcase. $ hour, $ monthly, $ yearly access. INTERVIEW POLICY During the week, player interviews should be set up through SID Doug Ireland at least one day in advance to minimize demands on the student-athletes busy schedule. Brief face-to-face post-practice interviews may be conducted if time permits, but academic and travel responsibilities could preclude those opportunities. The Demon basketball program is very committed to being accessible to the media and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs. Please work with us and plan in advance whenever possible to facilitate the best possible arrangements for all parties. Interviews with Coach McConathy or any assistant coach can be arranged by calling administrative assistant Marcia Bolton at (318)

3 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 Orleans hired him as head coach three years ago. The Privateers are new Southland Conference members this year. Academic achievement, an NSU standard in the McConathy era The Demons have been standouts over the past eight years since the NCAA began its Academic Progress Rate and the Graduation Success Rate. NSU had a perfect 1,000 APR last spring and is projected to have another outstanding score this May. Twice NSU has earned national recognition from the NCAA for outstanding APR scores in men s basketball. In coach Mike McConathy s 15 seasons, nearly 90 percent of the seniors who have played for him, including those he inherited in , have graduated. Coach Mike: Guardian of the Game At the 2012 Final Four, coach Mike McConathy, son of career educators, was presented with a Guardian of the Game award for education from the National Association of Basketball Coaches for work with local and area elementary and junior high schools. That continues. A large group of Zwolle Junior High who participated in an NABC reading program with McConathy attended the Demons game with Sam Houston. Demons are homegrown Throughout the 14+ seasons of the Mike McConathy s reign, coach Mike has only increased the amount of players recruited from Louisiana, ranging from 23% of the roster in the 1999 season to a century-high 86% in Currently, the Demons have 12 of their 17 players (71%) from the Pelican State. The Demons have 11 players on average from Louisiana each season, with the highest amount escalating to 17 of 20 players in 2005, and the lowest number dropping to 3 of 13, a mere 23%, in McConathy s first season before he got to recruit on a broad scale. Continuing to swat, swipe The Demons last season ranked in the Top 50 in blocked shots for the fifth straight year (4.7 pg, 41st). Although they re not as big this year, they re 6th nationally in blocks, averaging 8.0 pg so far, topped by 15 vs. LeTourneau, two shy of the singlegame school record set in The single-season school record for team blocks per game is 7.0 in , when Will Mosley led the nation at 4.9 pg. Northwestern is 12th in steals (10.3 pg). NSU is third in turnovers forced per game (18.4). Demons hoping to overcome rebounding deficiencies Northwestern doesn t have a big frontcourt, but hardly expected to be pounded on the boards. NSU won the rebounding battle vs. Louisiana College (46-38) for the first time all season. In 3 games the margin has been striking. Division III LeTourneau had a rebounding advantage. LSU dominated the boards UL- Lafayette had a advantage. Sandwiched between, an acceptable margin Auburn s edge. ULM won the boards by only Niagara outrebounded the Demons but Northwestern grabbed 7 of the final 8 with the outcome in the balance. NSU is being beaten by an average of 8.7 rebounds per game. Much-larger Memphis had a advantage. Louisiana Tech outboarded NSU by Demons have a nice run over the long haul, but stuck in a skid After going 23-9 last year, and winning their first two games this season, the Demons have won 23 of their last 34, including 16 of the last 24 games. But they have dropped 5 of the last 6 and 7 of the last 9 dating back to last year s NCAA Tournament. They lost 3 in row last month at LSU, to UL-Monroe and at UL- Lafayette. They have dropped the last 2 at Memphis and La. Tech. Last season they lost 2 straight games late, at Niagara and at Stephen F. Austin. NSU dropped a season-worst 3 straight early nonconference games at LSU, Texas A&M and Oklahoma. Putting value on the basketball The Demons play a very fast brand of basketball, and still have managed to curtail turnovers while forcing plenty. Their turnover margin is They are averaging only 14.8 turnovers. That figure was at 13.6 until a season-worst 19 vs. La. Tech followed by 19 more vs. La. College. Last year s 14.0 average was NSU s best in Mike McConathy s first 14 seasons, and it came on the heels of a best average of 14.8 in The team that went 26-8 and beat Iowa in the NCAA Tournament had the previous low at 15.7 turnovers pg. Three-point struggles The Demons are struggling behind the 3-point arc (27%), beginning with a season-opening 0-17 outing on 3- pointers vs. LeTourneau. They have enjoyed two excellent outings, 7-13 vs. Louisiana College and against Auburn. Other than those two games, NSU has sank just 19% (26-134) of its 3-pointers. 3

4 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 FT aim has been erratic After making 55 of its first 64 free throws (86%) in two wins, NSU went (57.5%) in the next 3 losses. The Demons made 66% (23-35) in the Niagara win, 71% (17-24) at Memphis, 62% at Louisiana Tech, and 65% (13-20) vs. Louisiana College, for 65.7% (71-108) in the last 4 games. The Demons are at 68.6% for the season. They sank 68.6% last season. A pedestrian 6-14 outing on the free throw line at LSU, followed by vs. ULM and at ULL, comprised the skid. NSU sank in the opener, then at Auburn. Going the distance a rare feat Sophomore point guard Jalan West played all 40 minutes last Wednesday night at Louisiana Tech, thanks in part to junior point guard Tyler Washington sitting out with injuries sustained in a practice collision earlier in the week. It s the most minutes played by a Demon since a double OT game two years earlier at La. Tech, when William Mosley (45), Shamir Davis (44) and Demetrice Jacobs (40) played that long in the 50-minute contest. In regulation, Davis played 39 of 40 minutes in a narrow loss at Oklahoma in We haven t found a time any NSU player went 40 minutes in regulation in Mike McConathy s 15 seasons. Demons know championships Along with 11 players who contributed to the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament title, NSU has seven players whose teams won a combined 12 high school state championships. Patrick Robinson played on three state title winners at Baton Rouge- Christian Life HS, and a semifinal berth in his senior season. Sabri Thompson was part of three state championship teams at Sanford School in Hockessin, Delaware. His team was a state finalist in his senior year. Marvin Frazier s Zwolle Hawks won two state championships, and also were state runner-ups once and reached the semifinals another time. Zeek Woodley s Pelican-All Saints HS won state in his last two seasons after a semifinal trip in his sophomore year. Gary Stewart led Vidalia HS to a state title in his senior season. The Vikings were state runner-ups a year earlier. Jalan West guided Bossier HS to a state crown as a senior after two straight runner-up finishes. Brandon Williams played on a state championship team as a junior at Summit Christian HS in West Palm Beach Fla. Other Demons had near-misses: Dadrian Harris led Castor HS to the state semifinals as a senior. Austin and Dustin Adams helped Salmen HS to the semifinals as juniors. Tyler Washington helped Port Allen HS to the semifinals in his sophomore year. Tra von Joseph played in a pair of state semifinals for North Central HS. They re identical twins Sophomores Austin and Dustin Adams are identical twins. Good news: their girlfriends can tell them apart. Austin is 35 minutes older. Notre Dame s Mike Brey made Demons All-Century team In his 14th season in South Bend, head coach Mike Brey has Notre Dame among the nation s top programs. In 2012, he signed a longterm deal to coach the Irish through Brey won the Henry Iba Award as the national coach of the year from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The Rockville, Md.-DeMatha product played point guard for the Demons ( ) and is eighth in school history with 311 assists (4.3 pg), an average of 4.3 per game. He left NSU after his junior season following a coaching change and finished at George Washington. Last March he was named to the Demons All-Century Fab 50 Team for the Modern Era ( ) as NSU played its 100th year of basketball. Incoming for NSU has signed 6-foot-11, 190- pound Florida high school standout Reggie Kissoonlal to join the Demons beginning in Kissoonlal, a wing/forward, averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks last season at Williams M. Raines High School in Jacksonville. He won honorable mention allconference honors as he made 92 percent of his free throws. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and shot 86 percent at the line. Raines went 23-7 last season, losing in a regional playoff final for the second straight year. Kissoonal also has lettered three times in golf and once in tennis. Also an outstanding student who is a National Honor Society member, Kissoonlal played on a very successful Florida Elite AAU team during the past summer. 4

