NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Quick Facts Coaching Staff Location ................................................ Thibodaux, La. Head Coach .................................................... J. P. Piper Founded ................................................................... 1948 Alma Mater (Year) .....Southeastern Louisiana (1991) Enrollment .............................................................. 6,814 Record at Nicholls .......................... 33-82 (Four Years) Nickname .........................................................Colonels Career Record ........................................................Same School Colors ............................................. Red & Gray Office Phone ........................................... (985) 448-4280 Home Court (Capacity) .............Stopher Gym (3,800) Best Time/Day to Reach Coach ...............Contact SID Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I Assistant Coach .................................... Kevin Johnson Conference ....................................................Southland Alma Mater (Year) .......... Texas-Pan American (1988) President .................................. Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert Athletics Director ....................................Rob Bernardi Assistant Coach .........................................Will Kellner Associate AD/SWA ........................Louise “Do” Bonin Alma Mater (Year) ............Louisiana-Lafayette (2004) Associate AD/Business Manager ......Easton LeBeouf Associate AD/External Affairs ..............Ken Berthelot Graduate Assistant Coach ........................... Joel Weiss Faculty Athletics Representative..Dr. Glenn Antizzo Alma Mater (Year) ..........Claremont McKenna (2000) Athletic Media Relations Support Staff Director .............................................. Brandon Rizzuto Assistant AD/Head Athletic Trainer ...........Jeff Smith Office Phone ........................................... (985) 448-4281 Head Strength & Conditioning Coach..Brian Thomas E-Mail .......................... [email protected] Men’s Basketball Administrative Assistant .....Jean Bourgeois Fax ........................................................... (985) 448-4924 Team Information Assistant Director (MBB Contact) .. Elizabeth Ballard 2007-08 Overall Record (H/A/N) .... 10-21 (6-5/3-15/1-1) Office Phone ........................................... (985) 448-4282 2007-08 Southland Record (Finish) ...5-11 (5th in East) Cell Phone .............................................. (985) 859-3295 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................9/5 E-Mail ......................... [email protected] Starters Returning/Lost ............................................4/1 Fax ........................................................... (985) 448-4490 Newcomers ................................................................... 6 Mailing Address ..................................... P.O. Box 2032 Media Information Thibodaux, LA 70310 Newspaper .................. Daily Comet/Houma Courier Sports Editor ....................................Brent St. Germain Overnight Address .....................................Barker Hall E-Mail [email protected] Room 147 Address .................................................... P.O. Box 2717 Thibodaux, LA 70310 Houma, LA 70361 Press Row Phone ................................... (985) 448-4294 Radio .................................................... KLRZ 100.3 FM Website ............................... www.GeauxColonels.com Play-By-Play ................................... Brennan Matherne Program History First Year of Men’s Basketball ............................... 1958 Overall Record ........................................ 567-743 (.437) Overall Southland Conference Record ....................... Southland Regular-Season Titles ...... 2 (1995 & 1998) Southland Tournament Titles ............ 2 (1995 & 1998) NCAA Tournament Appearances ..... 2 (1995 & 1998) Last NCAA Tournament Result ................................... ....................1998, 99-60 L vs. Arizona (Dayton, Ohio) 1 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2008-09 PLAYER BREAKDOWN Starters Returning Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Justin Payne G 5-11 170 Sr. 31/31 5.1 2.1 2.7 .382 .400 .696 Ryan Bathie F 6-6 190 Sr. 31/31 13.6 4.1 2.2 .389 .355 .678 Dominic Friend F/G 6-7 250 So. 31/22 7.6 4.0 2.0 .390 .292 .706 Anatoly Bose G/F 6-6 200 So. 31/12 10.8 4.8 0.8 .448 .383 .851 Returning Players Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Mike Czepil G 6-2 170 Jr. 13/13 11.6 3.7 2.7 .481 .385 .923 Chris Paige C 6-9 215 Jr. 30/9 1.2 2.2 0.3 .289 .000 .257 K.J. Lee G 6-2 190 So. 4/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 .333 .000 1.000 Kellan Carter G 6-0 180 So. 31/0 1.7 1.4 1.3 .390 .000 .468 Dwight Fusilier G 6-2 190 So. Redshirted Starters Lost Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Adonis Gray G 6-2 215 Sr. 29/28 9.4 4.2 1.3 .508 .455 .685 Other Players Lost Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Gil Verner G 6-1 180 Jr. 31/5 6.2 1.7 1.2 .379 .321 .643 Akins Gaines G/F 6-5 190 So. 3/0 0.7 1.