The 2024–25 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Tevon Saddler, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
Previous season The Colonels finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas A&M–Commerce and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, before falling to McNeese in the Southland tournament championship game.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 205 votes overall and 3 first place votes, the Colonels were picked to finish third in the conference.
1 McNeese 242 (21) 2 Stephen F. Austin 208 3 Nicholls 205 (3) 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 191 5 Lamar 143 6 Southeastern 121 7 Incarnate Word 117 8 UT Rio Grande Valley 112 9 Northwestern State 90 10 Texas A&M–Commerce 54 10 New Orleans 54 12 Houston Christian 48
Preseason All Conference Jamal West Jr. was named as a first team preseason all-conference team member. Robert Brown III was named as a second team preseason all-conference team member.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|
Sources:
Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Michael Gray Jr. G December 2, 2024 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Robert Brown III G January 20, 2025 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Jaylen Searles G February 3, 2025
See also 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team
References