2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels

2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Warith Alatishe So SF 6-7 200 Jan 22, 2000 Houston (TX) United States Westside High School
2 Jeremiah Buford Jr G 6-5 185 Aug 2, 1997 Atlanta (GA) United States Central Gwinnett High School
- Nico Clareth Sr SG 6-5 200 May 7, 1997 Baltimore (MD) United States Calvert Hall College High School
4 Thomas Clement Sr G 6-2 175 Oct 21, 1997 Thibodaux (LA) United States E.D. White High School
- Lafayette Dorsey Jr PG 6-1 170 - Gardena (CA) United States Susan Miller Dorsey High School
23 Elvis Harvey Sr PF 6-9 210 Jan 25, 1997 West Palm Beach (FL) United States Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches
0 D'Angelo Hunter Sr F 6-7 200 Jul 24, 1996 Louisville (KY) United States Pleasure Ridge Park High School
3 Kevin Johnson Jr G 6-0 160 Feb 10, 1999 Thibodaux (LA) United States E.D. White High School
13 Andre Jones Jr SF 6-5 191 Sep 22, 1997 Little Rock (AR) United States Malvern High School
35 Ryghe Lyons Jr FC 6-11 280 Jan 3, 1998 Slidell (LA) United States John Curtis Christian High School
22 Dexter McClanahan Sr G 6-4 180 Jul 21, 1997 Stockbridge (GA) United States Woodland High School
14 Lorenzo McGhee So G 6-5 180 Oct 19, 1999 Decatur (GA) United States Columbia High School
21 Brandon Moore, Jr. Sr GF 6-5 215 Jan 10, 1997 Lancaster (TX) United States Lancaster High School
- Richard Polanco Jr SF 6-8 225 Aug 12, 1997 San Diego (CA) United States / Dominican Republic Army and Navy Academy
15 Tyrease Terrell Fr PG 6-3 165 Jan 28, 2001 Slidell (LA) United States Northside High School

Nicholls State Transfers Sitting Out 2019-2020

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
1 Jaylen Fornes Sr SG 6-3 195 - Raleigh (NC) United States UNC Wilmington
24 Najee Garvin Jr SF 6-8 210 - Lexington (SC) United States Charlotte
33 Isaac Johnson Jr G 6-5 210 - Minneapolis (MN) United States Western Illinois

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

2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dexter McClanahan All-Southland Second Team
Warith Alatishe All-Southland Third Team
Kevin Johnson Southland Player of the Week (Feb 10, 2020)

2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Johnson D. McClanahan A. Jones W. Alatishe E. Harvey
Rotation L. McGhee   B. Moore, Jr. D. Hunter R. Lyons
Lim PT T. Terrell T. Clement J. Buford    
Lim PT L. Dorsey N. Clareth N. Garvin    
Lim PT   I. Johnson R. Polanco    
Lim PT   J. Fornes      

2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dexter McClanahan 31 30.8 13.8 2.7 2.1 1.3 0.2 2.0
Andre Jones 30 24.3 12.3 2.6 2.8 1.4 0.4 2.0
Elvis Harvey 31 26.1 11.1 5.1 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.8
Warith Alatishe 31 25.3 10.9 8.3 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.9
Kevin Johnson 29 32.0 9.8 2.9 3.9 2.0 0.0 2.0
D'Angelo Hunter 25 24.8 8.4 3.0 1.0 1.3 0.4 1.8
Lorenzo McGhee 28 16.0 5.4 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.8
Brandon Moore, Jr. 26 12.1 3.3 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.6
Jeremiah Buford 30 11.5 3.1 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.5
Tyrease Terrell 5 5.8 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Ryghe Lyons 29 8.6 2.1 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.3
Thomas Clement 8 4.9 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6

2019-2020 Nicholls State Colonels Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Austin Claunch Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Nicholls State, 2016 to 2018)
Nick Bowman Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Recruiting Coordinator (Clemson, 2015 to 2018)
Trevor Deloach Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (South Carolina State, 2016 to 2018)
Joey Brooks Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Graduate Manager (Purdue, 2018 to 2019)
Matt Roan Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Tevon Saddler Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 N/A
Evan Dauterive Head Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 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