5 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, Roster BY ROTATIONS 12 Jalan West G So.-1L Bossier City, LA Bossier HS PTS Ast FG% 3FG% FT% zeek woodley G Fr.-HS Pelican, LA All-Saints HS Matt Killian F So.-1L Hornbeck, LA Hornbeck HS DeQuan Hicks F Sr.-1L Racine, WI New Mexico JC Patrick Robinson F Sr.-3L Baton Rouge, LA Christian Life Academy tyler Washington G Jr.-2L Port Allen, LA Port Allen HS Brison White G Sr.-1L Wichita, KS Neosha County CC sabri thompson G Fr.-HS Newark, DE Sanford School Tra Von Joseph G Fr.-HS Morrow, LA North Central HS PTS RB FG% 3FG FT% Ryan king F J.-TR Greensboro, NC Wallace State CC (Ala.) Dustin adams F So.-1L Slidell, LA Salmen HS Brandon williams F So.-1L West Palm Beach, FL Summit Christian HS REDSHIRT 3 Austin Adams F So.-1L Slidell, LA Salmen HS Matt LeBato F Jr.-TR Sulphur, LA Baton Rouge CC REDSHIRT 20 Dadrian Harris G So.-1L Castor, LA Castor HS marvin Frazier C Jr.-2L Zwolle, LA Zwolle HS Demon Pronunciations Dadrian Harris DAY-dree-un DeQuan Hicks da-quan Tra von Joseph TRAY-von Matt LeBato Luh-BAHT-uh Bill Lewit LOU-it Mike McConathy McCON-uh-thee Jacob Spielbauer SPEEL-bow-er Sabri Thompson Ss-BREE Zikiteran Woodley Zuh-KIT-er-un Jalan West JAY-lun Natchitoches, LA NACK-a-dish Bossier City, LA BO-sure City Zwolle, LA Z-WALL-ee Prather Coliseum PRAY-thur 44 Gary Stewart G Sr.-3L Vidalia, LA Vidalia HS

6 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 3 AUSTIN ADAMS Forward Sophomore - 1L Slidell, LA Salmen HS Sank a 3-pointer at UL-Lafayette... 6 minutes in 3 games saw action in 9g last season father used to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and now is a federal agent criminal justice major. Pts 3 at ULL (11/27)... 3, 3x, last at ULL (11/2713) Reb... 3 vs. LeTourneau (12/31/12) FGM... 1 vs. East Texas Baptist (11/9/12) 3FGM... 1 at Lamar (1/31/13) FTM... 1/2, 2x last vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (11/17/12) Ast... 0 Stl vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (11/17/12) Blk.... 1, 2x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13 Min. 3 vs. La. College (12/14)... 5 vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (11/17/12) DEMON PLAYER CAPSULES 20 DADRIAN HARRIS Guard Sophomore - 1L Castor, LA Castor HS 1.3 ppg season-hi 4 points vs. La. College filled in for DeQuan Hicks in 3 games late last season nephew of MLB baseball relief pitching great and ex-nsu basketball player Lee Smith. Pts 4 vs. La. College (12/14)... 6 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (3/7/13) Reb 2 vs. La. College (12/14)... 3, 2x, last vs. A&M-CC (3/7/13) FGM... 2, 3x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) 3FGM... 2 vs. A&M-CC (3/7/13) FTM... 2 at UL-Lafayette (11/27/13) Ast... 2 at UL-Lafayette (11/27/13) Stl.... 1, 2x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) Blk Min , 3x, last vs.la. College (12/14/13) 1 DUSTIN ADAMS Forward Sophomore - 1L Slidell, LA Salmen HS Has played 21 minutes in 7g blocked shot at Auburn 4 points, 3 rebs in 7 minutes vs. La. College saw action in 9g last season father used to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and now is a federal agent criminal justice major Pts... 4, 3x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) Reb 3 vs. La. College (12/14)... 4 vs. SLU (1/19/13) FGM... 2 vs. SLU (1/19/13) 3FGM... 0 FTM... 4/6, 2x last vs. LeTourneau (12/31/12) Ast... 1 at LSU (11/16/13) Stl Blk.... 1, 2x, last at Auburn(11/15/13) Min vs. La. College (12/14/13) 40 MARVIN FRAZIER Center Junior - 2L Zwolle, LA Zwolle HS Will miss road trip with pneumonia, which sidelined him last 2g.. lefty center with good shooting range, athleticism 4.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 14.6 minutes pg in 7g 3-8 on 3s last 5g. 11 points and 9 rebounds, matching career highs, vs. ULM career-best 7 blocks in season opener vs. LeTourneau played in all 32 games and started in 26 last season, averaged 4.9 ppg, 49.6% shooting scored a careerhigh 11 points at UCA (1/12) and again vs. SHSU in the SLC semi-finals father is police chief in Zwolle avid hunter and fisherman engineering major. Pts 11 vs. ULM (11/21/13)... 11, 3x, last vs. ULM (11/21/13) Reb... 9, 3x, last vs.ulm (11/21/13) FGM... 4, 3x last vs, ULM (11/21/13) 3FGM... 2 at LSU (11/16/13) FTM 3/3 vs. LeTourneau (11/8)... 5/5, 2x, last vs. SHSU (3/15/13) Ast vs. UCA (2/9/13) Stl. 2 vs. ULM (11/21)... 3, 2x, last vs. UCA (2/9/13) Blk vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Min vs. ULM (11/21/13) 32 DEQUAN HICKS Forward Senior - 1L Racine, WI New Mexico JC 15.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.1 assists, 2.0 steals pg 46% on FGs (12% behind last year s 58%), 55% on FTs (17% behind last year s 70%) 7-10 on FTs vs. La. College after (39%) FT aim prior 5g began season sinking in 1st 2g 19 points (7-14 FGs) at La. Tech.. season-best 22 points (9-14 FGs) vs. Niagara double-digit scoring 33g career games, all 8 this season, last year missing at SLU (8), at Oklahoma (4), vs. LeTourneau (8) 6 career double-doubles, 3 this season (21/11 vs. La. College, 16/11 at LSU, 17/10 vs. LeTourneau) 3 in 12-13, vs. Campbell (19/10), La. Tech (13/10) and SHSU (24/13) 5 career 20-point games, 2 this year vs. La. College and Niagara 16 points, 11 rebs, career-hi 5 steals at LSU USA Today lists him as one of 10 mid-major stars to watch this season the Indianapolis Star listed Hicks among 13 players who narrowly missed the cut on its list of Top 50 players in college hoops this season in : Southland and All- Louisiana Newcomer of the Year, 2nd-team All-Southland, All-NABC District 24 and All-Louisiana All-Southland Tournament finished 2nd nationally in points p/40 minutes (28.3) missed last 3 regularseason games, beginning with 2nd SFA contest, with ankle injury returned to get his 1st start, posting 11 points, 7 rebs in Southland Tournament semifinal win 13 points, key offensive rebound, gameclinching steal with 0:02 to go in tourney championship win was team s top scorer (14.0, 9th in SLC), rebounder (5.9) 11th nationally in FG% (58.3) in SLC, 3rd in FG%, 6th in steals (1.6 pg) 70% overall on FTs 1.6 assists in 20 minutes pg led team in scoring 9 times SLC Player of the Week 1/14 with 18 ppg, 8 rpg in 3 wins in career-hi 28-point outing at LSU last season. Pts 22 vs. Niagara (11/30) at LSU (11/20/12) Reb 11 at LSU (11/16/13) at Sam Houston State (1/7/13) FGM 9 vs. Niagara (11/30) at LSU (11/20/12) 3FGM... 1 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/13) FTM 8 (of 9) at Auburn (11/15)... 8 (of 10) at Texas A&M (11/26/12) Ast... 4, 4x, last at LSU(11/16/13) Stl at LSU (11/16/13) Blk. 3 vs. ULM (11/21)... 3, 2x, last vs. ULM (11/21/13) Min at La. Tech (12/10/13) 6

