2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represent Nicholls State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Austin Claunch, play their home games at Stopher Gym in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions
Conference	Southland Conference
2018–19 record	14–17 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Austin Claunch (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matthew Taylor Trevor Deloach Nick Bowman
Home arena	Stopher Gym

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2		.889			21	–	12		.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
New Orleans	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Nicholls	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
McNeese State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2019 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2017–18 season 21–11, 15–3 in Southland play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Southland Tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Stephen F. Austin.[1]

On March 15, 2018, head coach Richie Riley left Nicholls to take the head coaching job at South Alabama.[2] Two weeks later, the school promoted assistant coach Austin Claunch to head coach.[3]

Roster

Sources:[4]

2018–19 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 22 Ryghe Lyons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Slidell, Louisiana C 24 Daniel Regis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Grenada G 25 Kevin Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Thibodaux, Louisiana G/F 33 Rafe Blades 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Thibodaux, Louisiana F Abdul Alatishe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G Nico Clareth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland G Thomas Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Thibodaux, Louisiana G Danny Garrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Parker, Colorado F Elvis Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South Bay, Florida G D'Angelo Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Louisville, Kentucky G Jermemiah Jefferson — — Sr Dallas, Texas G Dexter McClanahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Ellenwood, Georgia G Brandon Moore, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lancaster, Texas G Gavin Peppers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G Trent Schiller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Head coach Austin Claunch (Emory) Assistant coach(es) Matthew Taylor (Union College) Trevor Deloach (UNCW) Nick Bowman (Eastern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 13, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:[5][6][7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 86–58	1–0	Stopher Gymnasium (233) Thibodaux, LA
Nov 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+		at Louisville	L 72–85	1–1	KFC Yum! Center (15,355) Louisville, KY
Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, PAC12		at Washington State	L 72–89	1–2	Beasley Coliseum (2,090) Pullman, WS
Nov 13, 2018* 8:00 pm, PlutoTV		at Idaho	W 83–80	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium (413) Moscow, ID
Nov 16, 2018* 11:00 am, FSSW		at Baylor Emerald Coast Classic	L 54–81	2–3	Ferrell Center (8,721) Waco, TX
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic	L 55–75	2–4	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,903) Oxford, MS
Nov 23, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. North Carolina Central Emerald Coast Classic	W 77-63	3-4	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (135) Niceville, FL
Nov 24, 2018* 12:30 pm		vs. Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic (Visitor's Championship)	W 62-61 ^OT	4-4	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (125) Niceville, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Spring Hill College	W 85-65	5-4	Stopher Gymnasium (461) Thibodaux, LA
Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, Patriot League Network		at Boston University	L 63-75	5-5	Case Gym (584) Boston, MA
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 68–95	5–6	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,812) Monroe, LA
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm		Mobile	W 84–67	6–6	Stopher Gymnasium (222) Thibodaux, LA
Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm		Campbellsville Harrodsburg	W 88–63	7–6	Stopher Gymnasium (199) Thibodaux, LA
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm		at Northwestern State	W 78–72	8–6 (1–0)	Prather Coliseum (802) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	L 58–65	8–7 (1–1)	McDermott Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital		Stephen F. Austin	W 78–73	9–7 (2–1)	Stopher Gym (214) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm		Houston Baptist	W 77–76	10–7 (3–1)	Stopher Gym (367) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm		at McNeese State	L 75-86	10-8 (3-2)	H&HP Complex (2,278) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 68-74	10-9 (3-3)	Farris Center (758) Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 73-75	10-10 (3-4)	American Bank Center (975) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		Lamar	L 69–90	10–11 (3–5)	Stopher Gym (315) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 70–91	10–12 (3–6)	University Center (879) Hammond, LA
Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm		at New Orleans	W 64–63	11–12 (4–6)	Lakefront Arena (1,334) New Orleans, LA
Feb 13, 2019		Abilene Christian	L 48–64	11–13 (4–7)	Stopher Gym (313) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital		at Houston Baptist	L 82–88	11–14 (4–8)	Sharp Gymnasium (611) Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	L 74–84 ^OT	11–15 (4–9)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,393) Huntsville, TX
Feb 23, 2019 6:30 pm		Central Arkansas	W 100–57	12–15 (5–9)	Stopher Gym (478) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019		McNeese State	L 75–84	12–16 (5–10)	Stopher Gym (305) Thibodaux, LA
Mar 2, 2019 3:30 pm		New Orleans	L 70–80	12–17 (5–11)	Stopher Gym (503) Thibodaux, LA
Mar 6, 2019		Northwestern State	W 83–60	13–17 (6–11)	Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA
Mar 9, 2019 6:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–63	14–17 (7–11)	Stopher Gym (540) Thibodaux, LA
Southland Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019		vs.			Merrell Center  Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

References

1. "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
2. "Nicholls State's Richie Riley hired as South Alabama's head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
3. St. Germain, Brent (March 29, 2018). "Nicholls officially names Claunch new men's basketball coach". The Daily Comet. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
4. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
5. Chris Dobbertean (August 21, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
6. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
7. "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018.