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Standings - Southland
| Teams | W | L | Pct | Conf | GB | L10 | Stk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNee | 30 | 3 | .909 | 19-1 | - | 10-0 | W11 |
| Nich | 20 | 14 | .588 | 15-6 | 4.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| TXAMC | 21 | 11 | .656 | 14-5 | 4.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Lamar | 19 | 14 | .576 | 13-7 | 6.0 | 6-4 | L1 |
| SFA | 18 | 15 | .545 | 4-1 | 7.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| SeLA | 15 | 17 | .469 | 10-9 | 8.5 | 6-4 | L2 |
| AbCh | 15 | 17 | .469 | 1-2 | 9.5 | 7-3 | L2 |
| TAMC | 13 | 20 | .394 | 7-13 | 12.0 | 5-5 | L1 |
| NWSt | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7-13 | 12.0 | 3-7 | L4 |
| HCU | 6 | 23 | .207 | 4-14 | 14.0 | 1-9 | L7 |
| NOrl | 10 | 23 | .303 | 5-16 | 14.5 | 2-8 | L1 |
| InWor | 8 | 23 | .258 | 3-15 | 15.0 | 1-9 | L7 |
Team Leaders
| Name | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Diante Smith | 16.0 |
| REB | Jamal West | 7.4 |
| AST | Diante Smith | 3.0 |
| ST | Diante Smith | 1.9 |
| BLK | Jamal West | 1.6 |
| FG% | Jamal West | .503 |
| FT% | Byron Ireland | .787 |
| 3PT% | Robert Brown | .410 |
| MIN | Robert Brown | 34.4 |
| PF | Jalen White | 1.3 |
Team Rankings
| Total | Southland Rank | Div I Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PF | 73.9 | 5 | 168 |
| PA | 73.9 | 7 | 247 |
| REB | 31.2 | 9 | 239 |
| FG% | .445 | 4 | 189 |
| 3PTM | 8.4 | 2 | 87 |
| PF | 18.7 | 7 | 314 |
| STO | 0.5 | 9 | 232 |
Latest Game - Mar 13, 2024
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State() | 32 | 44 | 76 | |
| McNeese State() | 48 | 44 | 92 |
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Player News
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Smith has entered the NCAA transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports. |
Last 5 Games
| Date | Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 13 | @McNeese State | L, 92-76 | Boxscore Recap |
| Tue, Mar 12 | @Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W, 81-73 | Boxscore Recap |
| Mon, Mar 11 | Texas A&M-Commerce | W, 72-51 | Boxscore Recap |
| Thu, Mar 7 | @Southeastern Louisiana | W, 80-54 | Boxscore Recap |
| Mon, Mar 4 | @Northwestern State | W, 68-62 | Boxscore Recap |
Guard
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anderson, Taj  |
6'4" | 175 | 0 | 3 | Queens, NY, USA | ||
| 2 | Brown, Robert | 6'4" | 190 | 0 | 3 | Albany, NY, USA | ||
| 9 | Gray, Michael | 6'2" | 200 | 0 | 2 | Fredericksburg, VA, USA | ||
| 22 | Griffin, Zane | 6'1" | 190 | 0 | 1 | Berwick, LA, USA | ||
| 13 | Ireland, Byron | 6'2" | 190 | 0 | 3 | Annapolis, MD, USA | ||
| 24 | Strander, Quinn | 5'10" | 175 | 0 | 4 | Thibodaux, LA, USA | ||
| 3 | Thomas, Micah |
6' | 175 | 0 | 4 | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | ||
| 8 | Verdin, Heyden | 5'10" | 0 | 0 | 1 | Houma, LA, USA | ||
| 21 | White, Jalen | 6'4" | 180 | 0 | 4 | Pasadena, TX, USA |
Forward
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blanchard, Taylor | 6'5" | 165 | 0 | 4 | Morgan City, LA, USA | ||
| 6 | Bradley, Doctor | 6'8" | 210 | 0 | 3 | Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
| 0 | Collins, Mekhi | 6'8" | 225 | 0 | 3 | Cedar Hill, TX, USA | ||
| 1 | Koureissi, Oumar |
6'11" | 220 | 0 | 3 | Harlem, NY, USA | ||
| 5 | Smith, Diante  |
6'7" | 200 | 04/10/2000 | 24 | 4 | Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA | |
| 15 | West, Jamal | 6'6" | 225 | 0 | 3 | Baltimore, MD, USA |
Game Information
| Average Age: 24 |
| Average Height: 6'3.9" |
| Average Weight: 194.3 |
Standard
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PTM | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | ST | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Smith, Diante F |
31 | 33.8 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 12.9 | .421 | 2.5 | 6.4 | .394 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .784 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Brown, Robert G | 32 | 34.4 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 10.5 | .430 | 2.5 | 6.1 | .410 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .777 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| West, Jamal F | 34 | 32.6 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 9.1 | .503 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .185 | 4.1 | 6.0 | .691 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Ireland, Byron G | 28 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 9.3 | .432 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .316 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .787 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
|
Thomas, Micah G |
7 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 7.9 | .382 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .421 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| White, Jalen G | 32 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .410 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .373 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .923 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Gray, Michael G | 31 | 19.5 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .387 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .298 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .787 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Collins, Mekhi F | 31 | 18.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .707 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .382 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 | |
|
Koureissi, Oumar F |
33 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .418 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .200 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .714 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Strander, Quinn G | 26 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .364 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .697 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Blanchard, Taylor F | 7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .600 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
|
Anderson, Taj G |
2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Griffin, Zane G | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Verdin, Heyden G | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Extra
