2020-21 Nicholls Men’s Basketball Nicholls (4-5, 2-1) at Northwestern State (2-12, 1-2) Schedule Wednesday, Jan. 13 w 6:30 p.m. w Prather Coliseum w Natchitoches, La. NOVEMBER The Bronco Invitational Bolstered by back-to-back league victories to close out a three-game home-open- 25 vs. UC Davis$% W, 101-93 27 vs. Idaho State$% W, 70-51 ing stretch, Nicholls (4-5, 2-1 SLC) shifts focus to the team’s first Southland Con- 28 at Santa Clara$ L, 57-73 ference roadtrip of the season, opening the seven-day trek at Northwestern State 30 at California L, 49-60 (2-12, 1-2 SLC) on Wednesday, Jan. 13 in Natchitoches, La., tip set for 6:30 p.m. DECEMBER 1 at Saint Mary’s L, 50-73 8 at No. 2 Baylor Can. The Series Previous Game Starters 10 Campbellsville-Harrodsburg Can. Overall .........................45-72 12 Carver College Can. Away at NSU ...............16-35 15 Arlington Baptist Can. 23 at Southern Illinois Can. Claunch vs. NSU .............3-1 Ty 26 at LSU L, 80-86 McConathy vs. NICH ...28-15 Gordon 27 Paul Quinn College Can. Current Streak .................W1 0 28 Paul Quinn College Can. 6-1 w 200 w Guard w r-Junior JANUARY Tunica, Miss. // Troy 2 Sam Houston State* L, 81-84 Statistical 6 Lamar* W, 76-69 9 Southeastern Louisiana* W, 87-67 Breakdown 13 at Northwestern State* 6:30 p.m. Kevin 16 at Central Arkansas* TBD NICH STAT NSU 20 at HBU* 7 p.m. 72.3 Points PG 70.1 Johnson 23 New Orleans* 5 p.m. 72.9 Opp. Points PG 82.8 3 27 McNeese* 7 p.m. 36.2 Rebounds PG 37.9 w w w 6-0 160 Guard Senior FEBRUARY 12.2 Assists PG 12.4 Thibodaux, La. // White Catholic HS 6 at Sam Houston State* 5 p.m. 8.0 Steals PG 6.6 10 at Lamar* 7 p.m. 3.9 Blocks PG 2.6 13 at Southeastern Louisiana* 7 p.m. .432 FG Pct. .396 17 Northwestern State* 7 p.m. .312 3-Pt. FG Pct. .328 Najee 20 Central Arkansas* 5 p.m. .687 FT Pct. .667 24 HBU* 7 p.m. .440 Opp. FG Pct. .469 Garvin 27 at New Orleans* 6 p.m. .345 Opp. 3-Pt. Pct. .337 5 6-7 w 210 w Forward w r-Junior MARCH Lexington, S.C. // Charlotte 3 at McNeese* TBD Leaders 10-13 Southland Conference Tournament Home Games in Bold | All Times Central POINTS / GAME Andre * Denotes Southland Conference Match NICH Ty Gordon 13.8 $ Denotes Bronco Invitational Match NSU Trenton Massner 12.1 13 Jones % Denotes Neutral-Site Match REBOUNDS / GAME 6-4 w 200 w Guard w r-Senior NICH Najee Garvin 7.3 Little Rock, Ark. // Arkansas-LR NSU Jamaure Gregg 4.9 Coverage Info ASSISTS / GAME NSU Athletics NICH Kevin Johnson 3.6 Ryghe Live Stream Twitter NSU CJ Jones 2.6 Lyons @Nicholls_MBB STEALS / GAME 21 NICH Kevin Johnson 2.6 6-11 w 200 w Center w Senior KLEB 1600 AM Instagram NSU Trenton Massner 1.6 Slidell, La. // John Curtis HS PxP -- Jack Benjamin @nicholls_mbb Quick Facts Nicholls at a Glance Southland Standings UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School SLC Pct. Overall Pct. School................................................................ Nicholls State University Preferred Reference .....................................................................Nicholls Sam Houston State 3-0 1.000 9-5 .643 Abbreviation..................................................................................... NICH Abilene Christian 2-0 1.000 10-2 .833 Location ............................................................................ Thibodaux, La. Stephen F. Austin 1-0 1.000 5-2 .714 Population...................................................................................... 15,000 Nicholls 2-1 .667 4-5 .444 Founded ...................................................................September 23, 1948 Joined Southland .............................................................................. 1991 Central Arkansas 2-1 .667 3-8 .273 Enrollment ....................................................................................... 6,500 UIW 1-1 .500 4-5 .444 Nickname.................................................................................... Colonels Lamar 1-2 .333 3-9 .250 Colors .................................................................................... Red & Gray HBU 1-2 .333 2-9 .182 President .............................................................................Dr. Jay Clune Athletics Director .............................................................Jonathan Terrell New Orleans 1-2 .333 2-9 .182 Faculty Representative ..........................................Dr. Kimberly Reynolds Northwestern State 1-2 .333 2-12 .143 Senior Woman Administrator .................................................................... Texas A&M-CC 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 Ticket Office Phone ............................................................985-448-4790 McNeese 0-2 .000 6-5 .545 Southeastern Louisiana 0-2 .000 2-9 .182 MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Director of Media Relations / MBB Contact .................. Jay Sullivan E-Mail ............................................................... [email protected] Office Phone .......................................................................985-448-4282 Southland Preseason P0ll Cell .....................................................................................210-683-7717 Place School First-Place Votes Total Points Director of Media Relations .................................................Jamie Bustos Office ..................................................................................985-448-4281 1 Stephen F. Austin 17 278 Website ...................................................................... geauxcolonels.com 2 Abilene Christian 3 254 Twitter .............................................. @geauxcolonels & @Nicholls_MBB Facebook ........................................................................... geauxcolonels 3 Sam Houston State -- 216 YouTube .......................................................................... nichollsathletics 4 Nicholls 1 209 5 Lamar 3 199 PROGRAM BACKGROUND 6 McNeese 2 177 First Year of Men’s Basketball .......................................................... 1958 7 Central Arkansas -- 153 Joined the Southland ........................................................................ 1991 All-Time Record ........................................................................... 740-945 8 New Orleans -- 132 All-Time Southland Record, Years ......................................... 253-290, 29 9 Texas A&M-CC -- 131 SLC Regular Season Titles, Last...........................................Three, 2018 10 Northwestern State -- 123 SLC Tournament Titles, Last ....................................................Two, 1998 11 Southeastern Louisiana -- 68 NCAA Tournament Appearances, Last .....................................Two, 1998 NIT Appearances, Last .....................................................................None 12 UIW -- 64 2019-20 Overall Record .................................................................. 21-10 13 HBU -- 24 2019-20 Southland Record, Place............................................. 15-5, 2nd Starters Returning / Lost:................................................................... 2 / 3 Letterwinners Returning / Lost........................................................... 5 / 7 Around the Southland Newcomers (Freshman / Transfer) .................................................... 3 / 8 Arena ....................................... Broussard Court (2018) at Stopher Gym Wednesday, Jan. 13 Year Opened .................................................................................... 1970 Lamar at Sam Houston State // Huntsville, Texas Record at Arena........................................................................... 292-175 Capacity........................................................................................... 3,800 Central Arkansas at SFA // Nacogdoches, Texas McNeese at UIW // San Antonio, Texas Pronunciation Guide Nicholls at Northwestern State // Natchitoches, La. Saturday, Jan. 16 01 Jaylen Fornes ......................................................................FORNS 05 Najee Garvin .................................................................. Nah-GHEE Texas A&M-CC at Lamar // Beaumont, Texas 10 Anquaevious Pollard ............................................ An-QUAY-vee-us Southeastern La. at Abilene Christian // Abilene, Texas 11 Jeremiah Buford ...............................................................Byou-ford Stephen F. Austin at UIW // San Antonio, Texas 21 Ryghe Lyons ....................................................... Rah-ghee “Lions” HBU at Sam Houston // Huntsville, Texas Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, La.............Tib-uh-doe Nicholls at Central Arkansas // Conway, Ark. McNeese at New Orleans // New Orleans, La. Broadcast Chart Ty Jaylen Kevin Damien Najee 0 Gordon 1 Fornes 3 Johnson 4 Sears 5 Garvin 6-1 w 200 w Guard w r-Junior 6-3 w 210 w Guard w r-Senior 6-0 w 160 w Guard w Senior 6-7 w 245 w Forward w r-Senior 6-7 w 210 w Forward w r-Junior Tunica, Miss. // Troy Pamlico County, N.C. // UNC-Wilm. Thibodaux, La. // White Catholic HS Haughton, La. // St. John’s Lexington, S.C. // Charlotte Anquaevious Jeremiah Andre Taylor Tyrease 10 Pollard 11 Buford 13 Jones 14 Blanchard 15 Terrell 6-7 w 200 w Forward w Junior 6-5 w 185 w Guard w Senior 6-4 w 200 w Guard w r-Senior 6-5 w 165 w Forward w Freshman 6-4 w 165 w Guard w Soph. Lanett, Ala. // Shelton State CC Atlanta, Ga. // Highlands HS Little Rock, Ark. // Arkansas-LR Morgan City, La. // Central Catholic HS Slidell, La. // Northshore HS Ryghe Quinn Pierce Isaac Shawn 21 Lyons 24 Strander 25 Spencer 35 Johnson 55 Williams 6-11 w 200 w Center w Senior 5-10 w