2018 NICHOLLS MEN'S BASKETBALL 2019 MBB SID: Jordan Bergeron WORK #: 985-448-4282 CELL #: 985-414-5359 EMAIL: [email protected] @Nicholls_MBB and @geauxcolonels /geauxcolonels /nichollsathletics @geauxcolonels 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 23 Overall (10-12) SLC (3-6) Home (6-1) Away (2-11) Neutral (2-0) NICHOLLS COLONELS (10-12, 3-6 SLC) DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) @ Nov. 6 Mississippi College W, 86-58 NEW ORLEANS PRIVATEERS ( 13-9, 8-3 SLC ) Nov. 8 Louisville L, 72-85 Nov. 11 Washington State L, 72-89 February 9, 2019 @ 4:15 p.m. CT Nov. 13 Idaho W, 83-80 Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, La. Nov. 16 Baylor L, 54-81 Nov. 20 Ole Miss L, 55-75 Stream: https://unoprivateers.com/showcase Radio: ESPN 100.3 FM (Bryant Johnson) Emerald Coast Classic (Destin, Fla.) Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uno/mbball/ Nov. 23 NC Central W, 77-63 Nov. 24 Southern/Western Michigan W, 62-61 (OT) Nov. 28 Spring Hill W, 85-65 Dec. 15 Boston L, 63-75 THE OPENING TIP Dec. 18 at ULM L, 68-95 Dec. 22 Mobile (Ala.) W, 84-67 The Colonels are looking to snap a five-game losing skid to UNO Saturday. Dec. 29 Campbellsville Harrodsburg W, 88-63 Nicholls won both of its contests against the Privateers last season. Jan. 2 Northwestern State* W, 78-72 Jan. 5 Incarnate Word* L, 58-65 Jan. 9 Stephen F. Austin* W, 78-73 Jan. 12 Houston Baptist* W, 77-76 Jan. 16 McNeese* L, 75-86 Jan. 19 Central Arkansas* L, 68-74 THE MATCHUP Jan. 23 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi* L, 75-73 Jan. 30 Lamar* L, 69-90 Nicholls UNO Record 10-12, 3-6 SLC 8-13, 4-4 SLC Feb. 2 Southeastern Louisiana* L, 70-91 Coach Austin Claunch Jay Ladner Feb. 9 New Orleans* 4:15 p.m. School Rec./Career 10-12 (1) / Same 106-124 (8) / Same Feb. 13 Abilene Christian* 7 p.m. Top Scorer Jeremiah Jefferson (15.9) Ezekiel Charles (12.9) Feb. 16 Houston Baptist* 7 p.m. Top Rebounder Brandon Moore Jr. (7.0) Ezekiel Charles (5.9) Feb. 20 Sam Houston State* 6:30 p.m. Top Assists Kevin Johnson (4.6) Bryson Robinson (4.3) Feb. 23 Central Arkansas* 6:30 p.m. Series Record 9-9 (since joining SLC) Feb. 27 McNeese* 7 p.m. Last Meeting W, 78-64 in Thibodaux (02/24/18) March 2 New Orleans* 3:30 p.m. March 6 Northwestern State* 7 p.m. March 9 Southeastern Louisiana* 6:30 p.m. March 13-17 SLC Tournament! TBD THE COLONELS BOLD indicates home match * SLC contest LAST GAME'S STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG ! Katy, Texas (Leonard E. Merrell Center) 3 Kevin Johnson G 5-10/160 So. Thibodaux, La. 9.6 3.4 4.6 15 Jeremiah Jefferson G 6-2/183 Gr. Dallas, Texas 15.9 3.0 2.1 **WE ARE NICHOLLS** 11 Gavin Peppers G 6-3/190 Gr. Washington D.C. 13.7 3.1 2.3 23 Elvis Harvey F 6-9/210 Jr. South Bay, Fla. 6.5 4.2 0.6* 35 Ryghe Lyons F/C 6-10/230 So. Slidell, La. 3.3 1.9 0.7 Please refer to us as NICHOLLS in all on-air references. Nicholls OFF THE BENCH State University is acceptable upon first reference in writing. 22 Brandon Moore G/F 6-5/215 Jr. Lancaster, Texas 8.6 7.0 1.9 24 Danny Garrick G 6-6/195 Jr. Parker, Colo. 7.9 2.7 0.3# Nicholls' record when... 1 Daniel Regis C 6-7/235 Sr. Grenada 5.8 4.9 1.9* 2 Jeremiah Buford G 6-5/170 So. Atlanta, Ga. 2.0 0.8 0.3 4 Thomas Clement G 6-2/175 Jr. Thibodaux, La. 1.6 0.4 0.6 5 Abdul Alatishe G 6-7/190 Fr. Houston, Texas 1.2 1.7 0.2 Scoring 100+ 0-0 Allowing 100+ 0-0 Scoring 90-99 0-0 Allowing 90-99 0-2 #Steals per game *Blocks per game Scoring 80-89 5-0 Allowing 80-89 1-5 Scoring 70-79 4-5 Allowing 70-79 3-4 Scoring 60-69 1-4 Allowing 60-69 5-1 Scoring <60 0-3 Allowing <60 1-0 2018-19 Nicholls Men’s Basketball at UNO - February 9, 2019 2018-19 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Daniel Regis C 6-7 235 Sr. Grenada/Gilette College 2 Jeremiah Buford G 6-5 170 So. Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Highlands 3 Kevin Johnson G 5-10 160 So. