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The 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at Stopher Gym in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the 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.

2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Southland regular season co-champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–11 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStopher Gym
Seasons
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647
Nicholls State 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Stephen F. Austin † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 15   .583
Lamar 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
New Orleans 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Abilene Christian 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Texas A&M–CC 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Incarnate Word 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
Houston Baptist 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
Northwestern State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 25   .138
† 2018 Southland tournament winner

On March 15, 2018, head coach Richie Riley left Nicholls to take the head coaching job at South Alabama.[1] Two weeks later, the school promoted assistant coach Austin Claunch to head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Colonels finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.[3] Senior forward Liam Thomas led Division I in blocks per game with a 4.19 average.[4]

Roster

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2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Legend Robertin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr London, England
G 1 Tevon Saddler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Aberdeen, Maryland
G 2 Jahvaughn Powell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Tallahassee, Florida
G 3 Lafayette Rutledge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gautier, Mississippi
G 4 Zaquavian Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Statesboro, Georgia
G/F 5 Maurice O'Field 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Cleveland, Ohio
G 10 Zach Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wellington, New Zealand
F/C 22 Ryghe Lyons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Slidell, Louisiana
G 23 Roddy Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
C 24 Daniel Regis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Grenada
G 25 Kevin Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Thibodaux, Louisiana
G/F 33 Rafe Blades 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Thibodaux, Louisiana
F 35 Kimani Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Flint, Michigan
G 40 Stevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Lansing, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 111–106  1–0
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (924)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 14, 2017*
5:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 5 Villanova
Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game 		L 77–113  1–1
 Wells Fargo Center (8,517)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Spring Hill W 127–83  2–1
 Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
Nov 19, 2017*
5:00 pm, FCS Central 		at Western Kentucky
Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game 		L 86–100  2–2
 E.A. Diddle Arena (3,378)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 23, 2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. Presbyterian
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland Bracket semifinals 		W 76–64  3–2
 Retriever Activities Center (146)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 24, 2017*
1:30 pm 		vs. UMBC
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland Bracket championship 		L 88–89  3–3
 Retriever Activities Center (489)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Blue Mountain W 104–68  4–3
 Stopher Gym (237)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 1, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana L 80–105  4–4
 Stopher Gym (733)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 3, 2017*
6:00 pm 		Idaho L 68–79  4–5
 Stopher Gym (253)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 16, 2017*
6:00 pm 		Culver-Stockton W 92–51  5–5
 Stopher Gym (122)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane L 69–76  5–6
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,162)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Mobile W 96–52  6–6
 Stopher Gym (158)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 23, 2017*
3:00 pm 		at Seattle L 89–95  6–7
 Connolly Center (841)
Seattle, WA
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 87–46  7–7
(1–0) 		Stopher Gym (333)
Thibodaux, LA
Dec 30, 2017
3:30 pm 		Incarnate Word W 77–60  8–7
(2–0) 		Stopher Gym (203)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 64–81  8–8
(2–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,241)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 72–71  9–8
(3–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (598)
Houston, TX
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 85–80  10–8
(4–1) 		Stopher Gym (266)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 13, 2018
3:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 86–79  11–8
(5–1) 		Stopher Gym (315)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 91–61  12–8
(6–1) 		Stopher Gym (213)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar W 79–74  13–8
(7–1) 		Montagne Center (1,834)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 27, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana L 63–67  13–9
(7–2) 		Stopher Gym (1,131)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 3, 2018
4:15 pm 		at New Orleans W 81–64  14–9
(8–2) 		Lakefront Arena (2,103)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 69–65  15–9
(9–2) 		Moody Coliseum (1,207)
Abilene, TX
Feb 10, 2018
3:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 94–67  16–9
(10–2) 		Stopher Gym (477)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 14, 2018
8:15 pm, ELVN 		Sam Houston State W 73–72  17–9
(11–2) 		Stopher Gym (505)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Arkansas W 87–83  18–9
(12–2) 		Farris Center (2,912)
Conway, AR
Feb 21, 2018
6:30 pm 		at McNeese State W 96–79  19–9
(13–2) 		Burton Coliseum (807)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm 		New Orleans W 78–64  20–9
(14–2) 		Stopher Gym (1,007)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 28, 2018
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State W 73–70  21–9
(15–2) 		Prather Coliseum (903)
Natchitoches, LA
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 57–69  21–10
(15–3) 		University Center (1,774)
Hammond, LA
Southland tournament
Mar 9, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals 		L 66–78  21–11
 Merrell Center (2,545)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

See also

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2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Nicholls State's Richie Riley hired as South Alabama's head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ St. Germain, Brent (March 29, 2018). "Nicholls officially names Claunch new men's basketball coach". The Daily Comet. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Southland Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Thomas named Southland Defensive Player of the Year - Nicholls State University". www.geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Wildcats Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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