User:Mpejkrm/Sandbox/2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 9 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27–5 (15–1 Southland)
Head coach	Mitch Collins (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jaason Hite Darnell Nelke
Home arena	Stopher Gym

2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls State †	15	–	1		.938			27	–	5		.844
UTSA	14	–	2		.875			22	–	1		.957
Texas A&M–CC	13	–	3		.813			17	–	9		.654
Northwestern State	8	–	8		.500			10	–	18		.357
Lamar	8	–	8		.500			11	–	14		.440
McNeese State	6	–	10		.375			7	–	23		.233
Central Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			6	–	20		.231
Stephen F. Austin	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Texas–Arlington	6	–	10		.375			8	–	18		.308
Texas State	5	–	11		.313			7	–	18		.280
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	11		.313			7	–	20		.259
Sam Houston State	4	–	12		.250			6	–	19		.240
† 2013 Southland Tournament winner As of November 7, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–2013 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by sixth year head coach Mitch Collins, played their home games at Stopher Gym as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 27–5, 15–1 in Southland play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Southland Tournament, defeating UTSA in the Championship Game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the second round to BYU.

Roster

2011–12 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown SG 4 Bryce Reece 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana PG 21 Florentino Akingbade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas SG 25 Yual Medina 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Detroit, Michigan SF 30 Elliot Sampson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Houston, Texas SF 32 Dustin Jameson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Houston, Texas PG 33 Elton Norton (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Conway, Arkansas SF 35 Diego Rodriguez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Mexico PF 41 Ernest Cannon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona PF 42 J. J. Plummer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Santa Clarita, California C 44 Martell Penigar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois C 50 Willie Cotton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Jr Houston, Texas PF 52 Jackie Garlepp (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr Colorado Springs, Colorado	Head coach Mitch Collins Assistant coach(es) Jaason Hite Darnell Nelke Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Willie Cotton	Martell Penigar
PF	J. J. Plummer	Ernest Cannon	Jackie Garlepp
SF	Diego Rodriguez	Elliot Sampson
SG	Dustin Jameson	Bryce Reece
PG	Yual Medina	Florentino Akingbade	Elton Norton

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-Conference Games
11/6/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Florida 2K Sports College Hoops Classic	W 76–67	1–0	16 – Cotton	7 – Plummer	2 – Tied	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
11/7/2012* 5:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Texas Southern 2K Sports College Hoops Classic	W 76–52	2–0	16 – Plummer	9 – Plummer	6 – Medina	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
11/15/2012* 3:00 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 1 Villanova 2K Sports College Hoops Classic	W 65–64	3–0	16 – Medina	8 – Plummer	4 – Tied	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
11/16/2012* 3:00 PM, ESPN		vs. Xavier 2K Sports College Hoops Classic	L 83–91	3–1	25 – Cotton	6 – Tied	7 – Medina	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
11/24/2012* 2:00 PM		Tennessee State	W 83–65	4–1	12 – Tied	9 – Plummer	3 – Sampson	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
12/1/2012* 1:00 PM		at Loyola (IL)	W 53–51	5–1	13 – Cotton	9 – Tied	4 – Sampson	Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
12/5/2012* 3:00 PM		Fresno State	L 74–118	5–2	12 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
12/9/2012* 6:00 PM		East Carolina	W 78–63	6–2	24 – Cotton	10 – Rodriguez	4 – Rodriguez	Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
12/18/2012* 10:00 PM		at Fresno State	L 62–79	6–3	16 – Penigar	6 – Plummer	3 – Sampson	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
12/29/2012* 1:00 PM		Oral Roberts	W 103–86	7–3	25 – Cotton	9 – Rodriguez	9 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
1/2/2013* 6:00 PM		at Davidson	W 103–66	8–3	26 – Cotton	9 – Penigar	6 – Sampson	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
Conference Games
1/10/2013 7:00 PM		Texas–Arlington	W 79–49	9–3 (1–0)	16 – Cotton	8 – Plummer	7 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
1/12/2013 1:00 PM		Central Arkansas	W 86–64	10–3 (2–0)	25 – Cotton	10 – Plummer	10 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
1/17/2013 7:00 PM		at Lamar	W 80–52	11–3 (3–0)	17 – Rodriguez	9 – Cotton	6 – Medina	Montagne Center  Beaumont, TX
1/19/2013 3:00 PM		at McNeese State	W 85–61	12–3 (4–0)	25 – Cotton	9 – Penigar	10 – Medina	Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
1/24/2013 7:00 PM		Sam Houston State	W 84–56	13–3 (5–0)	18 – Penigar	10 – Penigar	8 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
1/26/2013 2:30 PM		Stephen F. Austin	W 87–32	14–3 (6–0)	28 – Plummer	14 – Cotton	8 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
1/31/2013 7:00 PM		at Texas State	W 74–53	15–3 (7–0)	25 – Cotton	9 – Cotton	3 – Akingbade	Strahan Coliseum  San Marcos, TX
2/2/2013 3:00 PM		at UTSA	L 63–67	15–4 (7–1)	16 – Jameson	12 – Plummer	5 – Medina	Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
2/9/2013 7:00 PM		Northwestern State	W 85–79	16–4 (8–1)	15 – Jameson	9 – Plummer	8 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
2/14/2013 7:00 PM		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 90–62	17–4 (9–1)	22 – Sampson	11 – Plummer	5 – Sampson	University Center  Hammond, LA
2/16/2013 4:30 PM		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 81–69	18–4 (10–1)	13 – Sampson	7 – Jameson	5 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
2/21/2013 7:00 PM		at Sam Houston State	W 97–50	19–4 (11–1)	16 – Rodriguez	11 – Cotton	5 – Rodriguez	Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Hunstville, TX
2/23/2013 4:30 PM		at Stephen F. Austin	W 86–74	20–4 (12–1)	21 – Jameson	9 – Rodriguez	5 – Medina	William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
2/28/2013 7:00 PM		Texas State	W 89–72	21–4 (13–1)	22 – Cotton	8 – Cotton	6 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
3/2/2013 1:00 PM		UTSA	W 85–51	22–4 (14–1)	16 – Plummer	12 – Plummer	10 – Medina	Stopher Gym  Thibodaux, LA
3/9/2013 2:00 PM		at Northwestern State	W 93–58	23–4 (15–1)	19 – Plummer	12 – Plummer	– Medina	Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
2013 Southland Conference Tournament
3/14/2013 3:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. McNeese State First Round	W 89–70	24–4	16 – Tied	9 – Cotton	7 – Rodriguez	Reliant Stadium  Houston, TX
3/15/2013 3:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. Northwestern State Semifinal	W 94–66	25–4	18 – Penigar	13 – Plummer	7 – Rodriguez	Reliant Stadium  Houston, TX
3/17/2013 5:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. UTSA Championship Game	W 77–64	26–4	19 – Cotton	8 – Tied	4 – Akingbade	Reliant Stadium  Houston, TX
2013 NCAA Tournament
3/22/2013 3:00 PM, ESPN	No. 9	vs. No. 8 Ole Miss First Round	W 80–65	27–4	20 – Cotton	7 – Tied	4 – Rodriguez	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
3/24/2013 1:00 PM, ESPN	No. 9	vs. No. 1 BYU Second Round	L 70–98	27–5	18 – Cotton	6 – Tied	3 – Penigar	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.