Nicholls Colonels basketball
Nicholls Colonels basketball history
Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA)
David R. Stopher Gymnasium
Southland Conference
Current head coach: Tevon Saddler (2023-)
- Asst: Dayshawn Wells (2023-)
- Asst: Stephen Rodgers (2023-)
- Asst: Asad Lamot (2023-)
- Asst: Jovan Coleman (2024-)
- DPD/Recruiting: Andre Fox (2023-)
- DBO: Thomas Clement (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1995, 1998)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-2
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2022)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1976, 1979, 1980)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 5-3
Conference Titles (Gulf States, Gulf South, Sun Belt, Gulf Star, Southland):
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 5 (1995, 1998, 2018, 2021, 2022)
- Gulf South (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 2 (1976, 1979)
- Southland Tournament Championships: 2 (1995, 1998)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Southland Player of the Year: 2 (last = Ty Gordon, 2022)
Nicholls head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Tevon Saddler | 2023-Pres | 20-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austin Claunch | 2018-23 | 90-61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Richie Riley | 2016-18 | 35-28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J.P. Piper | 2004-16 | 132-224 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Blanton | 2002-04 | 9-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rickey Broussard | 1990-2002 | 150-183 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Gordon Stauffer | 1981-90 | 101-140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Sanders | 1979-81 | 24-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Landry | 1967-79 | 162-60 | 2^ | 3^ | 0 |
Jim Mahoney | 1963-67 | 35-62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Key | 1962-63 | 12-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Holley | 1960-62 | 24-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morris Osburn | 1958-60 | 24-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Nicholls State program was at the Division II level; Nicholls moved up to Division I prior to the 1980-81 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.