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2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Nicholls State Colonels wordmark.svg
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 13–15 (6–9 Southland)
Head coach Richie Riley (1st year)
Assistant coach John Aiken
Assistant coach Marlon Terry
Assistant coach Austin Claunch
Home arena Stopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Orleans 12 3   .800     17 9   .654
Texas A&M–CC 10 5   .667     17 9   .654
Stephen F. Austin 10 5   .667     15 12   .556
Sam Houston State 9 6   .600     18 10   .643
Houston Baptist 9 6   .600     14 12   .538
Lamar 8 7   .533     16 12   .571
Southeastern Louisiana 8 8   .500     15 14   .517
Central Arkansas 7 9   .438     8 21   .276
Nicholls State 6 9   .400     13 15   .464
Abilene Christian* 6 9   .400     12 14   .462
Incarnate Word* 6 10   .375     11 16   .407
Northwestern State 4 11   .267     10 16   .385
McNeese State 4 11   .267     7 19   .269
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner
As of February 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Richie Riley, play their home games at Stopher Gym as members of the Southland Conference.

The Colonels finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State.

On March 29, 2016, head coach J. P. Piper was fired. He finished at Nicholls State with a 12-year record of 132–224. On April 27, the school announced that Richie Riley had been hired as head coach.

Coach Riley announced his assistant coaches on June 6, 2016. The new assistant coaches were John Aiken, Marlon Terry, and Austin Claunch.


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