2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels

2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Johnathan Bell Sr G 6-2 170 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Notre Dame High School
30 Robert Bissant Jr G 5-10 160 - New Orleans (LA) United States Grace King High School
14 Ja'Dante' Frye Sr F 6-4 200 May 28, 1994 Thibodaux (LA) United States E.D. White High School
0 DeAndre Harris Sr G 6-3 191 Aug 4, 1994 Milwaukee (WI) United States Washington High School
44 Luka Kamber Sr F 6-8 215 Dec 1, 1994 Berlin Germany / Croatia Goethe-Gymnasium
0 Marquis Nelson Jr G 6-0 185 - New Orleans (LA) United States Helen Cox High School
5 Tre O'Neal Sr G 6-1 190 - Denver (CO) United States George Washington High School
23 Roddy Peters Jr G 6-4 195 Jul 14, 1995 District Heights (MD) United States Suitland High School
2 Jahvaughn Powell Jr PG 6-0 170 May 13, 1996 Tallahassee (FL) United States Lincoln High School
40 Stevie Repichowski Jr G 6-5 195 Jun 22, 1994 Lansing (MI) United States Kingdom Prep Academy
35 Kamall Richards Sr F 6-6 220 Sep 26, 1994 Henryville (PA) United States South Kent School
3 Lafayette Rutledge Jr PG 6-0 175 - Gautier (MS) United States Gautier High School
32 Davon Spencer So G 6-5 170 - New Orleans (LA) United States Lusher Charter School
24 Liam Thomas Sr F 7-0 200 - Sydney Australia Central Private School
11 Adam Ward Sr F 6-5 210 - Houston (TX) United States Atascocita High School
20 Brett Weaver So G 5-10 185 - Canyon (TX) United States Canton High School
10 Zach Young Jr G 6-1 195 May 14, 1994 Wellington New Zealand Impact Basketball Academy

Nicholls State Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Tevon Saddler Sr G 6-6 215 Feb 21, 1995 Baltimore (MD) United States UNC Greensboro

Recent Nicholls State Colonels History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 20-14 (13-5) 3rd (Southland) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 16-15 (11-7) 4th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 21-12 (11-3) 1st (Southland) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 18-7 (14-2) 1st (Southland) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 21-10 (15-5) 2nd (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-17 (7-11) 9th (Southland) N/A N/A
2017-2018 21-11 (15-3) 1st (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 14-17 (7-11) 8th (Southland) N/A N/A
2015-2016 11-23 (6-12) 9th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 10-19 (7-11) 8th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-15 (10-8) 5th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 9-21 (8-10) 5th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 10-20 (6-10) 8th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 14-14 (8-8) 8th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-19 (7-9) 8th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 20-11 (12-4) 2nd (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 10-21 (5-11) 11th (Southland) N/A N/A
2006-2007 8-22 (7-9) 9th (Southland) N/A N/A
2005-2006 9-18 (5-11) 10th (Southland) N/A N/A
2004-2005 6-21 (1-15) 11th (Southland) N/A N/A
2003-2004 6-21 (1-15) 11th (Southland) N/A N/A
2002-2003 3-25 (1-19) 11th (Southland) N/A N/A

2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Liam Thomas All-Southland Third Team
Ja'Dante' Frye All-Southland Honorable Mention
Liam Thomas Southland Defensive POY
Liam Thomas Southland All-Defensive Team
Ja'Dante' Frye Southland Player of the Week (Dec 4, 2016)
DeAndre Harris Southland Player of the Week (Jan 8, 2017)
DeAndre Harris Southland Player of the Week (Nov 20, 2016)
Liam Thomas Southland Player of the Week (Feb 27, 2017)

2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Powell J. Bell S. Repichowski J. Frye L. Thomas
Rotation L. Rutledge D. Harris A. Ward    
Rotation   T. O'Neal      
Lim PT Z. Young     L. Kamber  
Lim PT B. Weaver        

2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
DeAndre Harris 16 20.4 16.9 2.8 2.1 1.4 0.1 3.1
Ja'Dante' Frye 31 33.7 14.6 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.9
Johnathan Bell 31 32.5 13.2 5.3 1.9 1.9 0.4 1.9
Jahvaughn Powell 31 32.6 11.9 3.2 5.0 2.0 0.1 3.7
Lafayette Rutledge 19 21.8 10.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
Liam Thomas 31 27.8 7.8 6.4 2.1 0.6 4.2 2.1
Stevie Repichowski 31 25.3 7.4 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.7
Tre O'Neal 18 15.0 3.1 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.1
Adam Ward 31 12.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.6
Zach Young 19 4.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3
Brett Weaver 7 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4
Luka Kamber 7 7.9 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.7

2016-2017 Nicholls State Colonels Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Richie Riley Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Clemson, 2014 to 2016)
Austin Claunch Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Clemson, 2015 to 2016)
John Aiken Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Tennessee-Martin, 2014 to 2016)
Marlon Terry Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2011 to 2014)
DoBee Plaisance Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Matthew Taylor Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Greg Carrasquillo Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Barbara Naquin Associate Athletic Trainer 1986-1987 N/A
Jamie Bustos Director of Media Relations 2014-2015 N/A