2017 NICHOLLS MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018 MBB SID: Jordan Bergeron WORK #: 985-448-4282 CELL #: 985-414-5359 EMAIL: [email protected] @Nicholls_MBB and @geauxcolonels /geauxcolonels /nichollsathletics @geauxcolonels 2017-18 SCHEDULE Overall (10-8) SLC (4-1) Home (7-2) Away (2-6) Neutral (1-0) GAME 19 DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) NICHOLLS COLONELS ( 10-8, 4-1 SLC ) Nov. 10 UTRGV W, 111-106 VS Nov. 14 #5 Villanova@ L, 77-113 Nov. 17 Spring Hill College (Ala.) W, 127-83 UCA BEARS ( 9-9, 3-2 SLC ) Nov. 19 Western Kentucky L, 86-100 BATTLE FOR ATLANTIS MAINLAND (Baltimore, Md.) January 13, 2018 @ 3 p.m. CT Nov. 23 Presbyterian College W, 76-64 Stopher Gymnasium - Thibodaux, La. Nov. 24 UMBC L, 88-89 Live Stream: ESPN1003.com (PxP: Bryant Johnson) Nov. 27 Blue Mountain College (Miss.) W, 104-68 Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/nicholls/mbball/media Dec. 1 UL-Lafayette L, 80-105 Dec. 3 Idaho L, 68-79 Dec. 16 Culver-Stockton College (Mo.) W, 92-51 THE OPENING TIP Dec. 18 Tulane L, 69-76 Dec. 20 Mobile (Ala.) W, 96-52 Winners of four of the last five, the Colonels are off to their best start in Dec. 23 Seattle U L, 89-95 SLC play since 2014, posting a 4-1 league record for the second time since Dec. 28 Northwestern State* W, 87-46 1998. Senior Roddy Peters has scored 75 points in the last three games, Dec. 30 Incarnate Word* W, 77-60 including a game-high 26 against McNeese. 51 of those points came in the second half. Jan. 3 Stephen F. Austin* L, 64-81 Jan. 6 Houston Baptist* W, 72-71 Jan. 10 McNeese* W, 85-80 Jan. 13 Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. Jan. 16 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi* 7 p.m. THE MATCHUP Jan. 24 Lamar* 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Southeastern Louisiana* 6:30 p.m. Nicholls UCA Record 10-8, 4-1 SLC 9-9, 3-2 SLC Feb. 3 New Orleans* 4:15 p.m. Coach Richie Riley Russ Pennell Feb. 7 Abilene Christian* 7 p.m. School Rec./Career 24-25 (2) / Same 26-80 (4) / 135-147 (8) Feb. 10 Houston Baptist* 3 p.m. Top Scorer Roddy Peters (18.5) Jordan Howard (24.8) Feb. 14 Sam Houston State* 8:15 p.m. Top Rebounder Tevon Saddler (6.3) Mathieu Kamba (6.2) Feb. 17 Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. Top Assists Roddy Peters (3.6) Deandre Jones (3.9) Feb. 21 McNeese* 6:30 p.m. Series Record 13-9 Feb. 24 New Orleans* 6 p.m. Last Meeting W, 96-89 (OT) (Feb. 16, 2017) Feb. 28 Northwestern State* 6:30 p.m. March 3 Southeastern Louisiana* 5 p.m. March 7-11 SLC Tournament! TBD BOLD indicates home match THE COLONELS * SLC contest @ Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) LAST GAME'S STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG ! Katy, Texas (Leonard E. Merrell Center) 1 Tevon Saddler G 6-6/215 Sr. Aberdeen, Md. 15.9 6.3 2.9 2 Jahvaughn Powell G 6-0/170 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. 9.4 2.9 3.3 **WE ARE NICHOLLS** 35 Kimani Jackson F 6-7/225 r-Sr. Flint, Mich. 8.9 5.4 0.4 25 Kevin Johnson G 5-10/160 Fr. Thibodaux, La. 6.3 3.3 3.1 22 Ryghe Lyons F/C 6-10/230 Fr. Slidell, La. 5.9 3.6 2.1* Please refer to us as NICHOLLS on all on-air references. Nicholls State University is acceptable upon first reference in writing. OFF THE BENCH 23 Roddy Peters G 6-4/195 Sr. Washington D.C. 18.5 5.6 3.6 Nicholls' record when... 3 Lafayette Rutledge G 6-0/175 Sr. Gautier, Miss. 10.0 1.3 0.6 Under Riley 2017-18 40 Stevie Repichowski G 6-5/195 r-Sr. Lansing, Mich. 4.2 0.8 -- 0 Legend Robertin C 7-1/280 Sr. London, England 3.3 2.8 1.4* Scoring 100+ 4-0 3-0 10 Zach Young G 6-1/195 Sr. Wellington, NZ 0.8 0.4 1.0 33 Rafe Blades G 6-5/170 Fr. Thibodaux, La. -- 0.6 0.4 Scoring 90-99 5-0 2-0 Scoring 80-89 5-7 2-4 LAST GAME'S INACTIVES Scoring 70-79 7-6 3-1 24 Daniel Regis C 6-7/235 Jr. Grenada 3.4 2.8 0.4 Scoring 60-69 2-9 0-3 Scoring <60 0-3 - *Blocks per game 2017-18 Nicholls Men’s Basketball vs UCA - January 13, 2018 2017-18 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Legend Robertin C 7-1 280 Sr.-TR London, England/Clemson 1 Tevon Saddler G 6-6 215 Sr.-TR Aberdeen, Md./UNC-Greensboro 2 Jahvaughn Powell G 6-0 170 Sr.-1L Tallahassee, Fla./Tallahassee C.C. 3 Lafayette Rutledge G 6-0 175 Sr.-1L Gautier, Miss./Southwest Mississippi C.C. 10 Zach Young G 6-1 195 Sr.-1L Wellington, New Zealand/Impact Academy 22 Ryghe Lyons F/C 6-10 230 Fr.-HS Slidell, La./John Curtis HS 23 Roddy Peters G 6-4 195 Sr.