7 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 DEMON PLAYER CAPSULES 0 TRA VON JOSEPH Guard Freshman - HS Morrow, LA North Central HS 3.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2 starts true freshman who started his first college game and scored 9 points was at 50% on FGs until 0-5 outing at Memphis averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks last year for All-State honors. Pts... 9 vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Reb... 6 vs. LeTourneau (11/8) FGM... 4 vs. LeTourneau (11/8) 3FGM... 1, 2x, at ULL (11/27), vs. Niagara (11/30) FTM... 2 (of 2) vs. Niagara (11/30) Ast... 2 vs. La. College (12/14) Stl vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Blk vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Min vs. LeTourneau (11/8) 13 MATT KILLIAN Forward Sophomore - 1L Hornbeck, LA Hornbeck HS 0.9 ppg, 1.7 rebounds pg, 10.8 minutes pg got 5th career start vs. La. College and had career-best 4 steals 6 blocks, 3 vs. LeTourneau walk-on who started once last year has scored only 17 points in 26 career g. Pts 3 vs. La. College (12/14)... 4 vs. LeTourneau (12/31/12) Reb 4 vs. Niagara(11/30), at Memphis (12/7)... 6 vs. ETBU (11/9/12) FGM... 1, 5x last vs. La. College (12/14/13) 3FGM... 0 FTM... 2/2, 2x, last vs. LeTourneau (12/31/12) Ast 2, 2x, last vs. La. College (12/14)... 3 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (3/7/13) Stl vs. La. College (12/14/13) Blk vs. LeTourneau (11/8/13) Min. 14, 3x, last vs. La. College (12/14) vs. ETBU (11/9/12) 33 RYAN KING Forward Junior - TR Hornbeck, LA Wallace State CC (Ala.) Played 13 of his 26 minutes replacing Marvin Frazier in second wave vs. La. College hoping he can boost rebounding JC transfer forward won team s dunk contest at preseason Basketball Slamboree to open practice attended powerful Oak Ridge Military (Va.) prep school had 91 blocked shots last year at Wallace CC in Alabama... Father, Chris King, was 1992 NBA 2nd round draft pick who played years of pro ball, 5 in the NBA out of Wake Forest. Pts... 6 vs. La. Collge (12/14) Reb... 4 vs. La. College (12/14) FGM... 3 vs. La. College (12/14) 3FGM... FTM... 2 (of 2) at Auburn (11/15) Ast... Stl.... Blk vs. La. College (12/14) Min vs. La. College (12/14) 42 MATT LEBATO Forward Junior - TR Sulphur, LA Baton Rouge CC Junior transfer with an ankle injury likely to sideline him for the season. 10 PATRICK ROBINSON Forward Senior - 3L Baton Rouge, LA Christian Life Academy Swingman who has had 9.3 ppg, shooting on FGs, in last 4g, 6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 54% FGs matched career best 13 points vs. La. College (6-8 FGs) 12 points at Memphis (6-9 FGs) his shooting vastly improved last year shot 45%, well over career average of 37% and sophomore year s 39% his 71% FT aim was way over career 50% and sophomore year s 57% has scored in doubledigits only 5 times tenacious defender 37 career starts, 5 this year, and 23 of last 24g a year ago wants to be an orthodontist nickname is Slim WR on HS football team dad is a minister. Pts....13, 3x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) Reb 6 vs. La. College (12/14)... 7 vs. Missouri Valley (12/17/11) FGM x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) 3FGM... 1, 10x last at SLU (2/14/13) FTM 2 (of 3), 2x, last vs. Niagara (11/30)... 6/7 vs. Campbell (2/18/12) Stl 2 vs. ULM (11/21)... 4, 3x last at Arkansas (12/29/12) Ast. 2, 2x, last vs. ULM (11/21)... 4, 4x last vs. ETBU (11/9/12) Blk.... 3, 2x, last vs. HLU (11/17/12) Min. 17 at Auburn (11/15) vs. McNeese St. (2/13/12) 44 GARY STEWART Guard Senior - 3L Vidalia, LA Vidalia HS Out until at least Jan. 2 after arthroscopic knee surgery Dec. 5 a four-year, 84-game string of games played ended vs. Niagara due to sprained knee sustained with 15 minutes to go at LSU 3 games earlier may return for Southland season opener Jan. 2 4 points, 4 rebs in 21 minutes at ULL after only 2 minutes vs. ULM scored a career-best 23 points (7-11 FG, 5-8 3s) at Auburn in careerlong 35 minutes ppg, 3.2 rpg, 7-15 on 3s in 5g 36 career starts, 28g streak ended vs. ULM 56% of his career shots (96 of 172) are 3s career 35% shooter on 3s, 31% last season 17 career double-digit scoring games Academic All-America and NABC Good Works Team nominee Southland Conference Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (3.4 GPA) SLC Steve McCarty Citizenship Award winner for community activism, leadership and athletic performance 4.0 GPA, All-State WR in football and All-State for Class 3A state hoop champs at Vidalia HS Academic All-Southland last two seasons (3.4 GPA in psychology) plans to be a counselor. Pts at Auburn (11/15/13) Reb 7 vs. LeTourneau (11/8)... 8 v. Centenary (11/30/10) FGM... 7 at Auburn (11/15/13) 3FGM... 5 (of 8) twice, at Auburn (11/15/13), at UCA (1/12/13) FTM 4 at Auburn (11/15)... 8 v. Central Baptist (12/2/10) Ast. 2 vs. LeTourneau (11/8)... 5, 2x last v. UALR (11/29/11) Stl... 4 at Louisiana-Monroe (12/15/11) Blk. 1 at Auburn (11/15)... 2, 2x, last at SLU (2/14/13) Min at Auburn (11/15/13) 7