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 Mitch Boyce C 6-10 240 So. 28/4 3.9 1.5 0.5 .367 .216 .515 Reggie Shanks G/F 6-4 200 So. 18/0 0.8 1.1 0.1 .292 .200 .000 Ryan Pitre G 6-0 185 Fr. 2/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 Jacob Turnipseed G 5-10 175 Fr. 9/0 1.0 0.4 0.2 .600 .500 .500 Bakari Lewis G 6-1 165 Fr. 7/0 1.9 0.3 0.0 .235 .000 .833 Ben Martin G 6-2 170 Fr. Redshirted Newcomers Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Chris Iles G 5-11 165 Fr. Houston, Texas/Westbury Christian Kyle Ford G/F 6-6 210 Fr. Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse Cameron McCallum F 6-8 240 Fr. Melton South, Australia/Mowbray Fred Hunter G 6-5 240 Fr. Denton, Texas/Denton Cody Worsham G 6-1 190 So. Baton Rouge, La./Loyola Phillip Ward F 6-7 235 Fr. Fresno, Calif./Edison 2 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2008-09 ROSTER Numerical # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Joshua Johnson F 6-6 195 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 2 Chris Iles G 5-11 165 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/Westbury Christian 3 Mike Czepil G 6-2 170 Jr./2L Hoppers Crossing, Australia/Thomas Carr 4 Kyle Ford G/F 6-6 210 Fr./HS Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse 5 Justin Payne G 5-11 170 Sr./3L Opelousas, La./Opelousas 11 Dominic Friend F/G 6-7 250 So./1L Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s 12 K.J. Lee G 6-2 190 So./1L Baton Rouge, La./Central 13 Cameron McCallum F 6-8 240 Fr./HS Melton South, Australia/Mowbray 20 Fred Hunter G 6-5 240 Fr./HS Denton, Texas/Denton 21 Ryan Bathie F 6-6 190 Sr.3L Melton South, Australia/Mowbray 22 Cody Worsham G 6-1 190 So./TR Baton Rouge, La./Loyola (N.O.) 24 Kellan Carter G 6-0 180 So./1L Fresno, Calif./Edison 31 Anatoly Bose G/F 6-6 200 So./1L Sydney, Australia/Waverly 32 Phillip Ward F 6-7 235 Fr./HS Fresno, Calif./Edison 34 Dwight Fusilier G 6-2 190 So./1L Abbeville, La./Louisiana College 44 Chris Paige C 6-9 215 Jr./2L Pearland, Texas/Pearland Alphabetical # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous School 21 Ryan Bathie F 6-6 190 Sr.3L Melton South, Australia/Mowbray 31 Anatoly Bose G/F 6-6 200 So./1L Sydney, Australia/Waverly 24 Kellan Carter G 6-0 180 So./1L Fresno, Calif./Edison 3 Mike Czepil G 6-2 170 Jr./2L Hoppers Crossing, Australia/Thomas Carr 4 Kyle Ford G/F 6-6 210 Fr./HS Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse 11 Dominic Friend F/G 6-7 250 So./1L Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s 34 Dwight Fusilier G 6-2 190 So./1L Abbeville, La./Louisiana College 20 Fred Hunter G 6-5 240 Fr./HS Denton, Texas/Denton 2 Chris Iles G 5-11 165 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/Westbury Christian 1 Joshua Johnson F 6-6 195 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 12 K.J. Lee G 6-2 190 So./1L Baton Rouge, La./Central 13 Cameron McCallum F 6-8 240 Fr./HS Melton South, Australia/Mowbray 44 Chris Paige C 6-9 215 Jr./2L Pearland, Texas/Pearland 5 Justin Payne G 5-11 170 Sr./3L Opelousas, La./Opelousas 32 Phillip Ward F 6-7 235 Fr./HS Fresno, Calif./Edison 22 Cody Worsham G 6-1 190 So./TR Baton Rouge, La./Loyola (N.O.) Head Coach: J.P. Piper Assistant Coach: Kevin Johnson Assistant Coach: Graduate Assistant: Joel Weiss Manager: Taylor Griffin 3 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2008-09 SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Nov. 12 St. Edward’s (Exhibition) Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 19 New Orleans Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 at Tulane New Orleans, La. TBA Fri. Nov. 28 at Illinois State% Normal, Ill. 6 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29 vs. California-Santa Barbara% Normal, Ill. 8 p.m. Sun. Nov. 30 vs. Winston-Salem State% Normal, Ill. 1 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 Southern Thibodaux 3 p.m. Wed. Dec. 10 Huston Tillotson Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 13 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 15 Dillard Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 17 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 22 vs. Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Mississippi Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m. Tues. Jan. 5 Southern-New Orleans Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 at Northwestern State* Natchitoches, La. 4 p.m. Wed. Jan. 14 Texas-San Antonio* Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches, Texas TBA Wed. Jan. 21 Central Arkansas* Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 Northwestern State* Thibodaux 3 p.m. Wed. Jan. 28 at McNeese State* Lake Charles, La. 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 at Southeastern Louisiana* Hammond, La. 3 p.m. Wed. Feb. 4 Stephen F. Austin* Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Thibodaux 3 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11 at Sam Houston State* Huntsville, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 Southeastern* Thibodaux 3 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 25 at Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark. 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 McNeese State* Thibodaux 5 p.m. Wed. March 4 Texas Arlington* Thibodaux 6:30 p.m. Sat. March 7 at Lamar* Beaumont, Texas 7:05 p.m.