2024–25 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

2024–25 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–5 (2–0 Southland)
Head coach	Tevon Saddler (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dayshawn Wells Stephen Rodgers Jovan Coleman
Home arena	Stopher Gymnasium

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	5		.615
Nicholls	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	5		.615
Lamar	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	6		.538
Northwestern State	2	–	0		1.000			5	–	7		.417
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1		.500			9	–	4		.692
Incarnate Word	1	–	1		.500			8	–	5		.615
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	1		.500			8	–	6		.571
Houston Christian	1	–	1		.500			4	–	9		.308
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	2		.000			7	–	6		.538
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	2		.000			6	–	7		.462
East Texas A&M*	0	–	2		.000			2	–	11		.154
New Orleans	0	–	2		.000			2	–	11		.154
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 31, 2024

The 2024–25 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Tevon Saddler, play their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas A&M–Commerce and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, before falling to McNeese in the Southland tournament championship game.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 205 votes overall and 3 first place votes, the Colonels were picked to finish third in the conference.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

Jamal West Jr. was named as a first team preseason all-conference team member. Robert Brown III was named as a second team preseaon all-conference team member.

Roster

2024–25 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Mekhi Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Faith Family Academy Cedar Hill, Texas G 1 Trae English 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr McNeese Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Robert Brown III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Butler Community College Albany, New York G 3 Jaylen Searles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Utah Tech Everett, Washington F 5 Sincere Malone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastern Illinois Chicago, Illinois F 6 Brian Myles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Prairie View A&M Shreveport, Louisiana G 7 Caleb Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Gardner–Webb Lake Arthur, Louisiana G 8 Chad Clark Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr East Ascension High School Gonzales, Louisiana G 9 Michael Gray Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr George Mason Fredericksburg, Virginia G 10 Ike Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Ohio Baltimore, Maryland G 13 Byron Ireland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Maine Annapolis, Maryland G 14 Roy Recasner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 15 Jamal West Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Clarendon College Baltimore, Maryland G 21 Dwayne Perkins Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Salmen High School Slidell, Louisiana G 22 Emarion Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bradley Davenport, Iowa G 24 Quinn Strander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS E.D. White Catholic High School Thibodaux, Louisiana	Head coach Tevon Saddler (Nicholls State) Assistant coach(es) Dayshawn Wells (Bowie State) Stephen Rodgers (Coastal Carolina) Jovan Coleman (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	L 84–91	0–1	23 – R. Brown III	9 – J. West, Jr.	8 – T. English	The Pit (10,609) Albuquerque, NM
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	L 64–70	0–2	18 – I. Cornish	6 – B. Myles	4 – T. English	Stopher Gymnasium (644) Thibodaux, LA
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi University for Women	W 93–44	1–2	21 – R. Brown III	8 – M. Collins	4 – J. Searles	Stopher Gymnasium (234) Thibodaux, LA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 61–59	2–2	15 – B. Ireland	12 – M. Collins	4 – B. Ireland	Truist Arena (2,345) Highland Heights, KY
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Cincinnati	L 49–86	2–3	12 – J. West, Jr	6 – J. West, Jr	4 – T. English	Fifth Third Arena (10,485) Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Towson	L 64–70	2–4	24 – B. Ireland	7 – S. Malone	1 – T. English	Stopher Gymnasium (655) Thibodaux, LA
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi College	W 79–35	3–4	15 – B. Ireland	7 – Tied	4 – J. Searles	Stopher Gymnasium (345) Thibodaux, LA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 76–75	4–4	19 – M. Gray Jr.	9 – J. West Jr.	3 – B. Ireland	Cajundome (1,296) Lafayette, LA
December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–64	5–4 (1–0)	15 – B. Ireland	10 – J. West Jr.	3 – B. Ireland	Stopher Gymnasium (587) Thibodaux, LA
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 73–70	6–4 (2–0)	22 – B. Ireland	11 – M. Collins	3 – B. Ireland	Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA
December 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern–New Orleans	W 110–66	7–4	28 – R. Brown III	12 – M. Collins	4 – Tied	Stopher Gymnasium (302) Thibodaux, LA
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 13 Gonzaga	L 72–102	7–5	16 – B. Ireland	4 – S. Malone	6 – B. Ireland	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 30, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	W 71–69	8–5	19 – B. Ireland	13 – M. Collins	5 – T. English	Climate Pledge Arena (840) Seattle, WA
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M						The Field House  Commerce, TX
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at McNeese						The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, LA
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		East Texas A&M						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center  Hammond, LA
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar						Neches Arena  Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team