2021–22 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

2021–22 Northwestern State Demons men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–23 (5–9 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Moore
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
2021–22 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 11 3   .786 21 12   .636
Southeastern Louisiana 10 4   .714 19 15   .559
New Orleans 10 4   .714 18 14   .563
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7 7   .500 23 12   .657
Houston Baptist 6 8   .429 11 18   .379
Northwestern State 5 9   .357 9 23   .281
McNeese State 4 10   .286 11 22   .333
Incarnate Word 3 11   .214 7 25   .219
2022 Southland tournament winner

The 2021–22 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 23rd-year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 5–9 in Southland play to finish sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to McNeese State.

After the season, head coach Mike McConathy announced his retirement. On March 23, 2022, the school named former Missouri State assistant Corey Gipson the team's new head coach.