2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

2021–22 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Southland Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021;

2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2021–22 record	5–3 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Austin Claunch (4th season);
Associate head coach	Nick Bowman
Assistant coaches	Darion Brown; Stevie Taylor;
Home arena	Stopher Gymnasium

The 2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represent Nicholls State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fourth-year head coach Austin Claunch, play 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

2021–22 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ty Gordon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Tunica, MS
F	1	Emmanuel Little	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Tyrease Terrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Slidell, LA
G	3	Jon'Quarius McGhee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Opelousas, LA
G	4	Caleb Huffman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Broken Arrow, OK
G	5	Pierce Spencer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Porter, TX
F	10	Ryan Maxwell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Jacksonville, AR
G	11	Latrell Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, LA
F	12	Taylor Blanchard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Morgan City, LA
F	13	Mekhi Collins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, LA
G	14	Devante Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Newport News, VA
G	21	Jalen White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pasadena, TX
F	22	Manny Littles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Lanett, AL
F	23	Edoardo Del Cadia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Senigallia, Italy
G	24	Quinn Strander	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Thibodaux, LA
C	35	Ryghe Lyons	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	RS Sr	Slidell, LA

Head coach

Austin Claunch (Emory)

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Bowman (Eastern Kentucky)
Darion Brown (Our Lady of the Lake)
Stevie Taylor (Ohio)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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 Itta Bena, MS
December 13, 2021* 7:00 pm	Blue Mountain	W 87-69	7-3	Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 18, 2021* 3:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
December 21, 2021* 10:00 pm	at Oregon State			Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
December 29, 2021* 4:00 pm, BTN	at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 6, 2022* 7:30 pm	vs. Incarnate Word Southland Tip-Off Tournament			Merrell Center Katy, TX
January 7, 2022*	vs. Southland Tip-Off Tournament			Merrell Center Katy, TX
January 8, 2022*	vs. Southland Tip-Off Tournament			Merrell Center Katy, TX
Southland regular season
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm	at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm	Northwestern State			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
January 22, 2022 3:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm	at McNeese State			The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist			Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm	at Incarnate Word			McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm	Incarnate Word			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 12, 2022 3:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm	McNeese State			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm	Houston Baptist			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 24, 2022 7:30 pm	at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana			University Center Hammond, LA
March 2, 2022 7:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
March 5, 2022 3:00 pm	New Orleans			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Southland Tournament
March 10–12, 2022	vs.			Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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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[1] "Colonels outlast Northwestern State in SLC semis". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[2] "No. 2 Abilene Christian Dominates No. 1 Nicholls in Successful Title Defense". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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