2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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] 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
C 1
Daniel Regis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
St. George's, Grenada
G 2
Jeremiah Buford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So
Atlanta, Georgia
G 3
Kevin Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
Thibodaux, Louisiana
G 4
Tom Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Thibodaux, Louisiana
F 5
Warith Alatishe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
G 11
Gavin Peppers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
GS
Washington, D.C.
G 15
Jeremiah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
GS
Dallas, Texas
G/F 22
Brandon Moore Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Dallas, Texas
F 23
Elvis Harvey Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
South Bay, Florida
G 24
Danny Garrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Parker, Colorado
F/C 35
Ryghe Lyons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
So
Slidell, Louisiana
G
Nico Clareth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Baltimore, Maryland
G
D'Angelo Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Louisville, Kentucky
G
Dexter McClanahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Ellenwood, Georgia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Sources:[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018 *7:00 pm
Mississippi College W 86–58 1–0
Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Nov 8, 2018 *6:00 pm, ACC+
at Louisville
L 72–85 1–1
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Nov 11, 2018 *6:00 pm, PAC12
at Washington State
L 72–89 1–2
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WS
Nov 13, 2018 *8:00 pm, PlutoTV
at Idaho
W 83–80 2–2
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID
Nov 16, 2018 *11:00 am, FSSW
at Baylor Emerald Coast Classic L 54–81 2–3
Ferrell Center 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 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 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 Boston, MA
Dec 18, 2018 *7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
L 68–95 5–6
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 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
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word
L 58–65 8–7
McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN /
Stephen F. Austin W 78–73 9–7
Stopher Gym (214)Thibodaux, LA
Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 77–76 10–7
Stopher Gym (367)Thibodaux, LA
Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm
at McNeese State
L 75-86 10-8
H&HP Complex Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
L 68-74 10-9
Farris Center Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 73-75 10-10
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm
Lamar L 69–90 10–11
Stopher Gym (315)Thibodaux, LA
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 70–91 10–12
University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm
at New Orleans
W 64–63 11–12
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 13, 2019
Abilene Christian L 48–64 11–13
Stopher Gym (313)Thibodaux, LA
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN /
at Houston Baptist
L 82–88 11–14
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State
L 74–84 OT
11–15
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Feb 23, 2019 6:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 100–57 12–15
Stopher Gym (478)Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019
McNeese State L 75–84 12–16
Stopher Gym (305)Thibodaux, LA
Mar 2, 2019 3:30 pm
New Orleans L 70–80 12–17
Stopher Gym (503)Thibodaux, LA
Mar 6, 2019
Northwestern State W 83–60 13–17
Stopher Gym (501)Thibodaux, LA
Mar 9, 2019 6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 69–63 14–17
Stopher Gym (540)Thibodaux, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References
^ "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2017-18" . ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .^ "Nicholls State's Richie Riley hired as South Alabama's head coach" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 15, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .^ St. Germain, Brent (March 29, 2018). "Nicholls officially names Claunch new men's basketball coach" . The Daily Comet . Retrieved August 22, 2018 . ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster" . Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 13, 2018 .^ Chris Dobbertean (August 21, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games" . SBNation. Retrieved August 22, 2018 . ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .^ "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2018-19" . ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
