Nicholls Colonels men's basketball
| Nicholls Colonels men's basketball | |||||||
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| University | Nicholls State University | ||||||
| Head coach | Tevon Saddler (2nd season) | ||||||
| Conference | Southland | ||||||
| Location | Thibodaux, Louisiana | ||||||
| Arena | Stopher Gymnasium (capacity: 3,800) | ||||||
| Nickname | Colonels | ||||||
| Colors | Red and gray | ||||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 1976*, 1979* | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 1995, 1998 | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
| 1976, 1979, 1995, 1998, 2018, 2021, 2022 | |||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||
The Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana in the sport of basketball. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference. Nicholls' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gymnasium and are coached by Tevon Saddler . The Colonels have appeared two times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1998.