8 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, SABRI THOMPSON Guard Freshman - HS Newark, DE Sanford School True freshman combo guard 5.0 ppg 7 points, 4 assists, 3 steals vs. La. College after scoreless at La. Tech (0-6 FG, 0-3 on 3s) on heels of 12 ppg, 18.5 minutes pg in previous 2g, his first two starts made 9-16 on FGs, including 3-8 on 3s vs. Niagara, Memphis 2 rpg, 9-11 FTs, 11.9 minutes pg in 7g 7 points and 3 assists in his collegiate debut vs. LeTourneau will play point guard at times helped Sanford School win three Delaware state championships Gatorade Player of the Year for Delaware ranked No. 2 recruit in the state by MaxPreps graduated with a 3.6 GPA. Pts vs. Niagara (11/30) Reb... 2, 4x, last at Memphis(12/7) FGM... 5 (of 7) vs. Niagara (11/30) 3FGM... 2 (of 4) vs. Niagara (11/30) FTM... 5 vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Stl... 3 vs. La. College (12/14) Ast vs. La. College (12/140 Blk at LSU (11/16), at Memphis (12/7) Min at Memphis (12/7) 2 TYLER WASHINGTON Guard Junior - 2L Port Allen, LA Port Allen HS Junior combo guard back from a medical redshirt year after knee surgery.. Career-high 13 points, 5-5 FG, 3-3 on 3s vs. La. College after DNP at La. Tech following a hard collision earlier that week in practice 4.5 ppg in 8g got his first career start in 61 games vs. Niagara, responded with 7 points, 4 assists, 3 steals 8 points vs. ULM minutes increased with Gary Stewart sidelined in final 15 minutes at LSU and for all but 2 minutes vs. ULM.. hit 2-4 on 3s at LSU, scoring his first 6 points of the season won team s 3-point shooting competition during the Slamboree event at the outset of preseason practice 28 of his career 52 baskets are 3s. Pts at La. College (12/14/13) Reb 2, 3x, last vs. La. College (12/14)... 4 at Lamar (2/18/12) FGM... 5 (of 5) vs. La. College (12/14/13) 3FGM... 3, 2x, last vs. La. College (12/14/13) FTM... 4 (of 7) vs. ULM (11/21/13) Stl... 3, 2x, last vs. Niagara (11/30/13) Ast. 4 vs. Niagara (11/30)... 5 vs. Nicholls (2/29/12) Blk vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (2/4/12) Min. 22 vs. Niagara (11/30) at Lamar (2/18/12) DEMON PLAYER CAPSULES 12 JALAN WEST Guard Sophomore - 1L Bossier City, LA Bossier HS Point guard averaging team-high 17.8 ppg, 31.4 minutes, 5.8 assists (28th NCAA), 2.7 steals (13th NCAA) also 3.6 rpg 45% FGs, 35% 3s, 83% FTs has made 13 straight FTs last 3g 28 points in career-long 40 minutes at La. Tech also went 40 minutes (in OT game) vs. UL-Monroe career-high 30 points (10-15 FGs, 5-8 3s, 5-7 FTs), 9 rebounds in 35 minutes at Auburn 20 points, 10 assists vs. Niagara for 2nd career double-double nearly a third one at Memphis (15 points, 9 assists, 5 steals) Preseason 1st team All-Southland Conference has hit 60 of last 69 FTs (87%) since last 1/17, with streak of 21 ended at Niagara in first non-start this season last season s Southland Freshman of the Year, also All-Defensive Team member and honorable mention All-SLC led SLC in steals (2.4), FT% (83.6), assistturnover ratio (+2.8), 3rd in assists (5.3), 8th in 3s pg(1.6), 10th in 3FG% (35.6) 10th nationally in assist/turnover ratio, 14th in steals, 44th in assists 1st career double-double (11 points, 12 assists) in regular season finale vs. SHS, also 0 turnovers 12 dimes best in SLC last year, only 40 better in NCAA in th leading scorer (10.2) perfect shooting (5-5 FG, 3-3 3s, 2-2 FTs),15 point, 7 assists in 1/19 win over SLU 17g last year in double figures season-hi 26 vs. ETBU 8+ assists in 7 games finished 1 steal away from single-season school record 76 started first 5 games, then played in second wave redshirted in due to NCAA Clearinghouse issue. Pts vs. Auburn (11/15/13) Reb... 9 vs. Auburn (11/15/13) FGM 10 at Auburn (11/15) v. East Texas Baptist (11/9/12) 3FGM... 5 (of 8) vs. Auburn (11/15/13) FTM... 7 (of 7) at La. Tech (12/10/13) Ast 10 vs. Niagara (11/30) v. Sam Houston State (3/9/13) Stl. 5 vs. La. College (12/14)... 7 vs. Lamar(1/5/13) Blk at Auburn (11/15/13) Min , 2x, last at La. Tech (12/10/13) 22 BRISON WHITE Guard Senior - 1L Wichita, KS Neosha County CC High-flying senior guard 13.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg FTs last 3g after 1-4 vs. Niagara career-hi 23 points, 21 in 1st half, vs. La. College career-best 7 rebounds at Auburn, LSU nice addition as a JC transfer last year (fifth-leading scorer, 8.0 ppg) last year, had season-hi 20 points vs. McNeese and UCA 6 steals vs. UCA, 4 at Nicholls and Niagara, his 1.6 steals pg was 5th in SLC impressive 70/43 assist-turnover ratio was (75%) on FTs last 7g, moved him to 60% season after being under 50% in midseason explosive leaper with good quickness will be a nominee for State Farm Slam Dunk contest his mother was a Wichita State high jumper criminal justice major. Pts vs. La. College (12/14/13) Reb x, at LSU (11/16/13), at Auburn (11/15/13) FGM vs. La. College (12/14/13) 3FGM 2 at Auburn (11/15)... 3 vs. La Tech (12/4/12) FTM 2 (of 4) vs. LeTourneau (11/8)... 7 (of 8) at Nicholls (2/16/13) Ast 4 at Auburn (11/15)... 6, 2x last vs. LeTourneau (11/8 Stl. 3 vs. La. College (12/14)... 6 v. UCA (2/9/13) Blk.... 2, 2x, at ULL (11/27), at LSU (11/16/13) Min x, vs. ULM (11/21), at LSU (11/16/13), at Auburn (11/15/13) 8

