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2012-13 MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE QUICK FACTS University Informati on 2012-13 Schedule Founded: ......................................................................................... 1948 Date Opponent Time Locati on Locati on: ................................................................Thibodaux, La. 70301 November 10 Vanderbilt 3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................................................... 6,088 13 Mobile 6:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. Nickname: ................................................................................. Colonels 16 Missouri 7 p.m. Columbia, Mo. Colors: ................................................................................Red and Gray 26 UNO 6:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. President: ................................................................ Dr. Stephen Hulbert December Athleti cs Director: ...............................................................Rob Bernardi 1 Michigan State 11 a.m. East Lansing, Mich. Faculty Representati ve: ...................................Dr. Arianna Smith-Marti n 4 Tulane 7 p.m. New Orleans, La. 12 UNO 7 p.m. New Orleans, La. Senior Woman Administrator: .......................................DoBee Plaisance 20 Utah State$ 9:05 p.m. Logan, Utah 21 Southern Illinois$ 6:30 p.m. Logan, Utah Venue Informati on 22 UC Davis$ 6:30 p.m. Logan, Utah Name, Year Opened: ................................................ Stopher Gym, 1970 29 Nebraska 2 p.m. Lincoln, Neb. Capacity: ......................................................................................... 3,800 January Record: .......................................................................................224-152 3 Central Arkansas* 7:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. 5 Oral Roberts* 4 p.m. Thibodaux, La. Press Row Phone: ..............................................................985-448-4294 7 McNeese State* 7:30 p.m. Lake Charles, La. 12 Southeastern La.* 4 p.m. Hammond, La. Coaching Staff 17 Northwestern State* 7:30 p.m. Natchitoches, La. Head Coach: ..............................................................................J.P. Piper 19 Stephen F. Austi n* 6 p.m. Nacogdoches, Texas Alma mater, Year: .................................................... S.E. Louisiana, 1991 24 TAMUCC* 7:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. School Record, Years: .........................................................88-143, Eight 26 Sam Houston State* 4 p.m. Thibodaux, La. 31 Oral Roberts* 7:30 p.m. Tulsa, Okla. Career Record, Years: .........................................................88-143, Eight February Assistant Coaches: .....................Rennie Bailey, Terry Parker, Mike Czepil 2 Central Arkansas* 4 p.m. Conway, Ark. Basketball Offi ce Phone: ....................................................985-448-4280 9 Southeastern La.* 2 p.m. Thibodaux, La. 14 Stephen F. Austi n* 7:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. Media Relati ons 16 Northwestern State* 4 p.m. Thibodaux, La. Basketball SID: .....................................................................Clyde Verdin 19 Lamar* 6 p.m. Beaumont, Texas 23 TBA^ TBA TBA E-Mail: .......................................................... [email protected] 28 Sam Houston State* 7:45 p.m. Huntsville, Texas Offi ce: ................................................................................985-448-4281 March Cell: ....................................................................................985-518-9452 2 TAMUCC* 7:30 p.m. Corpus Christi , Texas Fax: ....................................................................................985-448-4490 7 Lamar* 7:30 p.m. Thibodaux, La. Department Phone ............................................................985-448-4794 9 McNeese State* 4 p.m. Thibodaux, La. *-Southland Conference Game 2011-12 Year in Review $-World Vision Classic hosted by Utah State 2011-12 Overall Record ..................................................................10-20 ^-Sears BracketBuster Weekend 2011-12 SLC Record/Finish ...............................6-10/4th in East Division Home games in BOLD Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: ...........................................................9/5 2012-13 Roster Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................................................4/1 No Name Ht Wt Pos Cl Hometown/Previous School Newcomers: .......................................................................................... 6 1. Dantrell Thomas 6-2 200 G Jr. Many, La./Many HS 2 Lachlan Prest 6-7 209 F So. Adelaide, Australia/Scotch College Postseason History 3. Dominique Vallejo 6-0 170 G Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn HS 4. Jeremy Smith 6-3 175 G RS-Jr. New Orleans, La/John Ehret HS First Year of Basketball: ................................................................... 