# 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

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.

## 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 | L 66–68 | 8–6 (2–1) | 18 – M. Gray Jr. | 8 – M. Collins | 6 – B. Ireland | Prather Coliseum (245) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | W 83–61 | 9–6 (3–1) | 17 – Tied | 8 – J. West Jr. | 5 – B. Ireland | The Field House (271) Commerce, TX |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | L 71–80 | 9–7 (3–2) | 16 – R. Brown III | 8 – J. Searles | 2 – T. English | The Legacy Center (4,032) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 88–82 | 10–7 (4–2) | 37 – R. Brown III | 7 – Tied | 4 – B. Ireland | McDermott Center (266) San Antonio, TX |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 73–61 | 11–7 (5–2) | 17 – B. Ireland | 5 – J. Searles | 4 – B. Ireland | Stopher Gymnasium (566) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 20, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 74–78 | 11–8 (5–3) | 22 – J. West Jr. | 10 – J. West Jr. | 3 – B. Ireland | Stopher Gymnasium (301) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 57–61 | 11–9 (5–4) | 20 – J. West Jr. | 8 – J. West Jr. | 5 – T. English | American Bank Center (2,157) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 82–75 | 12–9 (6–4) | 24 – R. Brown III | 5 – Tied | 4 – B. Ireland | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,311) Edinburg, TX |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 71–63 | 13–9 (7–4) | 20 – M. Gray, Jr. | 10 – J. Searles | 3 – J. Searles | Stopher Gymnasium (877) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 75–67 | 14–9 (8–4) | 25 – M. Gray, Jr. | 13 – J. West, Jr. | 3 – B. Ireland | Stopher Gymnasium (781) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Texas A&M | W 81–65 | 15–9 (9–4) | 20 – M. Gray, Jr. | 12 – J. Searles | 2 – M. Gray, Jr. | Stopher Gymnasium (567) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 60–72 | 15–10 (9–5) | 19 – M. Gray, Jr. | 7 – S. Malone | 2 – M. Gray, Jr. | Stopher Gymnasium (522) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 81–84 | 15–11 (9–6) | 28 – R. Brown III | 11 – S. Malone | 8 – T. English | Pride Roofing University Center (927) Hammond, LA |
| February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 78–62 | 16–11 (10–6) | 19 – B. Ireland | 13 – J. West, Jr. | 8 – T. English | Lakefront Arena (738) New Orleans, LA |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 93–84 | 17–11 (11–6) | 22 – J. West, Jr. | 12 – J. West, Jr. | 3 – J. Searles | Stopher Gymnasium (600) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 71–69 | 18–11 (12–6) | 22 – M. Gray, Jr. | 8 – M. Collins | 2 – M. Gray, Jr. | Stopher Gymnasium (623) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 94–70 | 19–11 (13–6) | 25 – R. Brown III | 7 – S. Malone | 10 – S. Malone | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,691) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 53–65 | 19–12 (13–7) | 19 – J. West, Jr. | 9 – C. Robinson | 4 – T, English | Neches Arena (1,923) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Incarnate Word Quarterfinals | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | 17 – J. West, Jr. | 11 – J. Searles | 3 – T. English | The Legacy Center (1,310) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 11, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Lamar Semifinals | L 55–58 | 20–13 | 17 – R. Brown III | 8 – C. Robinson | 3 – Tied | The Legacy Center (3,782) Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Michael Gray Jr. | G | December 2, 2024 |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Robert Brown III | G | January 20, 2025 |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Jaylen Searles | G | February 3, 2025 |