2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball
2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–22 (8–14 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Cabrera (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Figueroa
Assistant coaches	Luke Darst; Hayden Harkins;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	20	–	2	.909	28	–	6	.824
McNeese †	19	–	3	.864	28	–	5	.848
UT Rio Grande Valley	14	–	8	.636	19	–	14	.576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	13	–	9	.591	18	–	15	.545
New Orleans	12	–	10	.545	15	–	18	.455
Nicholls	12	–	10	.545	14	–	19	.424
Northwestern State	8	–	14	.364	10	–	22	.313
Houston Christian	8	–	14	.364	12	–	20	.375
Incarnate Word	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
East Texas A&M	6	–	16	.273	11	–	21	.344
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	16	.273	9	–	22	.290

† 2026 Southland tournament winner As of March 17, 2026

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.

Previous season

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.^[1] They defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions McNeese in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Izzy Miles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Tarleton State	Huntsville, Alabama
G	1	Chip Brunt	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Gulf Coast State	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Landyn Jumawan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lee College	Whitmore Village, Hawaii
PG	4	CJ Larry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro High School	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	5	Micah Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Nicholls	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	8	Moustapha Loum	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Frank Phillips College	Dakar, Senegal
F	10	Kordrick Turner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Paris Junior College	Sulphur Springs, Texas
G	11	Chris Mubiru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	West Oaks Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	13	Justin Redmond	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	DME Academy	Snellville, Georgia
G	15	Seth Ned	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hamilton Christian Academy	Westlake, Louisiana
C	21	J.C. Riley Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Tallahassee State College	Atlanta, Georgia
F	23	Willie Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Kilgore College	Houston, Texas
G	25	Omar Adegbola	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Baylor	Houston, Texas
G	33	Quentin Bolton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Racine, Wisconsin

Head coach

Rick Cabrera (Tennessee Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Figueroa (Millikin)
Luke Darst (Arkansas State)
Hayden Harkins (Elmira)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
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 – 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, 2025 6:30 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, 2025 3:30 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, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 61–76	3–9 (1–2)	17 – Miles	4 – Williams	6 – Mubiru	Prather Coliseum (302) Natchitoches, LA
December 31, 2025 3:30 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, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 74–68	4–10 (2–3)	16 – Mubiru	13 – Williams	4 – Thomas	Prather Coliseum (353) Natchitoches, LA
January 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 72–74	4–11 (2–4)	29 – Thomas	12 – Williams	4 – Williams	Stopher Gymnasium (511) Thibodaux, LA
January 10, 2026 3:30 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, 2026 6:30 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, 2026 4:00 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, 2026 7:00 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, 2026 3:00 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, 2026 5:00 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, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 58–61	6–16 (4–9)	16 – Mubiru	12 – Williams	4 – Williams	Prather Coliseum (1,000) Natchitoches, LA
February 4, 2026 6:30 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, 2026 5:00 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, 2026 6:00 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, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–66	8–18 (6–11)	26 – Thomas	6 – Williams	5 – Mubiru	Prather Coliseum (515) Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	L 64–75	8–19 (6–12)	27 – Thomas	8 – Mubiru	2 – Tied	Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA
February 21, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 71–53	9–19 (7–12)	23 – Thomas	10 – Williams	2 – Larry	Prather Coliseum (450) Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 54–49	10–19 (8–12)	18 – Thomas	9 – Mubiru	2 – Tied	Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA
February 28, 2026 5:30 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, 2026 6:30 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
Southland tournament
March 8, 2026 7:30 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.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rally falls short in Southland Tournament quarterfinals". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "Cowboys Beat Northwestern State 83-64 Advance to Southland Championship". KPLC 7 News. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "Northwestern State Demons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[2] "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rally falls short in Southland Tournament quarterfinals". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[3] "Cowboys Beat Northwestern State 83-64 Advance to Southland Championship". KPLC 7 News. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[4] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[5] "Northwestern State Demons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

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