# 1997–98 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth-year head coach Rickey Broussard, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. After running off 14 straight wins to begin conference play, the Colonels finished atop the conference regular season standings with a 15–1 record in Southland play. They followed that by winning the Southland tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, Nicholls State lost to No. 1 seed and defending National champion Arizona.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1997* | | at Florida | L 63–66 | 0–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov 17, 1997* | | at Auburn | L 75–96 | 0–2 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (2,250) Auburn, Alabama |
| Nov 19, 1997* | | at Tulane | L 66–67 | 0–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nov 29, 1997* | | at LSU | L 52–72 | 0–4 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 10, 1997* | | at Rice | W 72–64 | 1–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 13, 1997* | | at Lamar | L 65–73 | 1–5 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 20, 1997* | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 86–69 | 2–5 | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Dec 22, 1997* | | at South Florida | L 78–91 | 2–6 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 27, 1997* | | vs. Wyoming | L 69–84 | 2–7 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Dec 28, 1997* | | vs. Austin Peay | L 57–71 | 2–8 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1998 | | at McNeese State | W 79–73 | 3–8 (1–0) | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Jan 5, 1998 | | at Sam Houston State | W 68–66 | 4–8 (2–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas |
| Jan 10, 1998 | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 95–81 | 5–8 (3–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Jan 15, 1998 | | Texas State | W 74–56 | 6–8 (4–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Jan 17, 1998 | | UTSA | W 82–78 | 7–8 (5–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Jan 22, 1998 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 87–66 | 8–8 (6–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1998 | | at Texas–Arlington | W 102–95 | 9–8 (7–0) | Texas Hall Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 29, 1998 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 90–77 | 10–8 (8–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Jan 31, 1998 | | Northwestern State | W 71–62 | 11–8 (9–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Feb 5, 1998 | | at Texas State | W 85–81 | 12–8 (10–0) | Strahan Arena San Marcos, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1998 | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–71 | 13–8 (11–0) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Feb 16, 1998 | | Stephen F. Austin | W 79–76 | 14–8 (12–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 1998 | | McNeese State | W 87–80 | 15–8 (13–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 1998 | | Sam Houston State | W 77–74 | 16–8 (14–0) | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Feb 26, 1998 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 74–80 | 16–9 (14–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb 28, 1998 | | at Northwestern State | W 84–74 | 17–9 (15–1) | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Southland Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* | | vs. Texas State Semifinals | W 79–71 | 18–9 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Mar 7, 1998* | | vs. Texas–Arlington Championship game | W 84–81 | 19–9 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1998* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona First round | L 60–99 | 19–10 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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