# 2019–20 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Austin Claunch, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 15–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to take on Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2018–19 season 14–17 overall, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in 10th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, they failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | State Farm Center (10,034) Champaign, IL |
| November 9, 2019* 11:00 am, ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 75–70 | 1–1 | Petersen Events Center (7,956) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Paul Quinn | W 81–66 | 2–1 | Stopher Gymnasium (721) Thibodaux, LA |
| November 16, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 23 LSU | L 65–75 | 2–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,833) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island Jamaica Classic campus game | L 65–70 | 2–3 | Ryan Center (4,520) Kingston, RI |
| November 22, 2019* 10:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. North Carolina A&T Jamaica Classic | L 54–66 | 2–4 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 24, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UMBC Jamaica Classic | W 82–72 | 3–4 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Blue Mountain College | W 102–56 | 4–4 | Stopher Gymnasium (203) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Campbellsville Harrodsburg | W 120–69 | 5–4 | Stopher Gymnasium (273) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Carver College | W 118–44 | 6–4 | Stopher Gymnasium (283) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 14, 2019* ATTSNPT | | at West Virginia | L 57–83 | 6–5 | WVU Coliseum (10,991) Morgantown, WV |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 18, 2019 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–58 | 7–5 (1–0) | Stopher Gymnasium (360) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 61–79 | 7–6 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum (461) Abilene, TX |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 76–60 | 8–6 (2–1) | Stopher Gymnasium (327) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 5, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 70–58 | 9–6 (3–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (767) Huntsville, TX |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | W 61–52 | 10–6 (4–1) | Montagne Center (1,811) Beaumont, TX |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 69–58 | 11–6 (5–1) | University Center (756) Hammond, LA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | L 72–73 | 11–7 (5–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (577) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 79–72 | 12–7 (6–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (679) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 91–83 | 13–7 (7–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (1,137) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 25, 2020 6:15 pm | | at New Orleans | W 77–72 | 14–7 (8–2) | Lakefront Arena (1,294) New Orleans, LA |
| January 29, 2020 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | L 74–80 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (8–3) | H&HP Complex (3,623) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 64–70 | 14–9 (8–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,943) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 88–82 | 15–9 (9–4) | Stopher Gymnasium (743) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 69–65 | 16–9 (10–4) | Stopher Gymnasium (807) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 81–71 | 17–9 (11–4) | Stopher Gymnasium (566) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 19, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 73–69 | 18–9 (12–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,200) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 65–84 | 18–10 (12–5) | Farris Center (2,912) Conway, AR |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 93–85 | 19–10 (13–5) | Sharp Gymnasium (595) Houston, TX |
| February 29, 2020 3:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 92–68 | 20–10 (14–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (737) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 80–56 | 21–10 (15–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (879) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Lamar Second round | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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