Nicholls Colonels men's basketball

Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
2024–25 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
UniversityNicholls State University
Head coachTevon Saddler (2nd season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationThibodaux, Louisiana
ArenaStopher Gymnasium
(capacity: 3,800)
NicknameColonels
ColorsRed and gray[1]
   
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1976*, 1979*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1976*, 1979*
NCAA tournament round of 32
1976*, 1979*
NCAA tournament appearances
1976*, 1979*, 1995, 1998
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
1995, 1998
Conference regular season champions
1976, 1979, 1995, 1998, 2018, 2021, 2022
Stopher Gymnasium

The Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana in the sport of basketball.[2][3] The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.[4][5] Nicholls' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gymnasium[6] and are coached by Tevon Saddler .[7] The Colonels have appeared two times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1998.

  1. ^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Nicholls Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels team page". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels team page". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Division I Teams By Arena Capacity". bbstate.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. ^ St. Germain, Brent (March 29, 2018). "Nicholls officially names Claunch new men's basketball coach". The Daily Comet. Thibodaux, LA. Retrieved March 30, 2018.