| Player | GP | MIN | +/- | EFF | A/TO | STO | PPS | 2DO | 3D | TF | FF | EJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anderson, Taj G |
2 | 1.5 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ireland, Byron G | 28 | 29.6 | -34 | 10.893 | 0.98 | 0.60 | 1.23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Blanchard, Taylor F | 7 | 1.7 | -4 | 1.286 | 99.99 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West, Jamal F | 34 | 32.6 | -51 | 15.618 | 0.68 | 0.18 | 1.48 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
|
Smith, Diante F |
31 | 33.8 | -21 | 16.871 | 1.24 | 0.79 | 1.24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strander, Quinn G | 26 | 14.2 | -12 | 4.385 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Griffin, Zane G | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -.500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Thomas, Micah G |
7 | 21.9 | -34 | 5.571 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verdin, Heyden G | 3 | 1.7 | 0 | -.333 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collins, Mekhi F | 31 | 18.8 | -44 | 7.452 | 0.29 | 0.62 | 1.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White, Jalen G | 32 | 24.8 | -32 | 6.094 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown, Robert G | 32 | 34.4 | -61 | 11.125 | 0.93 | 0.48 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gray, Michael G | 31 | 19.5 | -48 | 6.226 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Koureissi, Oumar F |
33 | 12.6 | 6 | 4.697 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 1.37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Recent
| Date | Opponent | Result | Pts Leader | Rebs Leader | Asst Leader | Game Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Nov 6 | @Tulane | L, 91-81 | West (24) | Collins (13) | West (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Fri Nov 10 | @LSU | W, 68-66 | Smith (18) | White (6) | West (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Wed Nov 15 | @Denver | L, 91-85 | West (22) | West (8) | Smith (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Nov 16 | @South Alabama | W, 102-97 | West (31) | Smith (10) | West (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Fri Nov 17 | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | L, 60-51 | Smith (15) | West (11) | West (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Tue Nov 21 | (Unknown) | W, 86-56 | Gray () | Koureissi () | West () | Recap | Boxscore |
| Fri Nov 24 | @Mississippi State | L, 74-61 | West (17) | West (13) | West (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Tue Nov 28 | @Baylor | L, 108-70 | Brown (17) | West (8) | Ireland (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 2 | @Louisiana Tech | L, 68-55 | White (16) | West (8) | Ireland (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 9 | (Unknown) | W, 84-70 | Ireland () | West () | West () | Recap | Boxscore |
| Tue Dec 19 | @Maryland | L, 73-67 | Smith (18) | West (18) | Smith (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Fri Dec 22 | @Towson | L, 65-55 | West (21) | West (11) | White (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 30 | Mobile | W, 74-65 | Ireland () | Smith () | Smith () | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 6 | @Houston Christian | W, 98-94 | West (23) | West (10) | Smith (7) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Tue Jan 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | W, 66-61 | Smith (20) | Ireland (12) | Smith (11) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 13 | Lamar | L, 78-76 | Brown (25) | Smith (6) | Smith (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Jan 15 | New Orleans | W, 78-75 | West (18) | West (8) | West (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 20 | @Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | L, 69-59 | Smith (20) | West (10) | Collins (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Jan 22 | @Incarnate Word | W, 78-74 | Ireland (20) | Collins (6) | Ireland (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 27 | @Texas A&M-Commerce | W, 87-84 | Smith (29) | Smith (11) | West (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 3 | Houston Christian | W, 83-73 | Ireland (18) | West (11) | Smith (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Feb 5 | Northwestern State | W, 73-66 | West (25) | Smith (6) | West (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 10 | @Lamar | L, 75-56 | Smith (15) | Smith (9) | Smith (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Feb 12 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W, 67-63 | Smith (13) | West (8) | Smith (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 17 | McNeese State | L, 74-47 | Smith (12) | West (12) | West (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Feb 19 | @New Orleans | W, 89-77 | Brown (24) | Smith (11) | Smith (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | W, 85-70 | Smith (31) | West (6) | Ireland (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Feb 26 | Incarnate Word | W, 92-82 | Brown (22) | Ireland (14) | Ireland (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Mar 2 | @McNeese State | L, 83-62 | Smith (29) | Smith (9) | Smith (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Mar 4 | @Northwestern State | W, 68-62 | Brown (21) | Smith (9) | Ireland (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Mar 7 | @Southeastern Louisiana | W, 80-54 | West (22) | West (11) | Ireland (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Mar 11 | Texas A&M-Commerce | W, 72-51 | Brown (15) | Smith (8) | Strander (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Tue Mar 12 | @Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W, 81-73 | Gray (23) | Collins (9) | Gray (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Wed Mar 13 | @McNeese State | L, 92-76 | Smith (33) | Collins (6) | Brown (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
Depth Chart
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Smith has entered the NCAA transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Thomas is in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Thomas (undisclosed) has not suited up in Nicholls State's last six games.