1958 10. Pedro Maciel 6-1 180 G RS-Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Pearl River CC Joined Southland: ...........................................................................1990 11. Piers Carroll 6-6 200 F Fr. Sydney, Australia/Central Private HS 12. Zachary West 5-10 178 G Sr. Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist HS All-Time Record: .........................................................................622-807 13 Travis Julien 6-7 190 F R-Fr Vacherie, La./St. James HS Southland Record, Years: ............................................................176-217 14. Ja’Dante’ Frye 6-3 180 F Fr. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White HS Southland Regular-Season Titles, Last: ........................................2, 1998 15 Sam McBeath 6-7 190 F So. Sydney, Australia/Cambelltown HS 20 Fred Hunter 6-5 240 G RS-Sr. Denton, Texas/Denton HS Southland Tournament Titles, Last: .............................................2, 1998 21 Shane Rillieux 6-2 190 G So. New Orleans, La/Brother Marti n HS NCAA Appearances (Division I), Last: .......................................... 2, 1998 22 T.J. Carpenter 6-4 190 G Fr. Sibley, La./Lakeside HS 23 Andrew Caillouet 6-4 170 F Fr. Houma, La./HL Bourgeois HS NIT Appearances, Last: ................................................................... None 24 Sterling Bailey 6-4 185 G/F RS-So. Ruston, La./Cedar Creek HS 35 Linden Smith-Hyde 6-2 170 G RS-Sr. Sydney, Australia/Vermont Tech COACHES AND OPERATIONS STAFF Head Coach J.P. Piper Southeastern La. (‘91) • Ninth Year J.P. Piper enters his ninth season at the helm of the Colonel basketball program, having amassed a 88-146 overall record through eight seasons. With the second youngest team in the country in the 2011-12 season, Piper helmed a squad that only had one win through the fi rst half of Southland play, before rallying the team to win fi ve of their last eight games to make an appearance in the conference tournament for the fourth straight year. It’s the third time in program history that Nicholls has made the postseason tournament in four straight years, and with his fi fth-straight double-digit winning season, ties coach Ricky Broussard for the second-longest streak in coaching history. In 2010-11, Piper guided the Colonels to their fourth straight double-digit win season and third straight appearance in the Southland Conference Tournament. It’s the third time in Colonel history that the team has made at least three consecutive appearances in the tournament since joining the league in basketball. Under the direction of Piper and his coaching staff, departed Colonel guard/forward Anatoly Bose fi nished ninth in the nation in 2010-11 with a 22.1 point/game average en route to being named Louisiana Basketball Player of the Year, fi rst team All-Southland Conference and NABC fi rst team all-district. Bose fi nished his career as the leading scorer in Nicholls history racking up 2,051 career points in his four year career. In 2009-10, Piper led the Colonels to their third consecutive double-digit win season and their second consecutive Southland Conference Tournament appearance. The Colonels’ 2010 Southland Conference Tournament berth marked the fi rst time that the Colonels have qualifi ed for consecutive postseason berths since Nicholls qualifi ed for three straight tournaments from 1998-99 through 2000-01. Piper engineered one of the strongest regular seasons in school history in 2008-09, leading the Colonels to a 20-11 record and a 12-4 Southland Conference mark. The 2008-09 season marked the second 20-win campaign since Nicholls moved up to Division I in 1980-81, and the fi rst one since 1994-95. The Colonels produced three Southland Conference postseason honorees in Ryan Bathie (First-Team All-SLC), Anatoly Bose (Third-Team All-SLC) and Fred Hunter (Freshman of the Year). In 2007-08, Piper led Nicholls to a 10-21 record (5-11 SLC) and a fi fth place fi nish in the Southland Conference East Division. Under Piper’s tutelage, the Colonels traveled the country to face some of the toughest competition in the nation in No. 1 North Carolina, Alabama, Florida State and California. Piper has gained a reputation for playing some of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, dubbed ‘scheduling insanity’ by ESPN’s Andy Katz. CollegeInsider.com named Piper the 2006-07 Southland Conference Coach of the Year for leading the Colonels to victory in fi ve of their last seven SLC match-ups and falling just one point shy of an SLC Tournament berth. Before being named head coach at Nicholls in 2004, Piper served two seasons as the top assistant for the Colonels (2002-04) under the direction of head coach Ricky Blanton. Prior to joining the college ranks, the Baton Rouge, La. native held the position of head basketball coach at The Dunham School (Baton Rouge, La.) where