John Michael McConathy (born December 27, 1955) is an American former basketball coach and the winningest college basketball coach in Louisiana history. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1999 to 2022.[1] He was raised in Bossier City and played college basketball at Louisiana Tech, earning honorable mention All-American honors. From 1983 to 1999, McConathy was the basketball coach at Bossier Parish Community College, originally an entity of the Bossier Parish School Board. He was hired as head coach at Northwestern State in March 1999.[2]
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Born | (1955-12-27) December 27, 1955 (age 66) |
Playing career | |
1973–1977 | Louisiana Tech |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983–1999 | Bossier Parish CC |
1999–2022 | Northwestern State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 330–377 (.467) |
Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 1–3 CIT: 0–1 |
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He is the son of the late John McConathy, a former NBA player who was selected fifth overall in the 1951 NBA draft. John McConathy was a superintendent of the Bossier Parish School Board prior to his retirement in 1983.[3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (1999–2022) | |||||||||
1999–2000 | Northwestern State | 17–13 | 11–7 | T–4th | |||||
2000–01 | Northwestern State | 19–13 | 11–9 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2001–02 | Northwestern State | 13–18 | 8–10 | 9th | |||||
2002–03 | Northwestern State | 6–21 | 6–14 | 10th | |||||
2003–04 | Northwestern State | 11–17 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
2004–05 | Northwestern State | 21–12 | 13–3 | T–1st | |||||
2005–06 | Northwestern State | 26–8 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2006–07 | Northwestern State | 17–15 | 10–6 | 1st (East) | |||||
2007–08 | Northwestern State | 15–18 | 9–7 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
2008–09 | Northwestern State | 11–20 | 3–13 | T–5th (East) | |||||
2009–10 | Northwestern State | 10–19 | 5–11 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2010–11 | Northwestern State | 18–14 | 10–6 | 2nd (East) | |||||
2011–12 | Northwestern State | 16–16 | 8–8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2012–13 | Northwestern State | 23–9 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2013–14 | Northwestern State | 17–14 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
2014–15 | Northwestern State | 19–13 | 13–5 | T–3rd | CIT first round | ||||
2015–16 | Northwestern State | 8–20 | 5–13 | 12th | |||||
2016–17 | Northwestern State | 13–16 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
2017–18 | Northwestern State | 4–25 | 1–17 | 13th | |||||
2018–19 | Northwestern State | 11–20 | 6–12 | 11th | |||||
2019–20 | Northwestern State | 15–15 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
2020–21 | Northwestern State | 11–18 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
2021–22 | Northwestern State | 9–23 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
Northwestern State: | 330–377 (.467) | 201–195 (.508) | |||||||
Total: | 330–377 (.467) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Northwestern State Demons head basketball coaches | |
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Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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