Northwestern State University of Louisana

2000-01 NSU Demon Basketball Team

The Demons became NSU’s first men’s NCAA Tournament participant and won the first-ever Opening Round Game in the NCAA Tournament, beating Winthrop 71-67 in Dayton, Ohio, before losing three days later to top-seeded Illinois. The team (19-13) won the Southland Conference Tournament by beating three higher-seeded teams that had swept them in the regular season, winning at Nicholls, then topping UTSA and No. 1 McNeese in less than 24 hours at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City. Two other teams, the unbeaten 1955-58 Mile Relay Team and the 1981 NCAA champion 4x100 relay team, have been inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame.

 

Front Row (l-r): Harris Ray Wilson, Doug Ireland, Elaine Clark, Joe Peterson, Mike McConathy, Mark Slessinger, Dave Simmons, Micah Coleman, Chad Moon. Back Row (l-r): B.J. Netterville, Josh Hancock, Michael Edwards, Alann Polk, Jerrold McRae, Chris Lynch, Will Burks, D’Or Fischer, Chris Thompson, Melvin Roberts, Jeremy Pace, Pooh Davis, Ryan Duplessis, Kory Wilson, Michael Byars-Dawson. Not Pictured: Squad Members Jeremy Breehne, Chris Kelly and Kyle Thomas; Student Manager Forrest White and Student Assistant Brian Rayner.