-TR Washington D.C./South Florida 24 Daniel Regis C 6-7 235 Jr.-TR Grenada/Gilette College 25 Kevin Johnson G 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Thibodaux, La./E.D. White HS 33 Rafe Blades G/F 6-5 170 Fr.-HS Thibodaux, La./E.D. White HS 35 Kimani Jackson F 6-7 225 R-Sr.-TR Flint, Mich./Colorado State 40 Stevie Repichowski G 6-5 195 R-Sr.-1L Lansing, Mich./Tulsa Head Coach: Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky ‘05) - 2nd season Assistant Coach: John Aiken (Southern Maine ‘08) - 2nd season Assistant Coach: Austin Claunch (Emory ‘12) - 2nd season Assistant Coach: Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State ‘12) - 1st season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Director of Operations: Tyler Parker (Faulkner ‘13) - 1st season Rafe Blades .......................................... Safe with an "r" Ryghe Lyons ..................................................Rah-ghee Stevie Repichowski ..........................rep-uh-HOW-skee Legend Robertin ..........................................RohBurTen Tevon Saddler...................................................TAY-von HOMETOWNS Nicholls is located in Thibodaux ................... tib-uh-doe Gautier .....................................................................GO-shay SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE STARTING FIVE 1. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SLC Overall Streak Colonel newcomers have accounted for 1,138 of 1,548 points, or ~74 percent, and 530 Southeastern La. 4-0 10-7 W4 of 687 (~77%) rebounds this season. Seniors Roddy Peters and Tevon Saddler, who Nicholls 4-1 10-8 W2 sat out last season due to transfer rules, front Nicholls offensively with 18.5 and 15.9 ppg, New Orleans 4-1 7-9 L1 respectively. Saddler (6.3) and Peters (5.6) also spearhead the Colonels' rebounding efforts. Stephen F. Austin 3-1 14-3 W3 Sam Houston State 3-1 9-8 W3 2. TWO-POINTERS ARE OVERRATED Abilene Christian 3-2 11-7 W1 Nicholls converted a Southland-most 9.0 treys per contest last season and has Central Arkansas 3-2 9-9 W2 continued that trend this year, sinking 161 treys (8.9 pg) to its opponents' 131. Senior Lamar 2-3 10-8 L3 guard Lafayette Rutledge has a team-high 55 longballs. 132 of Rutledge's 138 shots from the field have come from beyond the arc. Rutledge's 3.1 treys per contest rank McNeese 2-3 5-10 L3 42nd in Division I, and his 41.7 3FG% tops the Southland Conference. A&M-Corpus Christi 1-3 4-10 L1 UIW 0-4 5-9 L6 3. STEAL AND SCORE Houston Baptist 0-4 4-13 L6 The Colonels rank first in the Southland and 16th in Division I in scoring offense (86.0 Northwestern State 0-4 3-12 L7 ppg). Nicholls forces 18.4 turnovers and records 10.3 steals per game, both ranking in the top-10 of Division I and second in the Southland behind SFA. Senior Jahvaughn Powell ranks first in the league and 13th in the country with 2.5 swipes per contest. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL 4. FANTASTIC FRESHMEN Freshmen Kevin Johnson and Ryghe Lyons have made major impacts since being 1. Stephen F. Austin (14) inserted into the starting lineup. Considering all games, Johnson has the league's best 2. Lamar (5) and ranks 20th in Division I with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Lyons has recorded at least 3. Southeastern La. (3) one block in nine straight games, ranking fourth in the SLC in conference play with 2.2 4. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (2) swats per game. 5. Sam Houston State (1) 6. New Orleans (1) 5. PICKED 10TH? WHO CARES 7. Abilene Christian Don't put too much stock into the Colonels being picked 10th in the Southland 8. Northwestern State Conference Preseason Poll. UNO was picked ninth and 10th in the coaches and SID polls, respectively, last season before winning the league title. This is the first season 9. Houston Baptist the coaches and SID polls wsere combined. Nicholls welcomes 10 newcomers, but that 10. Nicholls includes a former SoCon Freshman of the Year in Tevon Saddler, a five-star prospect 11. Central Arkansas in Roddy Peters and a former four-star recruit in Kimani Jackson. ESPN chose the 12. UIW Colonels to finish last in the league while Sports Illustrated put the red and gray in the 13. McNeese First Four of the Big Dance. 2017-18 Nicholls Men’s Basketball vs UCA - January 13, 2018 Program Quick Facts TALE OF THE TAPE (SLC GAMES ONLY) Location (Population)..............Thibodaux, La.