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2017-18 Nicholls Men’s Basketball vs Villanova - November 14, 2017

2017 2018

2017-18 SCHEDULEOverall (1-0) SLC (0-0) Home (0-0) Away (1-0) Neutral (0-0)

DATE OPPONENT TIME(CT)Nov.10 UTRGV W,111-106Nov.14 Villanova@ 5:30p.m.Nov. 17 Spring Hill College (Ala.) 7 p.m. Nov.19 WesternKentucky 5p.m.

BATTLEFORATLANTISMAINLAND(Baltimore,Md.)Nov.23 PresbyterianCollege TBANov.24 UMBC-or-ChicagoSt. TBA

Nov. 27 Blue Mountain College (Miss.) 7 p.m.

Dec. 1 UL-Lafayette 7 p.m. Dec. 3 Idaho 6 p.m. Dec. 16 Culver-Stockton College (Mo.) 6 p.m. Dec.18 Tulane 7p.m.Dec. 20 Mobile (Ala.) 7 p.m. Dec.23 Seattle 3p.m.Dec. 28 Northwestern State* 7 p.m. Dec. 30 Incarnate Word* 6 p.m.

Jan.3 StephenF.Austin* 7p.m.Jan.6 HoustonBaptist* 7p.m.Jan. 10 McNeese* 7 p.m. Jan. 13 Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. Jan. 16 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi* 7 p.m. Jan.24 Lamar* 7p.m.Jan. 27 Southeastern Louisiana* 6:30 p.m.

Feb.3 NewOrleans* 4:15p.m.Feb.7 AbileneChristian* 7p.m.Feb. 10 Houston Baptist* 3 p.m. Feb. 14 Sam Houston State* 8:15 p.m. Feb.17 CentralArkansas* 3p.m.Feb.21 McNeese* 6:30p.m.Feb. 24 New Orleans* 6 p.m.Feb.28 NorthwesternState* 6:30p.m.

March3 SoutheasternLouisiana* 5p.m.March7-11 SLCTournament! TBD

BOLDindicateshomematch*SLCcontest@WellsFargoCenter(Philadelphia,Pa.)!Katy,Texas(LeonardE.MerrellCenter)

GAME 2

NICHOLLS COLONELS ( 1-0 )VS

NO. 5 VILLANOVA WILDCATS ( 1-0 )

November 14, 2017 @ 5:30 p.m. CTWells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pa.

TV: FS1 (PxP: Rich Ackerman; Color: Donny Marshall)Radio: ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM

THE OPENING TIPTheColonelsconcludeatwo-gameroadstretchagainstNo.5-rankedVillanovaattheWellsFargoCenter.ThecontestwillairnationwideonFS1.Nichollsiscomingoffofan111-106victoryovertheUniversityofTexasRioGrandeValley,awinthatincludederasinga12-pointdeficitinthesecondhalfandthemostpointsscoredbyaNichollssquadsinceNov.27,1996.

THE COLONELSLAST GAME'S STARTERSNo. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG3 LafayetteRutledge G 6-0/175 Sr. Gautier,Miss. 23.0 3.0 --23 RoddyPeters G 6-4/195 Sr. WashingtonD.C. 19.0 2.0 1.01 TevonSaddler G 6-6/215 Sr. Aberdeen,Md. 19.0 8.0 6.00 LegendRobertin C 7-1/280 Sr. London,England 8.0 9.0 --4 ZaquavianSmith G 6-0/170 Jr. Statesboro,Ga. 7.0 5.0 --

OFF THE BENCH2 JahvaughnPowell G 6-0/170 Sr. Tallahassee,Fla. 18.0 6.0 6.05 MauriceO'Field G/F 6-5/220 Sr. Cleveland 9.0 7.0 --25 KevinJohnson G 5-10/160 Fr. Thibodaux,La. 5.0 6.0 6.035 KimaniJackson F 6-7/225 r-Sr. Flint,Mich. 3.0 1.0 --24 DanielRegis C 6-7/235 Jr. Grenada -- 1.0 2.040 StevieRepichowski G 6-5/195 r-Sr. Lansing,Mich. -- -- --10 ZachYoung G 6-1/195 Sr. Wellington,NZ -- -- --

THE MATCHUP Nicholls VillanovaRecord 1-0 1-0Coach RichieRiley JayWrightSchoolRec./Career 15-17(2)/Same 386-161(17)/508-246(24)TopScorer LafayetteRutledge(23.0) EricPaschall(15.0)TopRebounder LegendRobertin(9.0) OmarSpellman(11.0)TopAssists Johnson/Powell/Saddler(6.0) Booth/Brunson(3.0)SeriesRecord FirstmeetingLastMeeting FirstmeetingSeriesStreak Firstmeeting

