2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rennie Bailey
  • David Amata
  • Chris DeFelice
Home arenaStopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000  286  .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833  258  .758
Sam Houston State126 .667  1816  .529
Incarnate Word*126 .667  1712  .586
Houston Baptist108 .556  1717  .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1221  .364
Abilene Christian*810 .444  1318  .419
McNeese State711 .389  920  .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333  721  .250
New Orleans612 .333  1020  .333
Nicholls State612 .333  1123  .324
Northwestern State513 .278  820  .286
Lamar315 .167  1119  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Marquis Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHelen Cox HS New Orleans, LA
C 2 Kyle Caudill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)209 lb (95 kg) Boston College Brea, CA
G 4 Cameron Burke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDutchtown HS Dutchtown, LA
G 5 Tre O'neal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrOtero JC Denver, CO
G 10 Zach Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoImpact Academy Wellington, New Zealand
F 11 Adam Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLee College Houston, TX
G 12 Jaden Weldon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrTrinity Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 13 Jonathan Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrGarden City CC Los Angeles, CA
F 14 Ja'Dante' Frye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrE.D. White HS Thibodaux, LA
F 15 Sam McBeath 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCambelltown HS Sydney, Australia
F 20 Brett Weaver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoOttawa Canyon, TX
G 21 Shane Rillieux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrBrother Martin HS New Orleans, LA
G 22 T. J. Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrLakeside HS Sibley, LA
G 23 Quinton Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Dunham HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 24 Liam Thomas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCentral Private School Sydney, Australia
30 Robert Bissant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoDelago CC New Orleans, LA
G 32 Davon Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoDelago CC New Orleans, LA
G 40 Stevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrTulsa Lansing, MI
F 44 Luka Kamber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrLouisiana-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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