9 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 DEMON PLAYER CAPSULES 11 BRANDON WILLIAMS Forward Sophomore - 1L West Palm Beach, FL Summit Christian HS Sophomore forward headed for a redshirt season did not score in 9 games last season. Pts... 0 Reb... 1, 5x last vs. SLU (1/19/13) FGM FGM... 0 FTM... 0 Ast... 0 Stl vs. LeTourneau (12/31/12) Blk vs. East Texas Baptist (11/9/12) Min vs. East Texas Baptist (11/9/12) 23 ZEEK WOODLEY Guard Freshman - HS Pelican HS Pelican All-Saints HS True freshman guard who was 14th nationally in FG aim until going in last 3 games 12.8 ppg, 60% on FGs, 71% FTs, 5.0 rpg, 22 min pg 18 points on 7-8 FGs in 16 minutes at Auburn scored putback with 3.1 seconds left to force OT vs. ULM scored 17 and had 7 rebounds in his college debut in 18 minutes vs. LeTourneau 17 points (6-7 FGs), 8 rebounds, 3 blocks in 22 minutes vs. Niagara Threetime Class C (smallest classification) Most Outstanding Player on All-State team at Pelican-All Saints HS was tournament MVP each of his final two seasons while leading All Saints to state titles, after a state finals appearance in his sophomore season nickname is Zeek and he prefers to be called by his nickname given name is Zikiteran. Pts at Auburn (11/15) Reb... 7, 2x, vs. ULM (11/21), LeTourneau (11/8) FGM... 7 (of 8) at Auburn (11/15) 3FGM... FTM... 5/7 v. LeTourneau (11/8) Ast... 2 vs. La. College (12/14) Stl vs. ULM (11/21) Blk.... 3, 2x, vs. vs. ULM (11/21), vs. Niagara (11/30) Min vs. ULM (11/21) NSU RECORD... In November In December In January In February In March NSU S RECORD IN GAMES Decided by 5 pts or less Decided by 10 pts or less Decided by 11 pts or more At night During the day Decided in Overtime Televised NSU S RECORD WHEN SCORING Less than 60 points points points points points or more points NSU S RECORD WHEN ALLOWING Less than 60 points points points points points or more points NSU S RECORD WHEN Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Lead 10 minutes left Trail 10 minutes left Tied 10 minutes left Lead 5 minutes left Trail with 5 minutes left Tied with 5 minutes left NSU S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING 50% or higher Less than 50% Better than opponent Worse than opponent Even shooting More 3PT FGs than opponent NSU S RECORD WHEN Outrebounding opponent Outrebounded by opponent Equal rebounds NSU S RECORD WHEN COMMITTING Fewer TO than opponent More TO than opponent Equal TO or fewer TO

10 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 31st season in college coaching, 35th overall career record (.606) (.510) in 15 seasons at NSU Times have changed with Coach Mike in charge When he was hired as head coach at his father s alma mater in March 1999, Mike McConathy took the helm of a basketball program that was, to put it kindly, struggling. Prior to Coach Mike s arrival, NSU had only five winning seasons in 24 years of NCAA Division I competition. The high points of modern-day Demon basketball before McConathy were a stunning upset win on Dec. 7, 1988 at Rupp Arena to hand Kentucky its first home-opening loss in 21 seasons, and a 1994 NCAA team scoring title. Five previous coaches, including a couple who had been highly successful elsewhere (Wayne Yates, J.D. Barnett), had been unable to establish sustained success. Then, and now: Then - 5 winning seasons in 24 years, 5 straight losing seasons going into Now - 9 winning seasons in 15 years, including the last 4 Then - no 20-win seasons in 23 years of Division I membership; only one since 1960 Now win seasons in the last 10 years, back-to-back 20-win seasons in ; all-time best 26-8 mark in Then - No postseason tournament appearances Now record in two NCAA Tournaments (2001, 2006, 2013) Then - no conference championship in 13 seasons in the SLC, 3 seasons in the Gulf Star Conference and 3 in the Trans-America Conference Now - Southland Conference regular-season crowns in 2005,2006; SLC Tournament titles in 2001, 2006, 2013; 2007 SLC East Division championship 55) under Coach Mike, including a 39-8 (83%) record in the last 3+ seasons. Then - NSU s graduation rate for basketball was below par nationally Now - The Demons have graduated nearly 90% of the seniors who have played under Coach Mike. NSU had a perfect NCAA APR (Academic Progress Rate) score in May 2012 to earn its second public recognition among the NCAA s top 10% in that report (also 2006). Another strong score is projected in May Noteworthy on Coach Mike Three of his former assistant coaches, Dave Simmons (8th year, McNeese State), Mark Slessinger (3frd year, New Orleans) and Buzz Williams (6th year, Marquette) have become head coaches of Division I programs. Simmons and Williams were his two primary assistants in his first NCAA Tournament season ( ) He was the first Northwestern State head coach in any sport to receive a multipleyear contract, getting a four-year package at a base of $99,000 per year in spring 2006 and having the package extended and upgraded in 2008 to $125,000. Louisiana law requires one-year contracts for state employees unless guaranteed with private funds (or by elections!). His record includes 65 games played at a power conference foe, winning at Auburn, Oklahoma State and Mississippi State UTEP head coach Tim Floyd and McConathy were roommates and teammates at Louisiana Tech, where they were recruited by future NBA head coach (Jazz, Bulls, Pistons) Scotty Robertson. Floyd and McConathy stay in contact. He is married to his college sweetheart. Connie McConathy, a former HS English teacher, manages the Bossier Parish community College branch located on the NSU campus. Then - no conference tournament championship game appearances Now - 7 SLC Tournament championship game appearances in 11 tourney appearances (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013), with two wins (2001, 2006). Each of the losses came down to the final minute. Then - attendance for NSU home games in Prather Coliseum was about 1,200 per game. Now - in 14 home games in , the Demons set an all-time record with an average of 2,340 fans. Four of the top five crowds in 45 seasons in Prather Coliseum, all exceeding seating capacity (baseline to baseline) of 3,400, have come under Coach Mike. Five 2,100-plus crowds have watched the Demons play at home this season. A 2,703 crowd was in Prather on 12/4/12 and 2,832 vs. Nicholls on 1/17 is the season high. NSU averaged 1,742 per game at home in and had 1,612 in the season debut. His father, Johnny, starred for Northwestern in and was the No. 5 pick in the 1951 NBA Draft, going to Syracuse. He does a live pregame radio interview courtside on the Demon Sports Network. 15 minutes before tipoff. Pregame, he doesn t sequester himself in the locker room or his office. At home games he goes through the stands and into the booster room, greeting fans. He s also typically out visiting around the court pregame for road games. He is on the voting panel for the ESPN/USA Today coaches Top 25 poll for the 6th straight season. A thoroughbred horse named for him, Coach Mike, has won $ in the past 3 years. The horse is a filly and just like Coach Mike s teams, loves to run. Then - no national television appearances, 4 regional television appearances Now - 20 national telecasts (4 on CBS, 9 on ESPN/ ESPN2/ESPNU, 2 on Big Ten Network, 5 on ESPN3), 27 more regional telecasts in 14 seasons, producing a total of 47 TV games. Then - Demons had won 62% of their home games in 33 seasons in Prather Coliseum Now - Demons have won 71% of their home games (135-10

