Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

University

Nicholls State University

Conference

Southland

Location

Thibodaux, LA

Arena

Stopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)

Nickname

Colonels

Colors

Red and Gray^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1976*, 1979*, 1995, 1998
*at Division II level

The Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.^[2]^[3] The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.^[4]^[5] Nicholls State's first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gym^[6]^[7] and were last coached by J. P. Piper.^[8]

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Colonels have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments in 1995 and 1998. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1995	First Round	Virginia	L 72–96
1998	First Round	Arizona	L 60–99

NCAA Division II Tournament

The Colonels have appeared in two NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Lincoln (MO) Grambling State Chattanooga	W 97–79 W 90–89 L 78–107
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Southeast Missouri State Rollins North Alabama	W 89–74 W 100–87 L 97–103

References

↑ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Nicholls.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
↑ "Nicholls Colonels 2012-13 Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
↑ "Nicholls State Colonels team page". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
↑ "Nicholls State Colonels team page". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
↑ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
↑ "Division I Teams By Arena Capacity". bbstate.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
↑ "David R. Stopher Gym". isport.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
↑ "J.P. Piper". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

External links

Official website

Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

Venues	Stopher Gym (1970–present)

Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou 6th Man Basketball Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

Nicholls State University

Facilities	Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Colonels Softball Complex Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Ray E. Didier Field Stopher Gym

Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Cross country Football Soccer Volleyball Marching band

Media	KNSU

Southland Conference men's basketball

Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Central Arkansas Bears Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese State Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls State Colonels Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders

Championships & awards	Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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