Prather Coliseum:

Considered probably the toughtest arena to play in the Southland Conference, Prather Coliseum provides more seating on the floor than any other venue in the league. Prather Coliseum, in its fifth decade of playing host to Northwestern State basketball, is named after H. Lee Prather (pronounced PRAY-thur), who retired in 1949 as the dean of all head coaches in college basketball. He soon became president of NSU. The 3,400-seat (basketball configuration) multi-purpose facility opened in 1964 on the banks of Chaplin’s Lake, in a scenic setting on the south side of the NSU campus. The coliseum also houses the Graduate N Club Athletic Hall of Fame, honoring the greatest figures in Northwestern sports history, along with offices for women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, the Vice President for External Affairs, the NSU News Bureau, the Associate Athletic Director, the NCAA Compliance Director, and the Sports Information Office.

Women's basketball attendance records:

Top 15 Prather Crowds
1. 3,385 vs. SFA, 1/22/96, L 77-67
2. 2,875 vs. ULM, 1/29/94, L 72-61
3. 2,775 vs. SFA, 2/5/94, W 96-95
4. 2,713 vs. UTA, 3/13/04, W 78-71
5. 2,642 vs. McNeese, 3/2/05, L 77-72
6. 2,570 vs. SFA, 2/18/95, L 75-70
7. 2,250 vs. SFA, 2/24/00, L 79-58
8. 2,235 vs. TXST, 1/31/04, W 63-62
9. 2,150 vs. ULM, 2/3/90, L 91-88
10. 2,121 vs. SFA, 2/7/98, L 75-67
11. 1,961 vs. ULM, 2/10/93, L 80-75
12. 1,945 vs. UTA, 2/26/04, W 77-69
13. 1,875 vs. ULM, 1/30/93, W 67-64
14. 1,871 vs. SFA, 3/1/01, W 67-46
15. 1,840 vs. UTSA, 3/11/04, W 82-71

Men's basketball attendance records:

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
3,580 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