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2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represent Nicholls State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Austin Claunch, play their home games at Stopher Gym in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
Quick Facts Nicholls Colonels men's basketball, Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions ...
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Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 14–17 (7–11 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Stopher Gym |
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| Sam Houston State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–CC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Colonels finished the 2017–18 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.[1]
On March 15, 2018, head coach Richie Riley left Nicholls to take the head coaching job at South Alabama.[2] Two weeks later, the school promoted assistant coach Austin Claunch to head coach.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Mississippi College | W 86–58 | 1–0 |
Stopher Gymnasium (233) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+ |
at Louisville | L 72–85 | 1–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (15,355) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, PAC12 |
at Washington State | L 72–89 | 1–2 |
Beasley Coliseum (2,090) Pullman, WS | |||||||
| Nov 13, 2018* 8:00 pm, PlutoTV |
at Idaho | W 83–80 | 2–2 |
Memorial Gymnasium (413) Moscow, ID | |||||||
| Nov 16, 2018* 11:00 am, FSSW |
at Baylor Emerald Coast Classic |
L 54–81 | 2–3 |
Ferrell Center (8,721) Waco, TX | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic |
L 55–75 | 2–4 |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,903) Oxford, MS | |||||||
| Nov 23, 2018* 11:00 am |
vs. North Carolina Central Emerald Coast Classic |
W 77-63 | 3-4 |
The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (135) Niceville, FL | |||||||
| Nov 24, 2018* 12:30 pm |
vs. Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic (Visitor's Championship) |
W 62-61 OT | 4-4 |
The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (125) Niceville, FL | |||||||
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Spring Hill College | W 85-65 | 5-4 |
Stopher Gymnasium (461) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, Patriot League Network |
at Boston University | L 63-75 | 5-5 |
Case Gym (584) Boston, MA | |||||||
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 68–95 | 5–6 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,812) Monroe, LA | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Mobile | W 84–67 | 6–6 |
Stopher Gymnasium (222) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Campbellsville Harrodsburg | W 88–63 | 7–6 |
Stopher Gymnasium (199) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Southland regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm |
at Northwestern State | W 78–72 | 8–6 (1–0) |
Prather Coliseum (802) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Incarnate Word | L 58–65 | 8–7 (1–1) |
McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital |
Stephen F. Austin | W 78–73 | 9–7 (2–1) |
Stopher Gym (214) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm |
Houston Baptist | W 77–76 | 10–7 (3–1) |
Stopher Gym (367) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm |
at McNeese State | L 75-86 | 10-8 (3-2) |
H&HP Complex (2,278) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
| Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas | L 68-74 | 10-9 (3-3) |
Farris Center (758) Conway, AR | |||||||
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 73-75 | 10-10 (3-4) |
American Bank Center (975) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm |
Lamar | L 69–90 | 10–11 (3–5) |
Stopher Gym (315) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 70–91 | 10–12 (3–6) |
University Center (879) Hammond, LA | |||||||
| Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm |
at New Orleans | W 64–63 | 11–12 (4–6) |
Lakefront Arena (1,334) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| Feb 13, 2019 |
Abilene Christian | L 48–64 | 11–13 (4–7) |
Stopher Gym (313) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital |
at Houston Baptist | L 82–88 | 11–14 (4–8) |
Sharp Gymnasium (611) Houston, TX | |||||||
| Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston State | L 74–84 OT | 11–15 (4–9) |
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,393) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| Feb 23, 2019 6:30 pm |
Central Arkansas | W 100–57 | 12–15 (5–9) |
Stopher Gym (478) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Feb 27, 2019 |
McNeese State | L 75–84 | 12–16 (5–10) |
Stopher Gym (305) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2019 3:30 pm |
New Orleans | L 70–80 | 12–17 (5–11) |
Stopher Gym (503) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 |
Northwestern State | W 83–60 | 13–17 (6–11) |
Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 6:30 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 69–63 | 14–17 (7–11) |
Stopher Gym (540) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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- "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- "Nicholls State's Richie Riley hired as South Alabama's head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- St. Germain, Brent (March 29, 2018). "Nicholls officially names Claunch new men's basketball coach". The Daily Comet. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- Chris Dobbertean (August 21, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- "Nicholls St Colonels Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018.