Nicholls State

Official Name: 
Nicholls State University
Nickname: 
Colonels
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 2032
Thibodaux, LA 70310

Website: 
www.geauxcolonels.com
Telephone: 
(985) 448-4281
Fax: 
(985) 448-4924
Enrollment: 
7,365
Arena: 

David Stopher Gymnasium
Capacity: 3,800
Year Opened: 1967

School Colors: 
Red and Gray
Conference: 

Southland
Former Member of Gulf Star (1985-87)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1976 and 1979

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1995 and 1998
0-2 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1976, 1979, and 1980
5-3 record (.625)

NIT Appearances: 

None

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Don Landry (13 years from 1967-79, 173-156 record when school was classified as a small college, .526)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Larry Wilson (2,569 points from 1976-79 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Reggie Jackson (1,271 from 1992-95)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Anatoly Bose (46 points as junior at Northwestern State in double overtime on 1/23/10)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Anatoly Bose* (46 at Northwestern State in 2OT)
January 23, 2010 (junior/21.1 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Nicholls State mark set by Larry Wilson (48 vs. Jacksonville, Ala., State on 2-12-79).

1

2

OT

2OT

Total

Nicholls State

27

44

18

9

98

Northwestern State

33

38

18

10

99

Nicholls State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Iles

7-14

4-8

6-9

24

Friend

0-2

0-0

2-2

2

Hunter

3-5

0-0

3-5

9

Carter

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Bose

11-21

0-0

19-24

46

Foster

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Franklin

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

McCallum

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Triggs

0-1

0-0

7-8

7

Ayers

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

26-51

9-22

37-48

98

Percentages

.510

.409

.771

Northwestern State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Knight

2-4

0-0

1-2

5

Baker

5-10

1-5

6-10

17

M. McConathy

4-6

3-3

5-8

16

Pratt

9-13

0-2

4-7

22

Mosley

1-2

0-0

3-6

5

Davis

0-1

0-0

0-2

0

Brooks

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

L. McConathy

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Jones

10-16

3-5

2-5

25

Hulbin

2-3

0-0

1-4

5

Clark

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Evans

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

35-58

7-16

22-44

99

Percentages

.603

.438

.500
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Billy A. Key

1

1964

12-14

.462

1964

12-14

Don Landry

13

1967-79

173-156

.526

1976

22-4

Jerry Sanders

2

1980-81

24-30

.444

1980

18-8

Gordon Stauffer

9

1982-90

101-142

.416

1985

17-10

Rickey Broussard

12

1991-2002

164-198

.453

1995

24-6

Ricky Blanton

2

2003-04

9-46

.164

2004

6-21

John-Paul "J.P." Piper

7

2005-11

78-126

.382

2009

20-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 544-697 (.438) from 1964 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Nicholls State (LA) moved up to major-college status in 1981 after originally being founded as a junior college.