2022–23 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

2022–23 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record16–15 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachNick Bowman
Assistant coaches
  • Darion Brown
  • Joey Brooks
Home arenaStopher Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Nicholls 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 – 9   .500 13 – 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
McNeese 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Lamar 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach Austin Claunch, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in fourth place.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2021–22 season 21–12, 11–3 in Southland play, to finish as regular-season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland tournament to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.[1] As a No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to SMU.[2]

Preseason

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. The Colonels were picked to finish second in the conference.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 149 (11)
2 Nicholls 137 (6)
3 New Orleans 129 (2)
4 Southeastern 105
5 McNeese 97
6 Northwestern State 92
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 56
8 Houston Christian 55 (1)
9 Lamar 44
10 Incarnate Word 36

Preseason All-Conference

Guard Latrell Jones was named to the conference's preseason first team. Forward Manny Littles and guard Pierce Spencer were named to the conference's second team.[4]

Roster

2022–23 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Marek Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Plano, TX
F 1 Josh Sr. LeBlanc 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 Tyrease Terrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Slidell, LA
G 3 Micah Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, OK
G 4 Caleb Huffman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Broken Arrow, OK
G 5 Pierce Spencer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Porter, TX
F 10 Ryan Maxwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Jacksonville, AR
G 11 Latrell Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
F 13 Mekhi Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cedar Hill, TX
F 14 Taylor Blanchard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Morgan City, LA
G 21 Jalen White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pasadena, TX
F 22 Manny Littles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lanett, AL
F 23 Edoardo Del Cadia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Senigallia, Italy
G 24 Quinn Strander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Thibodaux, LA
G 25 Lance-Amir Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Kingston, Jamaica
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 17 Arizona L 75–117  0–1
 McKale Center (12,635)
Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2022*
9:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Wyoming L 68–79  0–2
 Arena-Auditorium (4,498)
Laramie, WY
November 13, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		Carver Game cancelled Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
November 19, 2022*
8:00 p.m., BYU TV 		at BYU L 73–87  0–3
 Marriott Center (13,745)
Provo, UT
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jarvis Christian W 97–52  1–3
 Stopher Gymnasium (605)
Thibodaux, LA
November 25, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UC Irvine
Las Vegas Holiday Challenge 		L 56–83  1–4
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 26, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UC San Diego
Las Vegas Holiday Challenge 		W 72–70  2–4
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Champion Christian W 115–50  3–4
 Stopher Gymnasium (333)
Thibodaux, LA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 71–78  3–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (12,682)
Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rust College W 85–65  4–5
 Stopher Gymnasium (450)
Thibodaux, LA
December 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern W 88–73  5–5
(1–0) 		Stopher Gymnasium (685)
Thibodaux, LA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 17 Mississippi State L 66–68  5–6
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,023)
Starkville, MS
December 19, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Trinity Baptist W 90–46  6–6
 Stopher Gymnasium (421)
Thibodaux, LA
December 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 12 Baylor L 56–85  6–7
 Ferrell Center (8,577)
Waco, TX
Southland regular season
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce W 66–63  7–7
(2–0) 		The Field House (246)
Commerce, TX
January 7, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 48–68  7–8
(2–1) 		Prather Coliseum (1,412)
Natchitoches, LA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 66-69  7–9
(2–2) 		Montagne Center (1,613)
Beaumont, TX
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 77–63  8–9
(3–2) 		Stopher Gymnasium (611)
Thibodaux, LA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 73–64  9–9
(4–2) 		Stopher Gymnasium (1,522)
Thibodaux, LA
January 21, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 71–68  10–9
(5–2) 		The Legacy Center (2,337)
Lake Charles, LA
January 26, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 86–96  10–10
(5–3) 		American Bank Center (1,519)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 67–69  10–11
(5–4) 		McDermott Center (384)
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. 		Texas A&M–Commerce Game postponed until February 20 due to icy weather conditions in Texas[5] Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 92–91  11–11
(6–4) 		Sharp Gymnasium (771)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 84–59  12–11
(7–4) 		Stopher Gymnasium (623)
Thibodaux, LA
February 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern W 88–77  13–11
(8–4) 		University Center (447)
Hammond, LA
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 74–78  13–12
(8–5) 		Stopher Gymnasium (688)
Thibodaux, LA
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Incarnate Word W 84–74  14–12
(9–5) 		Stopher Gymnasium (544)
Thibodaux, LA
February 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 71–72  14–13
(9–6) 		Stopher Gymnasium (611)
Thibodaux, LA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 82–88  14–14
(9–7) 		Lakefront Arena (1,137)
New Orleans, LA
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 68–64  15–14
(10–7) 		Stopher Gymnasium (521)
Thibodaux, LA
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 64–60  16–14
(11–7) 		Stopher Gymnasium (543)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
March 6, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (8) McNeese
Second round 		L 71–77  16–15
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colonels ousted in semifinals by Islanders, 71-64". Nicholls State University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Colonels' season concludes with 68-58 loss at SMU in NIT". Nicholls State University Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "TAMUC AT NICHOLLS BASKETBALL GAMES POSTPONED TO FEB. 20". Southland Conference. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2022.