11 Northwestern State basketball SLC East Division Champions 07 SLC Champions 05, 06, SLC Tournament Champions 01, 06, 13 NCAA Tournament 01, 06, 13 THE COACH McConathy at Northwestern State Championship Game, CenturyTel SLC Classic; most wins at NSU in 18 years NCAA Tournament win; CenturyTel SLC Classic Win over NCAA Tournament entry Siena Youngest team in NCAA D-1; top 8 scorers freshmen Youngest Team in NCAA D-1; started 5-0 in SLC First SLC title; most wins since 1974; SLC Coach of the Year SLC title; SLC tourney title; NCAA First Round win SLC East Division title; SLC tourney finalist SLC Tournament finalist different starters Top 50 NCAA Rankings in blocks, steals, scoring nd in SLC race, led nation in team blocks, 9th in steals Ranked 6th in blocks, 11th in steals per game SLC Tournament Champs, MCAA Tournament 14+ seasons Seven SLC Tournament title game appearances in the last 12 seasons McConathy at Bossier Parish CC NJCAA Region 23 Tournament NJCAA Region 23 Tournament NJCAA Region 23 Tournament Semifinalist NJCAA Region 23 Tournament Miss-Lou champion; NJCAA Region 23 semis NJCAA Region 23 Tournament Semifinalist Miss-Lou; Region 23 champions; NJCAA tourney Miss-Lou champion; Region 23 runner-up Miss-Lou champion; Region 23 runner-up Miss-Lou champion; 3rd nationally in final NJCAA poll Miss Lou champion; 8th nationally in final NJCAA poll 16 seasons won 69% of his games, including 79% in the last 7 years In 13 of his last 14 seasons, BPCC participated in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament after finishing either first of second in the Miss-Lou Conference The Cavaliers won six straight Miss-Lou Conference championships from BPCC won two KJCAA Region 23 championships The Cavaliers were NJCAA Region 23 finalist two more times Twice, Coach Mac led Bossier Parish to the NJCAA Tournament THE Player Mike Opie McConathy ppg Starter as a true freshman at Louisiana Tech ppg All-Southland Conference, second team ppg All-America, honorable mention; SLC Player of the Year; 13th leading scorer in NCAA D ppg 1st Team All-SLC; 7th leading scorer in D-1 Career 20.7 ppg (98 games, 2,033 points) Today he ranks 10th all-time in career scoring average in SLC history Tied Louisiana Tech single-game scoring record with 47 vs. Lamar, 2/23/76 (14-21 FGs, FTs) Set Prather Coliseum single-game scoring record with 45 vs. NSU, 12/11/76 (16-26 FGs, FTs) Scored 41 points vs. East Tennessee State, 11/29/76 (11-23 FGs, FTs) Scored 41 points vs. NSU, 2/28/77 (14-23 FGs, FTs) Scored 41 points vs. McNeese, 2/24/77 (15-25 FGs, FTs) Scored 40 points vs. Lamar, 2/13/75 (15-25 FGs, FTs) Holds school records for free throws made in a game (19 vs. Lamar, 2/23/76), season (200, ) and career (465), and most free throw attempts in a season (246, ) Holds school record by hitting 16 of 16 free throws vs. Southern Mississippi, 2/9/77 Chosen to play in Big Apple Classic, New York City, 1977 Drafter by Chicago Bulls, 1977, fourth round of NBA Draft Signed at La. Tech by Scotty Robertson, future NBA head coach, assistant coach and scout Coached by Emmitt Hendricks, who was the owner of Nicky s Mexican Restaurant in Natchitoches before his death Inducted in the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Foundation Hall of Fame for his playing career at Airline and in college Inducted in the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 Mike is remarkably relaxed in this pressure cooker. You can tell his players hold a reverence toward him. If you didn t meet him, you d think he was too good to be true. He s a quality human being, more concerned about his kids getting through school and doing well in life than anything else, and they know it -- Bill Raftery, CBS Sports 2006 NCAA Tournament He s one of the neatest and one of the greatest guys I ve ever been around. I think Mike has a lawn cutting business and a striping business, where they do lines in parking lots, and he s right there in the middle of it during his offseason. That s just who he is, what he s about and he s a tremendous basketball coach. He loves it. You re right, he doesn t ever draw any attention or anything to himself. He s just a great guy. --LSU head coach Johnny Jones I have never seen the drive Mike had in any other player on any level. Looking back, I realize that the things we coaches try to emphasize each day to our players are the things that Mike did back then. He was completely selfmade and his numbers each year reflected how hard he was working. He could have started for North Carolina, UCLA or anybody else. -- college teammate, now UTEP head coach Tim Floyd 11

