# 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eleventh year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference.
The Colonels were picked to finish eighth (8th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.
The Colonels were the sixth seed in the 2015 Southland Conference tournament due to ineligibility of three teams which finished higher in conference play. In the first game of the tournament, the Colonels played the seventh seeded New Orleans Privateers losing 73–82. The Colonels finished the season with a 10–19 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play tied for eighth place.

## Roster

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## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/12/2014* 6:30 pm | Mobile | W 92–65 | | Stopher Gym (689) Thibodaux, LA |
| Out of Conference |||||
| 11/17/2014* 7:30 pm | at North Texas | L 57–71 | 0–1 | UNT Coliseum (1,367) Denton, TX |
| 11/20/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N | at UCLA | L 74–107 | 0–2 | Pauley Pavilion (5,231) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | L 48–75 | 0–3 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,045) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm, BTN | at No. 19 Michigan | L 62–91 | 0–4 | Crisler Center (11,139) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/6/2014* 3:30 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 89–60 | 1–4 | Stopher (722) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 Wisconsin | L 43–86 | 1–5 | Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI |
| 12/16/2014* 6:30 pm | Arkansas–Monticello | W 81–75 | 2–5 | Stopher Gym (713) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/18/2014* 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 54–79 | 2–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,918) Ruston, LA |
| 12/21/2014* 3:30 pm | Troy | L 64–65 | 2–7 | Stopher Gym (649) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/30/2014* 6:30 pm | Spring Hill | W 71–64 | 3–7 | Stopher Gym (638) Thibodaux, LA |
| Conference Games |||||
| 01/03/2015 6:00 pm | at Lamar | L 62–75 | 3–8 (0–1) | Montagne Center (1,877) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 54–71 | 3–9 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (540) Abilene, TX |
| 01/13/2015 6:30 pm | Houston Baptist | W 61–57 | 4–9 (1–2) | Stopher Gym (849) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/17/2015 3:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 66–69 | 4–10 (1–3) | Stopher Gym (785) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/20/2015 6:30 pm | Sam Houston State | L 39–62 | 4–11 (1–4) | Stopher Gym (1,027) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 71–61 | 5–11 (2–4) | Farris Center (1,178) Conway, AR |
| 01/26/2015 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 51–80 | 5–12 (2–5) | Prather Coliseum (2,018) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/31/2015 3:30 pm | Incarnate Word | L 58–69 | 5–13 (2–6) | Stopher Gym (768) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/02/2014 6:30 pm | New Orleans | W 67–55 | 6–13 (3–6) | Stopher Gym (1,113) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/07/2015 3:30 pm | McNeese State | W 70–59 | 7–13 (4–6) | Stopher Gym (692) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 64–73 | 7–14 (4–7) | McDermott Center (510) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/14/2015 3:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 59–65 | 7–15 (4–8) | Stopher Gym (418) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 71–86 | 7–16 (4–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,716) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/23/2015 6:30 pm | Northwestern State | L 57–79 | 7–17 (4–10) | Stopher Gym (791) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at McNeese State | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–18 (4–11) | Burton Coliseum (1,563) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/02/2015 7:45 pm | at New Orleans | W 89–79 | 8–18 (5–11) | Lakefront Arena (609) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 77–70 | 9–18 (6–11) | Stopher Gym (815) Thibodaux, LA |
| 03/07/2015 7:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 75-69 | 10-18 (7-11) | University Center (659) Hammond, LA |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 7:30 pm | vs. New Orleans | L 73–82 | 10–19 | Merrell Center (1,029) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||