# 2013–14 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference tournament where they lost to Northwestern State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Dantrell Thomas | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Many, Louisiana |
| 2 | Lachlan Prest | Forward | 6–7 | 209 | Redshirt Sophomore | Flagstaff Hill, Australia |
| 3 | J'Aaron Thorne | Guard | 5–7 | 175 | Freshman | Missouri City, Texas |
| 4 | Jeremy Smith | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Redshirt Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 5 | Amin Torres | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10 | Pedro Maciel | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Redshirt Senior | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 11 | Piers Carroll | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Redshirt Freshman | Sydney, Australia |
| 12 | Alex Overs | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Sydney, Australia |
| 13 | Travis Julien | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Redshirt Sophomore | Vacherie, Louisiana |
| 14 | Ja'Dante Frye | Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Redshirt Freshman | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| 15 | Sam McBeath | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Redshirt Sophomore | Sydney, Australia |
| 20 | Cade Towers | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman | Queensland, Australia |
| 21 | Shane Rillieux | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 22 | T.J. Carpenter | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Sibley, Louisiana |
| 23 | Drew Caillouet | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Redshirt Freshman | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| 24 | Liam Thomas | Forward | 6–10 | 195 | Freshman | Sydney, Australia |
| 32 | JaMarkus Horace | Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Sophomore | Sugarland, Texas |
| 33 | Luke Doyle | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Oviedo, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 3:30 pm | Mobile | W 72–64 | | Stopher Gym (N/A) Thibodaux, LA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | at Auburn | L 54–76 | 0–1 | Auburn Arena (4,196) Auburn, AL |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 78–92 | 0–2 | The Super Pit (2,146) Denton, TX |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Troy | L 62–77 | 0–3 | Trojan Arena (1,096) Troy, AL |
| 11/23/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 11 Memphis | L 59–98 | 0–4 | FedExForum (15,528) Memphis, TN |
| 11/26/2013* 6:30 pm | UTSA | W 79–73 | 1–4 | Stopher Gym (296) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/07/2013* 3:30 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 87–62 | 2–4 | Stopher Gym (426) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/14/2013* 9:00 pm | at San Francisco | L 48–77 | 2–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,398) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/18/2013* 6:30 pm | at IUPUI | W 62–56 | 3–5 | IUPUI Gymnasium (653) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/20/2013* 6:00 pm | at Indiana | L 66–79 | 3–6 | Assembly Hall (16,646) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/02/2014 7:30 pm | New Orleans | W 88–83 | 4–6 (1–0) | Stopher Gym (842) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/04/2014 3:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 64–61 | 5–6 (2–0) | Stopher Gym (528) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/09/2014 7:30 pm | at Lamar | W 64–60 | 6–6 (3–0) | Montagne Center (1,882) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 61–88 | 6–7 (3–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (909) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/16/2014 7:30 pm | Houston Baptist | W 66–64 | 7–7 (4–1) | Stopher Gym (542) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/18/2014 3:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 67–70 | 7–8 (4–2) | Stopher Gym (547) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/21/2014 8:00 pm, CSNH | at McNeese State | W 87–79 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (5–2) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,126) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/30/2014 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Oral Roberts | W 73–72 | 9–8 (6–2) | Stopher Gym (1,178) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/01/2014 3:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 78–67 | 10–8 (7–2) | Stopher Gym (527) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/06/2014 8:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 64–93 | 10–9 (7–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,687) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/08/2014 7:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 73–86 | 10–10 (7–4) | Prather Coliseum (2,022) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/13/2014 7:45 pm | at New Orleans | L 64–70 | 10–11 (7–5) | Lakefront Arena (1,142) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/15/2014 4:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 66–71 | 10–12 (7–6) | University Center (601) Hammond, LA |
| 02/22/2014 3:30 pm | McNeese State | W 68–59 | 11–12 (8–6) | Stopher Gym (545) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/27/2014 7:30 pm | Abilene Christian | W 79–60 | 12–12 (9–6) | Stopher Gym (347) Thibodaux, LA |
| 03/01/2014 3:30 pm | Incarnate Word | L 67–69 | 12–13 (9–7) | Stopher Gym (465) Thibodaux, LA |
| 03/06/2014 7:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 75–62 | 13–13 (10–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (553) Houston, TX |
| 03/08/2014 2:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 44–58 | 13–14 (10–8) | American Bank Center (1,236) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 5:00 pm | vs. Southeastern Louisiana First round | W 71–64 | 14–14 | Merrell Center (1,009) Katy, TX |
| 03/13/2014 5:00 pm | vs. Northwestern State Quarterfinals | L 72–88 | 14–15 | Merrell Center (1,213) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||
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