12 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 West, Jalan Hicks, DeQuan White, Brison Woodley, Zikiteran Stewart, Gary Robinson, Patrick Thompson, Sabri Washington, Tyler Frazier, Marvin Joseph, Tra'von King, Ryan Harris, Dadrian Adams, Austin Killian, Matt Adams, Dustin Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS NWLA OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/08/13 LETOURNEAU W /15/13 at Auburn W /16/13 at LSU L /21/13 ULM Lot /27/13 at Louisiana-Lafayette L /30/13 NIAGARA W /7/13 at Memphis L /11/13 at Louisiana Tech L /14/13 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Northwestern State Opponents

13 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games TEAM STATISTICS NWLA OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 1 - Home win streak 2 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Northwestern State Opponents

14 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LETOURNEAU 11/08/ W at Auburn 11/15/ W at LSU 11/16/ L ULM 11/21/ Lot at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ L NIAGARA 11/30/ W at Memphis 12/7/ L at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ L LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ W Northwestern State Opponents Games played: 9 Points/game: 89.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 27.0 FT Pct: 68.6 Rebounds/game: 39.8 Assists/game: 16.0 Turnovers/game: 14.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 11.2 Blocks/game: 7.2

15 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LETOURNEAU 11/08/ W at Auburn 11/15/ W at LSU 11/16/ L ULM 11/21/ Lot at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ L NIAGARA 11/30/ W at Memphis 12/7/ L at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ L LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ W Opponents Northwestern State Games played: 9 Points/game: 90.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 30.5 FT Pct: 64.7 Rebounds/game: 48.4 Assists/game: 17.3 Turnovers/game: 20.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 8.3 Blocks/game: 4.4

16 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Opponent Date Score JOSEPH,TRA ADAMS,DUST WASHINGTON ADAMS,AUST ROBINSON,P WEST,JALAN KILLIAN,MA LETOURNEAU 11/08/ W DNP at Auburn 11/15/ W DNP at LSU 11/16/ L DNP ULM 11/21/ L DNP DNP at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ L NIAGARA 11/30/ W DNP at Memphis 12/7/ L DNP DNP at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ L DNP DNP LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ W Opponent Date Score HARRIS,DAD THOMPSON,S WHITE,BRIS WOODLEY,ZI HICKS,DEQU KING,RYAN FRAZIER,MA LETOURNEAU 11/08/ W DNP at Auburn 11/15/ W DNP at LSU 11/16/ L DNP ULM 11/21/ L DNP DNP at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ L NIAGARA 11/30/ W DNP at Memphis 12/7/ L at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ L DNP LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ W DNP Opponent Date Score STEWART,GA LETOURNEAU 11/08/ W at Auburn 11/15/ W at LSU 11/16/ L ULM 11/21/ L at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ L NIAGARA 11/30/ W DNP at Memphis 12/7/ L DNP at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ L DNP LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ W DNP 44

17 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Game-by-Game Highs (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots LETOURNEAU 11/08/ Hicks, DeQuan 10-Hicks, DeQuan 3-Thompson, Sabri 4-West, Jalan 7-Frazier, Marvin West, Jalan West, Jalan Hicks, DeQuan Woodley, Zikiteran at Auburn 11/15/ West, Jalan 9-West, Jalan 6-West, Jalan 3-West, Jalan 1-Adams, Dustin Stewart, Gary Hicks, DeQuan White, Brison at LSU 11/16/ White, Brison 11-Hicks, DeQuan 7-West, Jalan 5-Hicks, DeQuan 2-White, Brison ULM 11/21/ West, Jalan 9-Frazier, Marvin 4-West, Jalan 3-Woodley, Zikiteran 3-Woodley, Zikiteran Frazier, Marvin at Louisiana-Lafayette 11/27/ West, Jalan 6-White, Brison 3-West, Jalan 3-Frazier, Marvin 2-Woodley, Zikiteran West, Jalan Frazier, Marvin White, Brison NIAGARA 11/30/ Hicks, DeQuan 8-Woodley, Zikiteran 10-West, Jalan 3-Washington, Tyler 3-Woodley, Zikiteran at Memphis 12/7/ West, Jalan 6-Frazier, Marvin 9-West, Jalan 5-West, Jalan 2-Frazier, Marvin at Louisiana Tech 12/11/ West, Jalan 7-Woodley, Zikiteran 4-West, Jalan 2-White, Brison 2-Hicks, DeQuan Killian, Matt LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/14/ White, Brison 11-Hicks, DeQuan 7-West, Jalan 5-West, Jalan 2-Woodley, Zikiteran

18 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Team High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Northwestern State - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 116 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 111 at Auburn (11/15/13) 107 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 92 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 80 ULM (11/21/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 48 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 39 NIAGARA (11/30/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 80 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 80 ULM (11/21/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.600 (48-80) LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13).591 (39-66) NIAGARA (11/30/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 14 at Auburn (11/15/13) 7 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 27 at Auburn (11/15/13) 25 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.538 (7-13) LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13).519 (14-27) at Auburn (11/15/13) FREE THROWS MADE 30 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 25 at Auburn (11/15/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 35 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 35 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.862 (25-29) at Auburn (11/15/13).857 (30-35) LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) REBOUNDS 50 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 46 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) ASSISTS 22 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 21 NIAGARA (11/30/13) STEALS 19 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 16 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 15 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 10 NIAGARA (11/30/13) TURNOVERS 19 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 19 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) FOULS 29 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 29 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13)

19 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 105 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 100 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 96 at Memphis (12/7/13) 93 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 92 at Auburn (11/15/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 38 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 37 at Memphis (12/7/13) 37 at Auburn (11/15/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 92 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 81 at Auburn (11/15/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.585 (38-65) at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13).537 (29-54) ULM (11/21/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 10 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 8 at Memphis (12/7/13) 8 at LSU (11/16/13) 8 at Auburn (11/15/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 29 at Auburn (11/15/13) 28 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.476 (10-21) at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13).421 (8-19) at Memphis (12/7/13) FREE THROWS MADE 34 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 29 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 46 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 43 NIAGARA (11/30/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.791 (34-43) NIAGARA (11/30/13).652 (15-23) LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) REBOUNDS 64 at LSU (11/16/13) 64 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) ASSISTS 27 at Memphis (12/7/13) 23 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 23 at Auburn (11/15/13) STEALS 11 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 11 at Memphis (12/7/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 8 at Memphis (12/7/13) 8 at LSU (11/16/13) TURNOVERS 29 ULM (11/21/13) 28 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) FOULS 28 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 27 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13)

