The Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represents

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nichol ...

in Thibodaux,

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in the sport of

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. The school's team currently competes in the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

. Nicholls' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gymnasium and are coached by Tevon Saddler . The Colonels have appeared two times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1998.

Championships

Conference championships

Regular season * Gulf South: 1976, 1979 * Southland: 1995, 1998, 2018, 2021 Tournament * Southland: 1995, 1998

History

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Colonels have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments in 1995 and 1998. Their combined record is 0–2.

NIT results

Nicholls has appeared in one

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

s (NIT). Their combined record is 0–1.

NCAA Division II Tournament

The Colonels have appeared in two NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–2.

Conference affiliations

* From 1982–84, Nicholls State was a provisional member of the TAAC. Men's basketball did not play any conference games.

Arenas

Stopher Gymnasium

Stopher Gymnasium is a 3,800-seat multi-purpose

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Thibodaux, Louisiana Thibodaux ( ) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Thib ...

. The on-campus

opened in 1970 and is home of the Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team.

Shaver Gymnasium

Shaver Gymnasium or Richard C. Shaver Gymnasium is a 750-seat on-campus arena that opened in 1958 and was the home of the Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team from its opening until 1969.

Head coaches

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References

External links

* {{Southland Conference men's basketball navbox Basketball teams established in 1958 1958 establishments in Louisiana