2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team
The 2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team will represent Nicholls State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first year head coach Justin Payne, play their home games at Stopher Gym located in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Stopher Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2022–23 season with a 5–24 overall record and a 2–16 record for last place in Southland Conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 39 overall votes, the Colonels were picked to finish tenth in the conference.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |
Preseason All Conference
Sophomore Lexi Alexander, Forward, was selected as a member of the Preseason All-Conference second team.[1]
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
North American | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Nov 8, 2023* 6:00 pm |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
SUNO | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nov 14, 2023* 11:00 am |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas | |||||||||
| Nov 18, 2023* 2:00 pm |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nov 24, 2023* 1:00 pm |
vs. Eastern Illinois GCU Classic |
Grand Canyon University Arena Phoenix, Arizona | |||||||||
| Nov 25, 2023* 3:30 pm |
at Grand Canyon GCU Classic |
Grand Canyon University Arena Phoenix, Arizona | |||||||||
| Nov 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Dillard | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nov 30, 2023* |
at Alcorn State | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi | |||||||||
| Dec 4, 2023* 7:00 pm |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama | |||||||||
| Dec 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UAB | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Dec 20, 2023* |
at Grambling | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Southland regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 6, 2024 1:00 pm |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 18, 2024 6:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2024 3:30 pm |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 10, 2024 3:00 pm |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2024 6:30 pm |
New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 22, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 29, 2024 6:30 pm |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Mar 6, 2024 5:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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