Prather Coliseum

Prather Coliseum
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Location	220 S. Jefferson St., Natchitoches, LA 71457
Coordinates	31°44′38.5″N 93°05′42.6″W / 31.744028°N 93.095167°W / 31.744028; -93.095167Coordinates: 31°44′38.5″N 93°05′42.6″W / 31.744028°N 93.095167°W / 31.744028; -93.095167
Owner	Northwestern State University
Operator	Northwestern State University
Capacity	3,900
Surface	Multi-surface
Opened	1964
Northwestern State Demons basketball Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball Northwestern State Lady Demons volleyball

Prather Coliseum is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose arena in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It opened in 1964 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons basketball team.^[1] The arena also holds concerts and events. Prather Coliseum was named in honor of the school's most successful basketball and football coach, H. Lee Prather, who served from the 1910s through the 1940s before becoming NSU President in 1951.

History

The coliseum is among projects credited to the late State Senator Sylvan Friedman of Natchitoches Parish. It opened two years before Friedman's retirement.^[2]

Prather Coliseum is also known as the venue for the final concert performed by rock star Jim Croce on Thursday, September 20, 1973. Shortly after the concert, Croce's plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches airport, killing Croce and all others aboard the plane.^[3]

The arena hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 2005–06.^[4] Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball player Keiva Council set the single-game scoring record in the building with 48 points in an 84–80 Wolfpack victory over Northwestern State on November 25, 2011.

References

↑ Prather Coliseum at nsudemons.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
↑ Friedman Student Union at facilityuse.nsula.edu, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
↑ Jim Croce at vegasvalleycomputers.biz, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
↑ Northwestern State Wins Men's O'Reilly Auto Parts/SLC Tournament Title at southland.org, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/2009

Northwestern State Demons basketball

Venues	Prather Coliseum (1964–present)

Culture & lore	Vic the Demon

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Southland Conference

American Bank Center (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston State)
Burton Coliseum (McNeese State)
Farris Center (Central Arkansas)
Lakefront Arena (New Orleans)
McDermott Center (Incarnate Word)
Montagne Center (Lamar)
Moody Coliseum (Abilene Christian)
Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State)
Sharp Gymnasium (Houston Baptist)
Stopher Gym (Nicholls State)
University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (Stephen F. Austin)

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana

The American	Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)

Conference USA	Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)

SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)

Southland	Burton Coliseum (McNeese State) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gym (Nicholls State) University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)

Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana-Lafayette) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe)

SWAC	F.G. Clark Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

Music venues of Louisiana

Arenas/Stadiums	Alario Center Baton Rouge River Center Arena BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Cajundome CenturyLink Center F.G. Clark Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Mercedes-Benz Superdome Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gym Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium University Center Yulman Stadium

Concert Halls	Baton Rouge River Center Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts Orpheum Theater RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts

Historic venues	Congo Square Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium

Outdoor venues	Champions Square Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park New Orleans Fairgrounds

Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's

Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

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