2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball
2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–8 (1–1 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	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Nicholls	2	–	0	1.000	3	–	7	.300
McNeese	3	–	1	.750	10	–	2	.833
East Texas A&M	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
New Orleans	1	–	1	.500	3	–	8	.273
Northwestern State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	8	.273
Incarnate Word	1	–	2	.333	5	–	6	.455
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	.333	4	–	8	.333
Houston Christian	1	–	3	.250	5	–	7	.417
Lamar	0	–	2	.000	5	–	6	.455

† 2026 Southland tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represents Northwestern State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by third-year head coach Rick Cabrera, play 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	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	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	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	Pride Roofing 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						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
December 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
December 31, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 3, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
January 10, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 26, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 9, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	McNeese						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 21, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 28, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Hilliard Center Corpus Christi, TX
March 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Southland tournament
March 8–11, 2026 TBA	vs.						Townsley Law Arena 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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