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
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matthew Taylor
  • Trevor Deloach
  • Nick Bowman
Home arenaStopher Gym
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State162 .8892112  .636
Abilene Christian144 .778277  .794
Southeastern Louisiana126 .6671716  .515
New Orleans126 .6671914  .576
Lamar126 .6672013  .606
Texas A&M–CC99 .5001418  .438
Central Arkansas810 .4441419  .424
Houston Baptist810 .4441218  .400
Stephen F. Austin711 .3891416  .467
Nicholls711 .3891417  .452
Northwestern State612 .3331120  .355
McNeese State513 .278922  .290
Incarnate Word117 .056625  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
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
*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.
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