Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
	2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
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University	Nicholls State University
Conference	Southland
Location	Thibodaux, LA
Arena	Stopher Gym; (Capacity: 3,800)
Nickname	Colonels
Colors	Red and Gray; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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 were last coached by J. P. Piper.^[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

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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

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Facilities	Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Colonels Softball Complex Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Ray E. Didier Field Stopher Gym
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Cross country Football Soccer Volleyball Marching band
Media	KNSU

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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