2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
2016–17 record | 4–3 (0–0 Southland) |
Head coach | Richie Riley (1st year) |
Assistant coach | John Aiken |
Assistant coach | Marlon Terry |
Assistant coach | Austin Claunch |
Home arena |
Stopher Gym (Capacity: 3,800) |
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Richie Riley, play their home games at Stopher Gym as members of the Southland Conference.
Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They defeated 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, 2016, head coach J. P. Piper was fired.[1] He finished at Nicholls State with a 12-year record of 132–224.
Preseason
Richie Riley was named the Colonels' head coach on April 26, 2016.[2] Coach Riley announced his assistant coaches on June 6, 2016. The new assistant coaches were John Aiken, Marlon Terry, and Austin Claunch.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 6:00 p.m. |
at Boston College | W 79–73 | 1–0 |
Conte Forum (3,122) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 14* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at UCF | L 56–80 | 1–1 |
CFE Arena (5,274) Orlando, FL | |||||||
November 17* 6:00 p.m. |
at Mississippi College | W 86–55 | 2–1 |
Stopher Gym (847) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
November 20* 4:00 p.m. |
at San Diego San Diego Classic |
L 72–81 | 2–2 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (849) San Diego, CA | |||||||
November 22* 8:00 p.m. |
at New Mexico State San Diego Classic |
L 74–86 | 2–3 |
Pan American Center (3,301) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
November 25* 2:00 p.m. |
vs. Bethune–Cookman San Diego Classic |
– | – |
Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL | |||||||
November 27* 3:00 p.m. |
at Samford San Diego Classic |
– | – |
Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL | |||||||
December 1* TBA |
at Louisiana–Lafayette | – | – |
CajunDome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
December 8* 8:00 p.m. |
at Florida State | – | – |
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
December 11* 4:00 p.m. |
Thomas (GA) | – | – |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 14* 8:00 p.m. |
at Texas Tech | – | – |
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||
December 18* 8:00 p.m. |
Mobile | – | – |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 18* 8:00 p.m. |
Mobile | – | – |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 28* TBA |
Spring Hill | – | – |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
Southland Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2016 TBA |
Incarnate Word | ( ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | ||||||||
January 2, 2017 TBA |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 7 6:15 p.m. |
at Sam Houston State | – | – ( – ) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||
January 12 7:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern State | – | – ( – ) |
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
January 14 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Stephen F. Austin | – | – ( – ) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
January 19 TBA |
Abilene Christian | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 21 TBA |
Lamar | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 26 7:00 p.m. |
at Houston Baptist | – | – ( – ) |
Sharp Gym Houston, TX | |||||||
January 28 TBA |
McNeese State | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 1 7:30 p.m. |
at Southeastern Louisiana | – | – ( – ) |
University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||
February 4 6:15 p.m. |
at New Orleans | – | – ( – ) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
February 11 4:00 p.m. |
at Central Arkansas | – | – ( – ) |
Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||
February 16 TBA |
Central Arkansas | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 18 TBA |
Northwestern State | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 23 7:00 p.m. |
at Incarnate Word | ( ) |
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||||
February 25 8:00 p.m. |
Southeastern Louisiana | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
March 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Lamar | ( ) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
March 4 TBA |
New Orleans | – | – ( – ) |
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
Southland Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8–11, 2017 |
vs. | – | – |
Merrell Center Katy, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
- 2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
References
- ↑ http://hoopdirt.com/breaking-j-p-piper-fired-as-basketball-coach-at-nicholls-state/
- ↑ "Richie Riley". Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Riley Announces Hiring of Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Nicholls State University. June 6, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "2016-17 Men's BasketballRoster". Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 29, 2016.