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2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

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2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rennie Bailey
  • David Amata
  • Chris DeFelice
Home arenaStopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 28 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 12 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
McNeese State 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
New Orleans 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Lamar 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for 9th place in conference. They beat McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State.

On March 29, head coach J. P. Piper was fired.[1] He finished at Nicholls State with a 12 year record of 132–224.

Preseason

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The Colonels were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[2]

Roster

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2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Marquis Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Helen Cox HS New Orleans, LA
C 2 Kyle Caudill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Boston College Brea, CA
G 4 Cameron Burke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dutchtown HS Dutchtown, LA
G 5 Tre O'neal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Otero JC Denver, CO
G 10 Zach Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Impact Academy Wellington, New Zealand
F 11 Adam Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lee College Houston, TX
G 12 Jaden Weldon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Trinity Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 13 Jonathan Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Garden City CC Los Angeles, CA
F 14 Ja'Dante' Frye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr E.D. White HS Thibodaux, LA
F 15 Sam McBeath 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Cambelltown HS Sydney, Australia
F 20 Brett Weaver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ottawa Canyon, TX
G 21 Shane Rillieux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Brother Martin HS New Orleans, LA
G 22 T. J. Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lakeside HS Sibley, LA
G 23 Quinton Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dunham HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 24 Liam Thomas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Central Private School Sydney, Australia
30 Robert Bissant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Delago CC New Orleans, LA
G 32 Davon Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Delago CC New Orleans, LA
G 40 Stevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tulsa Lansing, MI
F 44 Luka Kamber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Louisiana-Lafayette Berlin, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rennie Bailey
  • David Amata
  • Chris DeFelice

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

Schedule

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Source [3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/9/2015*
6:30 pm
Arkansas–Monticello W 93–81  1–0
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
Regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
at Florida State L 62–109  0–1
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,094)
Tallahassee, FL
11/19/2015*
6:30 pm
Mobile W 80–58  1–1
Stopher Gym (489)
Thibodaux, LA
11/23/2015*
12:30 am
at Hawaii L 74–99  1–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,576)
Honolulu, HI
11/25/2015*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 63–75  1–3
WisePies Arena (12,383)
Albuquerque, NM
12/01/2015*
6:30 pm
Louisiana College W 80–62  2–3
Stopher Gym (698)
Thibodaux, LA
12/05/2015*
3:30 pm
Loyola W 89–74  3–3
Stopher Gym (690)
Thibodaux, LA
12/10/2015*
9:00 pm
at San Diego State L 47–84  3–4
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at North Texas L 60–78  3–5
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at SMU
Las Vegas Classic
L 46–82  3–6
Moody Coliseum (6,460)
University Park, TX
12/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Colorado
Las Vegas Classic
L 68–85  3–7
Coors Events Center (8,125)
Boulder, CO
12/22/2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Hampton
Las Vegas Classic
W 84–81  4–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/23/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Canisius
Las Vegas Classic
L 74–83  4–8
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/28/2015*
1:00 pm
at Houston L 49–76  4–9
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,403)
Houston, TX
01/02/2016
3:30 pm
Lamar L 67–79  4–10
(0–1)
Stopher Gym (792)
Thibodaux, LA
01/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Memphis L 46–82  4–11
FedExForum (10,290)
Memphis, TN
01/09/2016
3:40 pm
Abilene Christian W 63–62  5–11
(1–1)
Stopher Gym (1,297)
Natchitoches, LA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 69–78  5–12
(1–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (517)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–76  5–13
(1–3)
American Bank Center (1,247)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/18/2016
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 76–87  5–14
(1–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,260)
Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 83–94  5–15
(1–5)
Stopher Gym (1,567)
Thibodaux, LA
01/25/2016
6:30 pm
Northwestern State L 80–88  5–16
(1–6)
Stopher Gym (2,147)
Thibodaux, LA
01/30/2016
4:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 61–68  5–17
(1–7)
McDermott Center (408)
San Antonio, TX
02/01/2016
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 53–74  5–18
(1–8)
Lakefront Arena (468)
New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016
3:30 pm
McNeese State W 71–56  6–18
(2–8)
Stopher Gym (592)
Thibodaux, LA
02/08/2016
6:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 71–60  7–18
(3–8)
Stopher Gym (561)
Thibodaux, LA
02/13/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 61–69  7–19
(3–9)
University Center (786)
Hammond, LA
02/20/2016
3:40 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 53–88  7–20
(3–10)
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
02/22/2016
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 67–81  7–21
(3–11)
Prather Coliseum (1,923)
Natchitoches, LA
02/27/2016
3:00 pm
at McNeese State L 69–71 OT 7–22
(3–12)
Burton Coliseum (N/A)
Lake Charles, LA
02/29/2016
6:30 pm
New Orleans W 80–76  8–22
(4–12)
Stopher Gym (782)
Thibodaux, LA
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 68–64  9–22
(5–12)
Farris Center (948)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
3:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 64-45  10-22
(6-12)
Stopher Gym (901)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
03/09/2016
7:30 pm
vs. McNeese State
First round
W 94–90 2OT 11–22
Merrill Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
03/10/2016
7:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals
L 59–60  11–23
Merrill Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BREAKING: J.P. Piper Fired as Basketball Coach at Nicholls State". March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colonel Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2015.