20 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Northwestern State - GAME LOWS POINTS 71 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 74 at LSU (11/16/13) 74 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 76 at Memphis (12/7/13) 80 ULM (11/21/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 25 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 25 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 64 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 65 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.375 (30-80) ULM (11/21/13).385 (25-65) at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 0 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 3 at Memphis (12/7/13) 3 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 13 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 15 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.000 (0-17) LETOURNEAU (11/08/13).160 (4-25) at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) FREE THROWS MADE 6 at LSU (11/16/13) 13 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 14 at LSU (11/16/13) 20 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.429 (6-14) at LSU (11/16/13).552 (16-29) ULM (11/21/13) REBOUNDS 31 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 33 NIAGARA (11/30/13) ASSISTS 12 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 12 ULM (11/21/13) 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 12 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) STEALS 7 at Auburn (11/15/13) 7 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 7 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 at Auburn (11/15/13) 4 at LSU (11/16/13) TURNOVERS 10 at Auburn (11/15/13) 12 NIAGARA (11/30/13) FOULS 15 at Memphis (12/7/13) 17 at Auburn (11/15/13)

21 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS 76 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 76 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 84 ULM (11/21/13) 88 at LSU (11/16/13) 92 at Auburn (11/15/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 28 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 29 ULM (11/21/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 54 ULM (11/21/13) 62 at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.337 (31-92) LETOURNEAU (11/08/13).394 (28-71) LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 ULM (11/21/13) 4 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 11 ULM (11/21/13) 14 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.179 (5-28) LETOURNEAU (11/08/13).200 (5-25) LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) FREE THROWS MADE 9 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 10 at Auburn (11/15/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 14 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 18 at Auburn (11/15/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.545 (12-22) at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13).556 (10-18) at Auburn (11/15/13) REBOUNDS 38 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) 41 NIAGARA (11/30/13) ASSISTS 10 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 11 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) STEALS 4 at Auburn (11/15/13) 4 NIAGARA (11/30/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 NIAGARA (11/30/13) 3 LETOURNEAU (11/08/13) 3 ULM (11/21/13) 3 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (12/14/13) TURNOVERS 12 at Auburn (11/15/13) 15 at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) FOULS 14 at LSU (11/16/13) 16 at Memphis (12/7/13)

22 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Player High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games Northwestern State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 30 West, Jalan at Auburn (11/15/13) 28 West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 23 White, Brison vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 23 Stewart, Gary at Auburn (11/15/13) 22 Hicks, DeQuan vs Niagara (11/30/13) Field Goals Made 10 White, Brison vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 10 West, Jalan at Auburn (11/15/13) Field Goal Att. 18 West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 17 White, Brison at Auburn (11/15/13) FG Pct (min 5 made) (5-5) Washington, Tyler vs Louisiana College (12/14/13).875 (7-8) Woodley, Zikiteran at Auburn (11/15/13) 3-Point FG Made 5 Stewart, Gary at Auburn (11/15/13) 5 West, Jalan at Auburn (11/15/13) 3-Point FG Att. 9 West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 8 West, Jalan at Auburn (11/15/13) 8 Stewart, Gary at Auburn (11/15/13) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (3-3) West, Jalan vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) (3-3) Washington, Tyler vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) (2-2) Stewart, Gary at LSU (11/16/13) Free Throws Made 8 Hicks, DeQuan at Auburn (11/15/13) 7 Hicks, DeQuan vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 7 West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 7 West, Jalan vs Niagara (11/30/13) Free Throw Att. 14 Hicks, DeQuan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 10 Hicks, DeQuan vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) FT Pct (min 3 made) (7-7) West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) (5-5) West, Jalan vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) (5-5) Hicks, DeQuan vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) (4-4) Stewart, Gary at Auburn (11/15/13) (3-3) White, Brison vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) (3-3) West, Jalan at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) (3-3) Frazier, Marvin vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) Rebounds 11 Hicks, DeQuan vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 11 Hicks, DeQuan at LSU (11/16/13) Assists 10 West, Jalan vs Niagara (11/30/13) 9 West, Jalan at Memphis (12/7/13) Steals 5 West, Jalan vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 5 West, Jalan at Memphis (12/7/13) 5 Hicks, DeQuan at LSU (11/16/13) Blocked Shots 7 Frazier, Marvin vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) 3 Woodley, Zikiteran vs Niagara (11/30/13) 3 Frazier, Marvin vs ULM (11/21/13) 3 Woodley, Zikiteran vs ULM (11/21/13) 3 Killian, Matt vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) Turnovers 7 West, Jalan at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 6 Hicks, DeQuan at LSU (11/16/13) Fouls 5 Robinson, Patrick at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 5 Frazier, Marvin vs Niagara (11/30/13) 5 Hicks, DeQuan vs ULM (11/21/13)

23 NSU Demon Basketball Northwestern State Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 14, 2013) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 33 Mason, Antoine vs Niagara (11/30/13) 30 Olatayo,Amos vs ULM (11/21/13) 29 Denson, Chris at Auburn (11/15/13) 28 APPLEBY, Raheem at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 22 Long, Shawn at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) Field Goals Made 12 APPLEBY, Raheem at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 12 Denson, Chris at Auburn (11/15/13) Field Goal Att. 24 Mason, Antoine vs Niagara (11/30/13) 21 APPLEBY, Raheem at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) FG Pct (min 5 made).846 (11-13) Olatayo,Amos vs ULM (11/21/13).750 (6-8) HAMILTON, Alex at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 3-Point FG Made 5 Rimmer, Xavian at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) 4 STRINGER, Andre at LSU (11/16/13) 3-Point FG Att. 11 STRINGER, Andre at LSU (11/16/13) 11 Harrell, KT at Auburn (11/15/13) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (2-2) Olatayo,Amos vs ULM (11/21/13).714 (5-7) Rimmer, Xavian at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) Free Throws Made 14 Mason, Antoine vs Niagara (11/30/13) 9 James,Jayon vs ULM (11/21/13) Free Throw Att. 17 Mason, Antoine vs Niagara (11/30/13) 12 Kevin Cottonham vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) FT Pct (min 3 made) (7-7) Shepherd, Kasey at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) (6-6) Jordan, Marvin vs Niagara (11/30/13) (5-5) Davenport, JJ at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) (4-4) Chris Hynes vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) (3-3) Snowden, Ramone vs Niagara (11/30/13) Rebounds 19 Justin Jones vs LeTourneau (11/08/13) 15 Long, Shawn at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) Assists 12 SMITH, Kenneth at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) 8 Coppola,Nick vs ULM (11/21/13) Steals 4 Doc Welch vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 4 SMITH, Kenneth at Louisiana Tech (12/11/13) Blocked Shots 6 MICKEY, Jordan at LSU (11/16/13) 4 Long, Shawn at Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/13) Turnovers 7 Kevin Cottonham vs Louisiana College (12/14/13) 7 Coppola,Nick vs ULM (11/21/13) Fouls 5 Ware, Marcus vs Niagara (11/30/13) 5 Snowden, Ramone vs Niagara (11/30/13) 5 Williams,Marvin vs ULM (11/21/13) 5 Dixon-Tatum, Asauhn at Auburn (11/15/13) 5 Jake Kennedy vs LeTourneau (11/08/13)

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