2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach J. P. Piper (12th season)
Assistant coach Rennie Bailey
Assistant coach David Amata
Assistant coach Chris DeFelice
Home arena Stopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000     28 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 3   .833     25 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667     18 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 6   .667     17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 8   .556     17 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500     12 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
McNeese State 7 11   .389     9 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 12   .333     7 21   .250
New Orleans 6 12   .333     10 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 12   .333     11 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 13   .278     8 20   .286
Lamar 3 15   .167     11 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for 9th place in conference. They beat McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State.

On March 29, head coach J. P. Piper was fired.[1] He finished at Nicholls State with a 12 year record of 132–224.

Preseason

The Colonels were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[2]

Roster

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Nelson, MarquisMarquis Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Helen Cox HS New Orleans, LA
C 2 Caudill, KyleKyle Caudill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Boston College Brea, CA
G 4 Burke, CameronCameron Burke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dutchtown HS Dutchtown, LA
G 5 O'neal, TreTre O'neal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Otero JC Denver, CO
G 10 Young, ZachZach Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Impact Academy Wellington, New Zealand
F 11 Ward, AdamAdam Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lee College Houston, TX
G 12 Weldon, JadenJaden Weldon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Trinity Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 13 Bell, JonathanJonathan Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Garden City CC Los Angeles, CA
F 14 Frye, Ja'Dante'Ja'Dante' Frye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr E.D. White HS Thibodaux, LA
F 15 McBeath, SamSam McBeath 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Cambelltown HS Sydney, Australia
F 20 Weaver, BrettBrett Weaver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ottawa Canyon, TX
G 21 Rillieux, ShaneShane Rillieux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Brother Martin HS New Orleans, LA
G 22 Carpenter, T. J.T. J. Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lakeside HS Sibley, LA
G 23 Thomas, QuintonQuinton Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dunham HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 24 Thomas, LiamLiam Thomas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Central Private School Sydney, Australia
30 Bissant, RobertRobert Bissant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Delago CC New Orleans, LA
G 32 Spencer, DavonDavon Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Delago CC New Orleans, LA
G 40 Repichowski, StevieStevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tulsa Lansing, MI
F 44 Kamber, LukaLuka Kamber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Louisiana-Lafayette Berlin, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rennie Bailey
  • David Amata
  • Chris DeFelice

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Source [3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/9/2015*
6:30 pm
Arkansas–Monticello W 93–81  1–0
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
Regular season

11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
at Florida State L 62–109  0–1
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,094)
Tallahassee, FL

11/19/2015*
6:30 pm
Mobile W 80–58  1–1
Stopher Gym (489)
Thibodaux, LA

11/23/2015*
12:30 am
at Hawaii L 74–99  1–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,576)
Honolulu, HI

11/25/2015*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 63–75  1–3
WisePies Arena (12,383)
Albuquerque, NM

12/01/2015*
6:30 pm
Louisiana College W 80–62  2–3
Stopher Gym (698)
Thibodaux, LA

12/05/2015*
3:30 pm
Loyola W 89–74  3–3
Stopher Gym (690)
Thibodaux, LA

12/10/2015*
9:00 pm
at San Diego State L 47–84  3–4
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at North Texas L 60–78  3–5
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX

12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at SMU
Las Vegas Classic
L 46–82  3–6
Moody Coliseum (6,460)
University Park, TX

12/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Colorado
Las Vegas Classic
L 68–85  3–7
Coors Events Center (8,125)
Boulder, CO

12/22/2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Hampton
Las Vegas Classic
W 84–81  4–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

12/23/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Canisius
Las Vegas Classic
L 74–83  4–8
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

12/28/2015*
1:00 pm
at Houston L 49–76  4–9
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,403)
Houston, TX

01/02/2016
3:30 pm
Lamar L 67–79  4–10
(0–1)
Stopher Gym (792)
Thibodaux, LA

01/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Memphis L 46–82  4–11
FedExForum (10,290)
Memphis, TN

01/09/2016
3:40 pm
Abilene Christian W 63–62  5–11
(1–1)
Stopher Gym (1,297)
Natchitoches, LA

01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 69–78  5–12
(1–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (517)
Houston, TX

01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–76  5–13
(1–3)
American Bank Center (1,247)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/18/2016
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 76–87  5–14
(1–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,260)
Huntsville, TX

01/23/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 83–94  5–15
(1–5)
Stopher Gym (1,567)
Thibodaux, LA

01/25/2016
6:30 pm
Northwestern State L 80–88  5–16
(1–6)
Stopher Gym (2,147)
Thibodaux, LA

01/30/2016
4:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 61–68  5–17
(1–7)
McDermott Center (408)
San Antonio, TX

02/01/2016
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 53–74  5–18
(1–8)
Lakefront Arena (468)
New Orleans, LA

02/06/2016
3:30 pm
McNeese State W 71–56  6–18
(2–8)
Stopher Gym (592)
Thibodaux, LA

02/08/2016
6:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 71–60  7–18
(3–8)
Stopher Gym (561)
Thibodaux, LA

02/13/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 61–69  7–19
(3–9)
University Center (786)
Hammond, LA

02/20/2016
3:40 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 53–88  7–20
(3–10)
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA

02/22/2016
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 67–81  7–21
(3–11)
Prather Coliseum (1,923)
Natchitoches, LA

02/27/2016
3:00 pm
at McNeese State L 69–71 OT 7–22
(3–12)
Burton Coliseum (N/A)
Lake Charles, LA

02/29/2016
6:30 pm
New Orleans W 80–76  8–22
(4–12)
Stopher Gym (782)
Thibodaux, LA

03/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 68–64  9–22
(5–12)
Farris Center (948)
Conway, AR

03/05/2016
3:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 64-45  10-22
(6-12)
Stopher Gym (901)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Tournament

03/09/2016
7:30 pm
vs. McNeese State
First round
W 94–90 2OT 11–22
Merrill Center (1,077)
Katy, TX

03/10/2016
7:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals
L 59–60  11–23
Merrill Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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