Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

University

Conference

Location

Head coach

Richie Riley (1st year)

Arena

Stopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)

Nickname

Colors

Red and Gray^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1976*, 1979*, 1995, 1998
*at Division II level

The Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.^[2]^[3] The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.^[4]^[5] Nicholls State's first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gym^[6]^[7] and are coached by Richie Riley.^[8]

Postseason appearances

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1995	First Round	Virginia	L 72–96
1998	First Round	Arizona	L 60–99

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Lincoln (MO) Grambling State Chattanooga	W 97–79 W 90–89 L 78–107
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Southeast Missouri State Rollins North Alabama	W 89–74 W 100–87 L 97–103

Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

Venues	Stopher Gym (1970–present)

Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou 6th Man Basketball Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Nicholls State University

Campus	Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Colonels Softball Complex Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Ray E. Didier Field Stopher Gym

Athletics	Athletics Baseball Basketball Men Women Cross country Football Soccer Track and field Volleyball Pride of Nicholls Marching band Colonel Tillou

Student life	KNSU

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Southland Conference men's basketball

Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Central Arkansas Bears Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese State Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls State Colonels Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders

Championships & awards	Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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