2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball | |
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Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 14–17 (7–11 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Stopher Gym |
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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 |
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
[edit]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
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.