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White 4 Thomas Clement G 6-2 175 Jr. Thibodaux, La./Clarendon College 5 Abdul Alatishe F 6-7 190 Fr. Houston, Texas/Westside 11 Gavin Peppers PG 6-3 190 Gr. Washington, D.C./Central Michigan 15 Jeremiah Jefferson G 6-2 183 Gr. Dallas, Texas/Jackson State 22 Brandon Moore Jr. G/F 6-5 215 Jr. Lancaster, Texas/Bossier Parish CC 23 Elvis Harvey F 6-9 210 Jr. South Bay, Fla./Garden City CC 24 Danny Garrick G 6-6 195 Jr. Parker, Colo./Central Arizona 35 Ryghe Lyons F/C 6-10 230 So. Slidell, La./John Curtis * Nico Clareth G 6-5 205 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Siena * D’Angelo Hunter G 6-7 200 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky./West Virginia * Dexter McClanahan G 6-4 180 R-Sr. Ellenwood, Ga./Savannah State *Sitting out due to transfer rules PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Daniel Regis (Ree-jis) Jeremiah Buford (Byou-ferd) Head Coach: Austin Claunch (Emory ‘12) - 1st season as HC, 3rd at Nicholls Thomas (Clay-maw) Assistant Coach: Matthew Taylor (Alice Lloyd ‘04) - 1st season Clement Assistant Coach: Trevor Deloach (UNCW ‘11) - 1st season Abdul Alatishe (Ah-la-tee-shay) Assistant Coach: Nick Bowman (Eastern Kentucky ‘10) - 1st season Ryghe (Rah-ghee) Lyons Director of Operations: Brad Yoder (Univ. of Pikeville ‘14) - 1st season Nicholls is located in Thibodaux (tib-uh-doe) THE STARTING FIVE 1. WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN CLAUNCH ERA First-year head coach Austin Claunch made a splash in his debut as his team outscored SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS Mississippi College 51-23 in the second half of an 86-58 rout. The Colonels shot 62 percent in the second period, including a 7-of-11 effort from beyond the arc. The team also dominated in the steals (15-4) and blocks (7-0) categories. SLC Overall Streak Sam Houston State 10-0 15-8 W11 The team continued to impress at Idaho on Nov. 13, securing an 83-80 victory over a Abilene Christian 8-2 19-4 W3 Vandal squad that won 22 games last season. New Orleans 8-3 13-9 W4 Most recently, Nicholls knocked off Stephen F. Austin for the first time in nine years. The Southeastern La. 6-4 10-13 W2 win snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Jacks. Stephen F. Austin 5-4 12-9 W1 Central Arkansas 5-5 10-13 L3 A&M-Corpus Christi 4-5 9-13 L3 2. TRANSFERS DOMINANT The two graduate transfers on Nicholls' roster, Jeremiah Jefferson (Jackson State) and Lamar 4-6 11-12 L1 Gavin Peppers (Central Michigan), and JuCo transfers Elvis Harvey (Garden City CC, Nicholls 3-6 10-12 L5 Brandon Moore Jr. (Bossier Parish CC) and Danny Garrick (Central Arizona College) McNeese 3-6 7-15 L2 have become immediate-impact players for the Colonels. Northwestern State 3-7 8-15 L1 Jefferson has fronted the team in scoring in 10 games while Peppers has poured in Houston Baptist 3-7 7-14 L1 double figures in all but five games. In league play, Peppers sits ninth in the Southland UIW 1-8 6-16 L7 with 14.9 ppg. Harvey is third on the team in rebounding (4.2 rpg). Considering league play, Moore Jr. ranks fifth in rebounding (7.6 rpg). Garrick has buried five triples in three consecutive contests. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL 3. NEW TEAM 1. Stephen F. Austin (23) The Colonels return just three student-athletes from last year's team, senior Daniel Regis 2. Southeastern La. (2) and sophomores Kevin Johnson and Ryghe Lyons. Those three made up just 26.3 3. New Orleans (1) percent of minutes played, the 11th-lowest mark in Division I. 4. Abilene Christian (1) 5. Lamar 4. TWO-POINTERS ARE OVERRATED 6. Sam Houston State The Colonels rely heavily on their 3-point shooting, ranking atop the league and 17th in 7. McNeese Division I (as of Feb. 6) with 10.0 treys made per game. Jefferson has connected on 64 8. Central Arkansas with his 2.9 per game leading the league. Nicholls has made at least four triples in every 9. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (2) game this season, breaking the double-digit barrier 11 times. T10. Houston Baptist T10. Nicholls 5. THE CHARITY STRIPE 12. Northwestern State Although the Colonels have attempted 147 less free throws (435-288) than their 13. Incarnate Word opponents, they are shooting nearly seven percentage points higher (.767), which ranks second in the conference and 10th in Division I. Peppers is nearly a lock from the line, making 59-of-63 (93.7%) freebies, which ranks third in Division I. 2018-19 Nicholls Men’s Basketball at UNO - February 9, 2019 NICHOLLS SLC TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1992 2005 No.