2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–21 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rennie Bailey
  • Terry Parker
  • Mike Czepil
Home arenaStopher Gym
Seasons
2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 2   .889 27 – 5   .844
Northwestern State † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Oral Roberts 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571
Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 13 – 18   .419
Sam Houston State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* 5 – 13   .278 6 – 23   .207
Lamar 1 – 17   .056 3 – 28   .097
† 2013 Southland tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by ninth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to McNeese State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Dantrell Thomas Guard 6–2 200 Junior Many, Louisiana
2 Lachlan Prest Forward 6–7 209 Sophomore Flagstaff Hill, Australia
3 Dominique Vallejo Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana
4 Jeremy Smith Guard 6–3 175 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
10 Pedro Maciel Guard 6–1 180 Junior São Paulo, Brazil
11 Piers Carroll Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Sydney, Australia
12 Zachary West Guard 5–10 180 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
13 Travis Julien Forward 6–7 190 Freshman Vacherie, Louisiana
14 Ja'Dante Frye Forward 6–4 180 Freshman Thibodaux, Louisiana
15 Sam McBeath Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Sydney, Australia
20 Fred Hunter Guard 6–5 240 Senior Denton, Texas
21 Shane Rillieux Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
22 T.J. Carpenter Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Sibley, Louisiana
23 Drew Caillouet Forward 6–5 180 Freshman Thibodaux, Louisiana
24 Sterling Bailey Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Ruston, Louisiana
35 Linden Smith-Hyde Guard 6–2 170 Senior Sydney, Australia

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/13/2012*
6:30 pm 		Mobile W 73–53 
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
Regular season
11/10/2012*
4:00 pm 		at Vanderbilt L 65–80  0–1
 Memorial Gym (7,655)
Nashville, TN
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 14 Missouri L 54–74  0–2
 Mizzou Arena (9,519)
Columbia, MO
11/26/2012*
6:30 pm 		New Orleans W 92–79  1–2
 Stopher Gym (650)
Thibodaux, LA
12/01/2012*
11:00 am, BTN 		at No. 13 Michigan State L 39–84  1–3
 Breslin Student Events Center (17,797)
East Lansing, MI
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Tulane L 48–65  1–4
 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,378)
New Orleans, LA
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 76–79  1–5
 Lakefront Arena (584)
New Orleans, LA
12/20/2012*
9:05 pm 		at Utah State
World Vision Classic 		L 72–79  1–6
 Smith Spectrum (7,731)
Logan, UT
12/21/2012*
6:30 pm 		vs. Southern Illinois
World Vision Classic 		L 53–65  1–7
 Smith Spectrum (785)
Logan, UT
12/22/2012*
6:30 pm 		vs. UC Davis
World Vision Classic 		L 71–82  1–8
 Smith Spectrum (835)
Logan, UT
12/29/2012*
2:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 59–68  1–9
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,011)
Lincoln, NE
01/03/2013
7:30 pm 		Central Arkansas W 83–79  2–9
(1–0) 		Stopher Gym (550)
Thibodaux, LA
01/05/2013
4:15 pm 		Oral Roberts L 63–76  2–10
(1–1) 		Stopher Gym (530)
Thibodaux, LA
01/07/2013
7:30 pm 		at McNeese State W 64–63  3–10
(2–1) 		Burton Coliseum (639)
Lake Charles, LA
01/12/2013
4:20 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 65–70  3–11
(2–2) 		University Center (830)
Hammond, LA
01/17/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northwestern State W 93–78  4–11
(3–2) 		Prather Coliseum (2,832)
Natchitoches, LA
01/19/2013
6:15 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 49–72  4–12
(3–3) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,811)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/24/2013
7:50 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 69–62  5–12
(4–3) 		Stopher Gym (1,530)
Thibodaux, LA
01/26/2013
4:15 pm 		Sam Houston State W 70–67 OT 6–12
(5–3) 		Stopher Gym (682)
Thibodaux, LA
01/31/2013
7:30 pm, FCS 		at Oral Roberts L 78–90  6–13
(5–4) 		Mabee Center (3,870)
Tulsa, OK
02/02/2013
4:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 76–79  6–14
(5–5) 		Farris Center (1,037)
Conway, AR
02/09/2013
2:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana L 62–73  6–15
(5–6) 		Stopher Gym (453)
Thibodaux, LA
02/14/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stephen F. Austin L 51–63  6–16
(5–7) 		Stopher Gym (630)
Thibodaux, LA
02/16/2013
4:20 pm 		Northwestern State L 79–84  6–17
(5–8) 		Stopher Gym (545)
Thibodaux, LA
02/19/2013
7:30 pm 		at Lamar W 74–63  7–17
(6–8) 		Montagne Center (2,078)
Beaumont, TX
02/23/2013*
2:00 pm 		at UTSA
BracketBusters 		L 58–76  7–18
 Convocation Center (861)
San Antonio, TX
02/28/2013
7:45 pm 		at Sam Houston State W 56–53  8–18
(7–8) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (821)
Huntsville, TX
03/02/2013
7:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 64–68  8–19
(7–9) 		American Bank Center (1,333)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2013
7:45 pm 		Lamar W 90–63  9–19
(8–9) 		Stopher Gym (679)
Thibodaux, LA
03/09/2013
4:00 pm 		McNeese State L 88–91 2OT 9–20
(8–10) 		Stopher Gym (670)
Thibodaux, LA
2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
5:00 pm 		vs. McNeese State
First Round 		L 59–62  9–21
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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