2023–24 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

2023–24 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
2023–24 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–9 (2–1 Southland)
Head coach	Tevon Saddler (1st season);
Associate head coach	Dayshawn Wells
Assistant coaches	Stephen Rodgers; Asad Lamot;
Home arena	Stopher Gymnasium

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
Lamar	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	2	–	1	.667	9	–	7	.563
New Orleans	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Nicholls	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Houston Christian	1	–	2	.333	3	–	11	.214
Northwestern State	1	–	2	.333	3	–	13	.188
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Incarnate Word	0	–	3	.000	5	–	11	.313
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Tevon Saddler, play their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 71 votes overall, the Colonels were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	144 (6)
2	McNeese	142 (6)
3	New Orleans	132 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	124 (5)
5	Northwestern State	84
6	Nicholls	71
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	66
8	Houston Christian	50
9	Lamar	45
10	Incarnate Word	42

Preseason All Conference

Micah Thomas, guard, was selected as a second team Preseason All-conference member.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Mekhi Collins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cedar Hill, Texas
F	1	Oumar Koureissi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Harlem, New York
G	2	Robert Brown III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Albany, New York
G	3	Micah Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	5	Diante Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
F	6	Doctor Bradley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
G	7	Taj Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Queens, New York
G	9	Michael Gray, Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Fredericksburg, Virginia
G	13	Byron Ireland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Annapolis, Maryland
F	14	Taylor Blanchard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Morgan City, Louisiana
F	15	Jamal West, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	21	Jalen White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Pasadena, Texas
G	24	Quinn Strander	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Thibodaux, Louisiana

Head coach

Tevon Saddler (Nicholls State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dayshawn Wells
Stephen Rodgers (Coastal Carolina)
Asad Lamot

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane	L 81–91	0–1	24 – J. West, Jr.	13 – M. Collins	4 – J. West, Jr.	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,689) New Orleans, Louisiana
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at LSU	W 68–66	1–1	18 – D. Smith	6 – Tied (2)	4 – Tied (2)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,255) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 15, 2023* 6:00 pm	vs. Denver Jaguar Classic	L 85–91	1–2	22 – J. West, Jr.	8 – Tied (2)	6 – D. Smith	Mitchell Center (1,109) Mobile Alabama
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama Jaguar Classic	W 102–97 ^3OT	2–2	31 – J. West, Jr.	10 – D. Smith	6 – J. West, Jr.	Mitchell Center (3,445) Mobile Alabama
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm	vs. SIU Edwardsville Jaguar Classic	L 51–60	2–3	16 – D. Smith	8 – Tied (2)	2 – J. West, Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,001) Mobile Alabama
November 21, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Blue Mountain Christian	W 86–56	3–3	18 – M. Gray, Jr.	10 – O. Koureissi	5 – J. West, Jr.	Stopher Gymnasium (450) Thibodaux, Louisiana
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 25 Mississippi State	L 61–74	3–4	17 – J. West, Jr.	13 – J. West, Jr.	4 – J. West, Jr.	Humphrey Coliseum (7,571) Starkville, Mississippi
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 9 Baylor	L 70–108	3–5	17 – R. Brown III	8 – J. West, Jr.	2 – R. Brown III	Ferrell Center (7,166) Waco, Texas
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 55–68	3–6	16 – J. White	8 – J. West, Jr.	3 – B. Ireland	Thomas Assembly Center (2,018) Ruston, Louisiana
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Elizabeth City	W 84–70	4–6	25 – B. Ireland	9 – J. West Jr.	3 – J. West Jr.	Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, Louisiana
December 19, 2023* 7:30 pm, BTN	at Maryland	L 67–73	4–7	18 – D. Smith	18 – J. West Jr.	5 – D. Smith	Xfinity Center (11,004) College Park, Maryland
December 22, 2023* 3:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson	L 55–65	4–8	21 – J. West Jr.	11 – J. West Jr.	2 – D. Smith	Towson Center (2,011) Towson, Maryland
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Mobile	W 74–65	5–8	24 – B. Ireland	8 – D. Smith	2 – Tied (4)	Stopher Gymnasium (450) Thibodaux, Louisiana
Southland regular season
January 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian	W 98–94 ^OT	6–8 (1–0)	23 – J. West, Jr.	10 – J. West, Jr.	7 – D. Smith	Sharp Gymnasium (509) Houston, Texas
January 9, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 66–61	7–8 (2–0)	18 – D. Smith	12 – B. Ireland	7 – D. Smith	Stopher Gymnasium (500) Thibodaux, Louisiana
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar	L 76–78 ^OT	7–9 (2–1)	25 – R. Brown III	9 – D. Smith	8 – D. Smith	Stopher Gymnasium (800) Thibodaux, Louisiana
January 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas
January 22, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce						The Field House Commerce, Texas
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas
February 12, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 26, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
March 6, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]^[3]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Jamal West, Jr.	F	November 13, 2023	^[4]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Diante Smith	F	January 11, 2024	^[5]

References

1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ James Hill (November 13, 2023). "Jamal West Jr. of Nicholls Earns Opening Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ James Hill (January 8, 2024). "Smith of Nicholls Named Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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[PrePolls-1] 1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[3] "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[4] James Hill (November 13, 2023). "Jamal West Jr. of Nicholls Earns Opening Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[5] James Hill (January 8, 2024). "Smith of Nicholls Named Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

Preseason All Conference

Roster

Schedule and results

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

See also

References