2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
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Southland regular season champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
2021–22 record | 21–12 (11–3 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Nick Bowman |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Stopher Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Southland Tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fourth-year head coach Austin Claunch, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
Previous season[]
The Colonels finished the 2020–21 season 18–7, 14–2 in Southland play to finish as Southland regular season champions. In the Southland Tournament, they defeated Northwestern State in the semifinals,[1] before falling to Abilene Christian in the championship game.[2]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 23, 2021* 1:00 pm |
LSU Hurricane Ida Charity Relief |
L 62–74 | – |
Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Iowa | W 62–58 | 1–0 |
McLeod Center (2,328) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Carver | W 120–52 | 2–0 |
Stopher Gymnasium (321) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 12:00 pm |
Carver | W 101–44 | 3–0 |
Stopher Gymnasium (202) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
November 15, 2021* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at No. 9 Baylor | L 60–89 | 3–1 |
Ferrell Center (9,307) Waco, TX | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at TCU SoCal Challenge campus-site game |
L 50–63 | 3–2 |
Schollmaier Arena (4,825) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Cal Poly SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals |
W 75–72 OT | 4–2 |
The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 4:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Utah Valley SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship |
L 63–74 | 4–3 |
The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 1:30 pm |
Southwestern Christian | W 87–58 | 5–3 |
Stopher Gymnasium (504) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 95–80 | 6–3 |
Harrison HPER Complex (202) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
December 13, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Blue Mountain | W 87–69 | 7–3 |
Stopher Gymnasium (285) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 68–71 | 7–4 |
Kohl Center (15,752) Madison, WI | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 3:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 104–73 | 8–4 |
Stopher Gymnasium (287) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
December 21, 2021* 10:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 61–83 | 8–5 |
Gill Coliseum (2,873) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
December 29, 2021* 4:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 3 Purdue | L 90–104 | 8–6 |
Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
January 6, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Incarnate Word Southland Basketball Tip-Off First Round |
W 87–56 | 9–6 |
Merrell Center (102) Katy, TX | |||||||
January 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland Tip-Off Tournament Semifinals |
W 84–75 | 10–6 |
Merrell Center Katy, TX | |||||||
January 8, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Southeastern Louisiana Southland Tip-Off Tournament Championship |
L 72–77 | 10–7 |
Merrell Center Katy, TX | |||||||
Southland regular season | |||||||||||
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | L 66–78 | 10–8 (0–1) |
Lakefront Arena (1,102) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
January 20, 2022 7:30 pm |
Northwestern State | W 69–58 | 11–8 (1–1) |
Stopher Gymnasium (325) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 22, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | L 93–101 | 11–9 (1–2) |
Stopher Gymnasium (501) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm |
at McNeese State | W 81–71 | 12–9 (2–2) |
The Legacy Center (1,734) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Baptist | W 73–61 | 13–9 (3–2) |
Sharp Gymnasium (901) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | W 63–60 | 14–9 (4–2) |
McDermott Center (20) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm |
Incarnate Word | W 69–58 | 15–9 (5–2) |
Stopher Gymnasium (401) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 12, 2022 3:00 pm |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 83–80 OT | 16–9 (6–2) |
Stopher Gymnasium (332) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm |
McNeese State | W 82–73 | 17–9 (7–2) |
Stopher Gymnasium (1,121) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm |
Houston Baptist | W 84–70 | 18–9 (8–2) |
Stopher Gymnasium (487) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
February 24, 2022 7:30 pm |
at Northwestern State | W 80–62 | 19–9 (9–2) |
Prather Coliseum (772) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 81–83 | 19–10 (9–3) |
University Center (771) Hammond, LA | |||||||
March 2, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 86–75 | 20–10 (10–3) |
American Bank Center (1,648) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
March 5, 2022 3:00 pm |
New Orleans | W 92–85 | 21–10 (11–3) |
Stopher Gymnasium (1,355) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
Southland Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals |
L 64–71 | 21–11 |
Merrell Center Katy, TX | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | at (1) SMU First Round |
L 58–68 | 21–12 |
Moody Coliseum (2,038) University Park, TX | ||||||
Source[3]
References[]
- ^ "Colonels outlast Northwestern State in SLC semis". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "No. 2 Abilene Christian Dominates No. 1 Nicholls in Successful Title Defense". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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