Spencer will transfer to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Collins entered the transfer portal Monday, VerbalCommits.com reports.
LeBlanc (knee) has entered the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Spencer had five points (2-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 31 minutes off the bench in Thursday's 88-73 win over Southeastern Louisiana.
Carter isn't in the starting lineup for Wednesday's NIT game against SMU, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Carter produced 13 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-6 FT), seven rebounds and seven assists over 34 minutes in Thursday's 80-62 win over Northwestern State.
Carter (undisclosed) is not starting Thursday's game against Northwestern State, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Spencer (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against Northwestern State, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Gordon (undisclosed) notched 18 points (7-21 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 1-3 FT), four rebounds, four assists and one steal across 35 minutes during Saturday's 101-93 loss to Southeastern Louisiana.
Gordon (undisclosed) Is not in the starting lineup for the game against Northwestern on Thursday, Jordan Majewski of SB Nation reports.
Sears is transferring to Southern University for his final year of eligibility according to VerbalCommits.com.
UIC announced Wednesday that Johnson joined the program as a transfer from Nicholls State.
Jones committed to Louisiana-Monroe as a grad transfer on Sunday, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Gordon announced Sunday that he will return to Nicholls State and won't pursue a transfer, Joshua Parrott of the Basketball Times reports.
Garvin entered the transfer portal for Thursday, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Garvin had 30 points (12-20 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 6-8 FT) and seven rebounds across 41 minutes in Saturday's 86-84 OT victory over SE Louisiana.
Lyons announced Monday via his personal Twitter account that he would leave Nicholls State and transfer to Division II Pittsburg State.
Alatishe has signed his letter of intent to continue his college career at Oregon State.
Johnson has placed his name in the transfer portal, 247Sports.com reports.
Alatishe is in the transfer portal.
Clareth left Nicholls State in March, Mark Singelais of the Albany Times Union reports.
Powell provided 10 points (4-11 FG, 2-7 3Pt), eight steals, five rebounds, and three steals in the loss to Tulane on Monday.
Thomas had 12 points, 11 rebounds, nine blocks, and six assists in the loss to Lamar on Thursday.
Thomas provided his first triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks in the win over Incarnate Word on Thursday.
Harris was dismissed from the team on Jan. 16, the Houma Today reports.
Powell scored 16 points (3-8 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 8-8 FT) with a career-high 13 assists in the overtime win against Central Arkansas on Thursday. He grabbed seven rebounds.
Thomas accumulated 18 points, nine rebounds, and six blocks in the overtime win over Central Arkansas on Thursday.
Powell scored 11 points (4-13 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT) with 10 assists and four steals in the loss to Houston Baptist on Thursday.
Thomas equaled his career high of nine blocks to go with eight points and 13 rebounds in the win over Abilene Christian on Thursday.
Harris scored a career-high 42 points in the win over Incarnate Word on Saturday. He was 12-of-24 from the field and 15-of-21 from the line, but fouled out after 36 minutes.
Harris led the Colonels with 35 points in the win over Spring Hill on Wednesday. He hit three 3-pointers and had four steals.
Frye scored a career-high 33 points with nine rebounds in the double-overtime win over Samford on Sunday.
Thomas had nine points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in Saturday's win over McNeese State.
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