coach_years current_team birth_place coach_team current_title sport birth_date article_title name
1992 2004 -- present -- 1994 1994 -- 2002 2002 -- 2004 nicholls state baton rouge , louisiana east nicholls state -lrb- asst. -rrb- nicholls state ascension hs -lrb- asst. -rrb- the dunham school head coach basketball 22 june 1966 j. p. piper
 j. p. piper
j. p. piper

john-paul `` j. p. '' piper -lrb- born june 22 , 1966 -rrb- is the head men 's basketball coach at nicholls state university in thibodaux , louisiana , united states .
the team is a member of the southland conference , which is part of the national collegiate athletic association 's division i.
