# 2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by ninth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to McNeese State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Dantrell Thomas | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Many, Louisiana |
| 2 | Lachlan Prest | Forward | 6–7 | 209 | Sophomore | Flagstaff Hill, Australia |
| 3 | Dominique Vallejo | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 4 | Jeremy Smith | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10 | Pedro Maciel | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 11 | Piers Carroll | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Sydney, Australia |
| 12 | Zachary West | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 13 | Travis Julien | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Vacherie, Louisiana |
| 14 | Ja'Dante Frye | Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| 15 | Sam McBeath | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Sydney, Australia |
| 20 | Fred Hunter | Guard | 6–5 | 240 | Senior | Denton, Texas |
| 21 | Shane Rillieux | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 22 | T.J. Carpenter | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Sibley, Louisiana |
| 23 | Drew Caillouet | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| 24 | Sterling Bailey | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Ruston, Louisiana |
| 35 | Linden Smith-Hyde | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Senior | Sydney, Australia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/13/2012* 6:30 pm | Mobile | W 73–53 | | Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 4:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | L 65–80 | 0–1 | Memorial Gym (7,655) Nashville, TN |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 14 Missouri | L 54–74 | 0–2 | Mizzou Arena (9,519) Columbia, MO |
| 11/26/2012* 6:30 pm | New Orleans | W 92–79 | 1–2 | Stopher Gym (650) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/01/2012* 11:00 am, BTN | at No. 13 Michigan State | L 39–84 | 1–3 | Breslin Student Events Center (17,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | at Tulane | L 48–65 | 1–4 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,378) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 76–79 | 1–5 | Lakefront Arena (584) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/20/2012* 9:05 pm | at Utah State World Vision Classic | L 72–79 | 1–6 | Smith Spectrum (7,731) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2012* 6:30 pm | vs. Southern Illinois World Vision Classic | L 53–65 | 1–7 | Smith Spectrum (785) Logan, UT |
| 12/22/2012* 6:30 pm | vs. UC Davis World Vision Classic | L 71–82 | 1–8 | Smith Spectrum (835) Logan, UT |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, BTN | at Nebraska | L 59–68 | 1–9 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,011) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/03/2013 7:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 83–79 | 2–9 (1–0) | Stopher Gym (550) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/05/2013 4:15 pm | Oral Roberts | L 63–76 | 2–10 (1–1) | Stopher Gym (530) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/07/2013 7:30 pm | at McNeese State | W 64–63 | 3–10 (2–1) | Burton Coliseum (639) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/12/2013 4:20 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 65–70 | 3–11 (2–2) | University Center (830) Hammond, LA |
| 01/17/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Northwestern State | W 93–78 | 4–11 (3–2) | Prather Coliseum (2,832) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/19/2013 6:15 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 49–72 | 4–12 (3–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,811) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/24/2013 7:50 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 69–62 | 5–12 (4–3) | Stopher Gym (1,530) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/26/2013 4:15 pm | Sam Houston State | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (5–3) | Stopher Gym (682) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/31/2013 7:30 pm, FCS | at Oral Roberts | L 78–90 | 6–13 (5–4) | Mabee Center (3,870) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 76–79 | 6–14 (5–5) | Farris Center (1,037) Conway, AR |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 62–73 | 6–15 (5–6) | Stopher Gym (453) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 51–63 | 6–16 (5–7) | Stopher Gym (630) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/16/2013 4:20 pm | Northwestern State | L 79–84 | 6–17 (5–8) | Stopher Gym (545) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/19/2013 7:30 pm | at Lamar | W 74–63 | 7–17 (6–8) | Montagne Center (2,078) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/23/2013* 2:00 pm | at UTSA BracketBusters | L 58–76 | 7–18 | Convocation Center (861) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/28/2013 7:45 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 56–53 | 8–18 (7–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (821) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/02/2013 7:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 64–68 | 8–19 (7–9) | American Bank Center (1,333) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 03/07/2013 7:45 pm | Lamar | W 90–63 | 9–19 (8–9) | Stopher Gym (679) Thibodaux, LA |
| 03/09/2013 4:00 pm | McNeese State | L 88–91 $^{2OT}$ | 9–20 (8–10) | Stopher Gym (670) Thibodaux, LA |
| 2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 5:00 pm | vs. McNeese State First Round | L 59–62 | 9–21 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||