2020-2021 Nicholls State Colonels

2020-2021 Nicholls State Colonels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Taylor Blanchard Fr F 6-5 165 Oct 8, 2001 Morgan City (LA) United States Central Catholic High School
11 Jeremiah Buford Sr G 6-5 185 Aug 2, 1997 Atlanta (GA) United States Central Gwinnett High School
1 Jaylen Fornes Sr SG 6-3 195 - Raleigh (NC) United States Word of God Christian Academy
5 Najee Garvin Jr SF 6-8 210 - Lexington (SC) United States Moravian Prep
0 Ty Gordon Sr G 6-1 200 Oct 20, 1998 Tunica (MS) United States Horn Lake High School
35 Isaac Johnson Jr G 6-5 210 - Minneapolis (MN) United States North Community High School
3 Kevin Johnson Sr G 6-0 160 Feb 10, 1999 Thibodaux (LA) United States E.D. White High School
13 Andre Jones Sr SF 6-5 191 Sep 22, 1997 Little Rock (AR) United States Malvern High School
22 Ryghe Lyons Sr FC 6-11 280 Jan 3, 1998 Slidell (LA) United States John Curtis Christian High School
10 Anquaevious Pollard RS-Jr F 6-7 200 - Lanai (HI) United States Lanett High School
2 A.J. Rainey RS-Jr G 5-10 150 Dec 4, 1998 Gray (LA) United States H.L. Bourgeois High School
4 Damien Sears Sr SF 6-7 245 - Haughton (LA) United States Evelyn Mack Academy
25 Pierce Spencer Fr PG 6-3 175 Apr 16, 2002 Porter (TX) United States Porter High School
24 Quinn Strander Fr G 5-10 175 Jul 31, 2001 Thibodaux (LA) United States E.D. White High School
15 Tyrease Terrell So PG 6-3 165 Jan 28, 2001 Slidell (LA) United States Northside High School
55 Shawn Williams Sr PG 6-1 175 Jan 8, 1997 Maumelle (AR) United States Maumelle High School

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

2020-2021 Nicholls State Colonels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ty Gordon NABC All-District (22) First Team
Ty Gordon All-Southland First Team
Najee Garvin All-Southland Third Team
Kevin Johnson All-Southland Third Team
Kevin Johnson Southland All-Tournament Team
Kevin Johnson Southland All-Defensive Team
Ty Gordon Southland Newcomer of the Year
Najee Garvin Southland Player of the Week (Feb 15, 2021)
Ty Gordon Southland Player of the Week (Nov 30, 2020)
Ty Gordon Southland Player of the Week (Jan 25, 2021)

2020-2021 Nicholls State Colonels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Gordon K. Johnson J. Fornes A. Jones R. Lyons
Rotation   J. Buford N. Garvin    
Lim PT P. Spencer T. Blanchard D. Sears A. Pollard  
Lim PT Q. Strander I. Johnson      
Lim PT T. Terrell A. Rainey      
Lim PT S. Williams        

2020-2021 Nicholls State Colonels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ty Gordon 25 32.5 14.6 3.6 3.7 1.0 0.0 2.3
Najee Garvin 24 25.5 13.3 7.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 2.2
Kevin Johnson 25 32.5 11.3 2.5 3.2 2.6 0.2 1.5
Andre Jones 22 26.2 10.9 5.0 3.2 1.0 0.4 2.7
Jaylen Fornes 21 21.3 9.3 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0
Ryghe Lyons 25 21.7 8.1 5.9 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.5
Jeremiah Buford 25 13.4 4.1 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4
Isaac Johnson 6 12.8 4.0 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0
Shawn Williams 7 13.1 3.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Pierce Spencer 22 13.9 3.5 3.2 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.5
Damien Sears 23 11.3 3.0 3.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7
Anquaevious Pollard 17 6.1 2.6 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
A.J. Rainey 3 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.7
Tyrease Terrell 6 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
Taylor Blanchard 3 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quinn Strander 5 3.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

2020-2021 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)
Trevor Deloach Associate Head Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Nicholls State, 2018 to 2020)
Nick Bowman Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Recruiting Coordinator (Clemson, 2015 to 2018)
Joey Brooks Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Graduate Manager (Purdue, 2018 to 2019)
Jonathan Terrell Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Tevon Saddler Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 N/A
Greg Carrasquillo Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Tyler Trahan Director of Sports Medicine 2020-2021 N/A
Adil Elhaddad Athletic Trainer 2020-2021 N/A
Jamie Bustos Director of Media Relations 2014-2015 N/A