2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eleventh year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference.

2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–19 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	J. P. Piper (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Rennie Bailey David Amata Mike Lenzly
Home arena	Stopher Gym (Capacity: 3,800)

2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	5		.853
Sam Houston State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Texas A&M–CC	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Northwestern State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Incarnate Word**	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Lamar*	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
McNeese State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Houston Baptist*	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Nicholls State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Abilene Christian**	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
Central Arkansas*	2	–	16		.111			2	–	27		.069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties ** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland tournament winner

The Colonels were picked to finish eighth (8th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

The Colonels were the sixth seed in the 2015 Southland Conference tournament due to ineligibility of three teams which finished higher in conference play. In the first game of the tournament, the Colonels played the seventh seeded New Orleans Privateers losing 73–82. The Colonels finished the season with a 10–19 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play tied for eighth place.

Roster

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2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Marquis Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Helen Cox HS New Orleans, LA F 2 Lachian Prest 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Scotch College Flagstaff Hill, Australia F 3 Denzel Flemmings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Scotch College Adelaide, Australia F 4 Chad Simpson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Scotch College Perth, Australia G 5 Amin Torres 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Conquering Word Christian Academy New Orleans, LA G 10 Zach Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Impact Academy Wellington, New Zealand F 11 Adam Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lee College Houston, TX G 12 Richie Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oakland Community College Flint, MI F 13 Travis Julien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr St. Edward High School (Louisiana) Vacherie, LA F 14 Ja'Dante' Frye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr E.D. White HS Thibodaux, LA F 15 Sam McBeath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Cambelltown HS Sydney, Australia F 20 Cade Towers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lake Ginninderra College Queensland, Australia G 21 Shane Rillieux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brother Martin HS New Orleans, LA G 22 T. J. Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lakeside HS Sibley, LA F 24 Liam Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Central Private School Sydney, Australia F 32 JaMarkus Horace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stephen F. Austin HS Sugar Land, TX F 44 Luka Kamber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Louisiana-Lafayette Berlin, Germany	Head coach J. P. Piper Assistant coach(es) Rennie Bailey David Amata Mike Lenzly Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 09/23/2014

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/12/2014* 6:30 pm	Mobile	W 92–65		Stopher Gym (689) Thibodaux, LA
Out of Conference
11/17/2014* 7:30 pm	at North Texas	L 57–71	0–1	UNT Coliseum (1,367) Denton, TX
11/20/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N	at UCLA	L 74–107	0–2	Pauley Pavilion (5,231) Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wake Forest	L 48–75	0–3	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,045) Winston-Salem, NC
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm, BTN	at No. 19 Michigan	L 62–91	0–4	Crisler Center (11,139) Ann Arbor, MI
12/6/2014* 3:30 pm	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 89–60	1–4	Stopher (722) Thibodaux, LA
12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, BTN	No. 5 Wisconsin	L 43–86	1–5	Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI
12/16/2014* 6:30 pm	Arkansas–Monticello	W 81–75	2–5	Stopher Gym (713) Thibodaux, LA
12/18/2014* 6:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech	L 54–79	2–6	Thomas Assembly Center (3,918) Ruston, LA
12/21/2014* 3:30 pm	Troy	L 64–65	2–7	Stopher Gym (649) Thibodaux, LA
12/30/2014* 6:30 pm	Spring Hill	W 71–64	3–7	Stopher Gym (638) Thibodaux, LA
Conference Games
01/03/2015 6:00 pm	at Lamar	L 62–75	3–8 (0–1)	Montagne Center (1,877) Beaumont, TX
01/10/2015 4:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 54–71	3–9 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum (540) Abilene, TX
01/13/2015 6:30 pm	Houston Baptist	W 61–57	4–9 (1–2)	Stopher Gym (849) Thibodaux, LA
01/17/2015 3:30 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 66–69	4–10 (1–3)	Stopher Gym (785) Thibodaux, LA
01/20/2015 6:30 pm	Sam Houston State	L 39–62	4–11 (1–4)	Stopher Gym (1,027) Thibodaux, LA
01/24/2015 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 71–61	5–11 (2–4)	Farris Center (1,178) Conway, AR
01/26/2015 6:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 51–80	5–12 (2–5)	Prather Coliseum (2,018) Natchitoches, LA
01/31/2015 3:30 pm	Incarnate Word	L 58–69	5–13 (2–6)	Stopher Gym (768) Thibodaux, LA
02/02/2014 6:30 pm	New Orleans	W 67–55	6–13 (3–6)	Stopher Gym (1,113) Thibodaux, LA
02/07/2015 3:30 pm	McNeese State	W 70–59	7–13 (4–6)	Stopher Gym (692) Thibodaux, LA
02/10/2015 7:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 64–73	7–14 (4–7)	McDermott Center (510) San Antonio, TX
02/14/2015 3:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	L 59–65	7–15 (4–8)	Stopher Gym (418) Thibodaux, LA
02/21/2015 6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 71–86	7–16 (4–9)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,716) Nacogdoches, TX
02/23/2015 6:30 pm	Northwestern State	L 57–79	7–17 (4–10)	Stopher Gym (791) Thibodaux, LA
02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at McNeese State	L 68–73 OT	7–18 (4–11)	Burton Coliseum (1,563) Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2015 7:45 pm	at New Orleans	W 89–79	8–18 (5–11)	Lakefront Arena (609) New Orleans, LA
03/05/2015 7:30 pm	Central Arkansas	W 77–70	9–18 (6–11)	Stopher Gym (815) Thibodaux, LA
03/07/2015 7:30 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 75-69	10-18 (7-11)	University Center (659) Hammond, LA
Southland tournament
03/11/2015 7:30 pm	vs. New Orleans	L 73–82	10–19	Merrell Center (1,029) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team