Prather Coliseum

Perhaps the toughest arena to play in the Southland Conference, Prather Coliseum is now in its seventh decade of hosting Northwestern State basketball and is named after H. Lee Prather, the all-time winningest coach in Demon Basketball history. The 3,400-seat multi-purpose facility was constructed in 1963 and sits on the banks of Chaplin’s Lake, just south of Turpin Stadium. The coliseum houses offices for men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, the NSU news bureau, sports information, compliance, athletic facilities and vice president of external affairs offices. The arena was given a major facelift before the 2012-13 season with the addition of a permanent wood floor that fits three basketball courts, attractive new courtside purple seating that includes end-zone bleachers and new interior signage and banners. A digital touch screen complete with wall graphics and an induction board celebrate NSU's N-Club Hall of Fame, an athletics hall of fame which honors NSU's best student-athletes in program history.

NORTHWESTERN STATE RECORD IN PRATHER COLISEUM 55 SEASONS, 452 WINS - 264 LOSSES (.632)

PRATHER COLISEUM RECORDS

SCORING

46 Anatoly Bose, Nicholls 45 Mike McConathy, La. Tech 42 J.B. Conley, Texas State 42 Dwight Lamar, USL 40 Paul Poe, La. College

1/23/10 12/11/76 2/27/10 1/10/72 12/21/77

39 Zeek Woodley, NSU

11/16/15 39 Larry Terry, NSU 2/17/94 39 Vernon Freeman, Houston Baptist 2/26/77 39 Marvin Winkler, USL 2/2/70 38 Sabri Thompson, NSU 1/12/17 38 Larry Terry, NSU 12/15/92 38 Billy Reynolds, NSU 2/26/77 37 Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas 2/2/16 37 Jesse Ratliff, North Texas 2/8/93 37 Raymond Lawrence, Ark. Baptist 12/15/92 37 Roy Ebron, USL 1/10/72 37 Vernon Wilson, NSU 12/16/72 36 Melvin Henderson, Southern 12/16/72 36 Damon Jones, NSU 1/31/09 36 Vernon Wilson, NSU 1/29/73 36 Zeek Woodley, NSU 2/16/15 35 Eric Kubel, NSU 2/8/93 35 Billy Reynolds, NSU 1/29/77 35 Jimmy Critten, Ark. Baptist

REBOUNDS

30 James Wyatt, NSU 29 Wendell Lanier, So. Miss. 26 Eric Kubel, NSU 25 Guy Charles, NSU 25 Reggie Grace, NSU 25 James Wyatt, NSU 24 James Wyatt, NSU 24 James Wyatt, NSU 24 Charles Bloodworth, NSU 24 Roy Ebron, USL 12/15/92

2/15/68 1/27/68 12/18/93 2/22/80 12/29/73 2/20/67 12/3/68 1/21/69 2/2/70 1/10/72

ATTENDANCE

3,930 Sam Houston St. (W 95-87) 3/12/06 3,800 Grambling (L 73-71) 1/12/81 3,721 Utah State (W 88-71) 11/10/06 3,623 SE Louisiana (L 49-42) 3/13/05 3,612 Stephen F. Austin (L, 93-82) 2/9/15 3,580 Northeast La. (L 95-87) 1/29/04 3,500 Centenary (W 91-88 ot) 2/12/81 3,461 Northeast La. (L 89-79) 1/30/93 3,403 Lamar (W 80-66) 3/9/06 3,299 McNeese (W 103-73) 3/4/05 3,200 La. Tech (W 65-57) 2/3/82 3,130 Lamar (W 90-75) 3/10/05 3,114 Northeast La. (W 93-85) 2/8/92 3,023 Texas-Arlington (W 81-67) 3/8/05 3,020 Stephen F. Austin (L 95-55) 3/3/16

HALL OF FAME MEMBERSHIPS

LOUISIANA SPORTS

Coach H. Lee Prather, 1965 Charles “Red” Thomas, 1969 Lee Arthur Smith, 2003 Gayle Hatch, 2008 Tynes Hildebrand, 2014

LOUISIANA BASKETBALL

Dick Brown, 1988 David Clark, 1994 Tynes Hildebrand, 1992 Jimmy Leach, 1985 Johnny McConathy, 1982 George McConathy, 1993 Coach H. Lee Prather, 1977 Billy Reynolds, 1988 Charles “Red” Thomas, 1979 James Wyatt, 1987

MR. LOUISIANA BASKETBALL

Tynes Hildebrand, 1981 Jerry Byrd, 1992 Eugene “Doc” Christmas, 1998 Billy Montgomery, 2009

N-CLUB

Roman Banks, 2011 Thurman Baptiste, 2004 Billy Baucum, 1977 Charles Bloodworth, 2015 Sammy Booras, 1991 Dick Brown, 1974 Jerry Byrd, 2005 David Clark, 1987 Bill Collingsworth, 1985 Coach Huey Cranford, 1998 Mickey Crnkovic, 2004 Wiley Cummings, 1991 John Elkins, 1986 Reginald Grace, 2002 Dexter Grimsley, 2012 Phillip Haley, 2001 Gayle Hatch, 2002 Tynes Hildebrand, 1985 Jessie Horner, 2004 Tandy Jackson, 1983 George Jones, 2016 Eric Kubel, 2017 Frank Lampkin, 1996 Jimmy “Red” Leach, 1976 Bill Loftin, 2005 Tommy Mathis, 1994 Elvin McCann, 2006 George McConathy, 1982 Johnny McConathy, 1972 J.L. “Leslie” McConathy, 1998 Mike McConathy, 2019 Leroy Miller, 1976 Linwood Outz, 1995 Frederick Piper, 2006 Coach H. Lee Prather, 1969 Terrance “Bo” Rayford, 2017 Billy Reynolds, 1989 Ocie Richie, 1980 V.M. Robert, 1977 J.A. Rockhold, 1981 Murphy Rogers, 1968 Ken Shaw, 1988 Larry Skinner, 1986 C.L. Starnes, 1972 Bill Stewart, 2004 Tommy Stewart, 1981 R.J. Stoker, 1980 Jodie Stoutamire, 1980 Larry Terry, 2018 Charles “Red” Thomas, 1970 Jim “Buddy” Thomas, 1990 Bernard Waggoner, 1982 Wayne Waggoner, 2019 Murrell “Doak” Walker, 1973 Murrell Walker, 1992 Truitt Weldon, 2009 Jim Willis, 1976 Vernon Wilson, 1988 Gene Wright, 1989 James Wyatt, 1981