MBB SID: JordanBergeron WORK #: 985-448-4282 CELL #: 985-414-5359EMAIL: [email protected]@Nicholls_MBBand@geauxcolonels /geauxcolonels /nichollsathletics @geauxcolonels

NICHOLLS MEN'S BASKETBALL

**WE ARE NICHOLLS**

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2017-18 NICHOLLS COLONELS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTERNo. Name Position Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/PreviousSchool0 LegendRobertin C 7-1 280 Sr.-TR London,England/Clemson1 TevonSaddler G 6-6 215 Sr.-TR Aberdeen,Md./UNC-Greensboro2 JahvaughnPowell G 6-0 170 Sr.-1L Tallahassee,Fla./TallahasseeC.C.3 LafayetteRutledge G 6-0 175 Sr.-1L Gautier,Miss./SouthwestMississippiC.C.4 ZaquavianSmith G 6-0 170 Jr.-TR Statesboro,Ga./SouthGeorgiaState5 MauriceO’Field G/F 6-5 220 Gr.-TR Cleveland,Ohio/ArizonaState10 ZachYoung G 6-1 195 Sr.-1L Wellington,NewZealand/ImpactAcademy22 RygheLyons F/C 6-10 230 Fr.-HS Slidell,La./JohnCurtisHS23 RoddyPeters G 6-4 195 Sr.-TR WashingtonD.C./SouthFlorida24 DanielRegis C 6-7 235 Jr.-TR Grenada/GiletteCollege25 KevinJohnson G 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Thibodaux,La./E.D.WhiteHS33 RafeBlades G/F 6-5 170 Fr.-HS Thibodaux,La./E.D.WhiteHS35 KimaniJackson F 6-7 225 R-Sr.-TR Flint,Mich./ColoradoState40 StevieRepichowski G 6-5 195 R-Sr.-1L Lansing,Mich./Tulsa

HeadCoach:RichieRiley(EasternKentucky‘05)-2ndseasonAssistantCoach:JohnAiken(SouthernMaine‘08)-2ndseasonAssistantCoach:AustinClaunch(Emory‘12)-2ndseasonAssistantCoach:AmorrowMorgan(IdahoState‘12)-1stseasonDirectorofOperations:TylerParker(Faulkner‘13)-1stseason

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

RafeBlades.......................................... Safewithan"r"RygheLyons..................................................Rah-gheeStevieRepichowski..........................rep-uh-HOW-skeeLegendRobertin..........................................RohBurTenTevonSaddler...................................................TAY-von

HOMETOWNSNichollsislocatedinThibodaux................... tib-uh-doeGautier.....................................................................GO-shay

THE STARTING FIVE1. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Colonelnewcomersaccountedfor70of111,or63percent,ofscoringand44of53(83%)rebounds,duringtheseason-opening111-106victoryoverUTRGV.SeniorsRoddyPetersandTevonSaddler,whowereontherosterlastseasonbutsatoutduetotransferrules,injectedtheoffensewith19pointsapiece.SeniorLegendRobertin(9),Saddler(8),seniorMauriceO'Field(7)andfreshmanKevinJohnson(6)frontedNicholls'reboundingefforts.

2. TWO-POINTERS ARE OVERRATED AftertheColonelsconvertedaSouthland-most9.0treyspercontestlastseason,senior3-pointspecialistLafayetteRutledgedrained7threesenroutetoa23-pointoutingintheseasonopener.57ofRutledge's62shotsfromthefieldlastseasoncamefrombeyondthearc.Nichollssank14totalthreesinitsopener,whichisnotuncommonconsideringtheColonelseclipsed10triples11timeslastseason.

3. PICKED 10TH? WHO CARES Don'tputtoomuchstockintotheColonelsbeingpicked10thintheSouthlandConferencePreseasonPoll.UNOwaspickedninthand10thinthecoachesandSIDpolls,respectively,lastseasonbeforewinningtheleaguetitle.ThisisthefirstseasonthecoachesandSIDpollswerecombined.Nichollswelcome10newcomers,butthatincludesaformerSoConFreshmanoftheYearinTevonSaddler,afive-starprospectinRoddyPetersandtwofour-starrecruitsinKimaniJacksonandMauriceO'Field.

4. THE FLOOR GENERAL(S) Althoughhedidn'tstarttheopener,JahvaughnPowellledtheSouthlandConferencelastseasonwith5.0assistspercontest.Powell,KevinJohnsonandTevonSaddlereachrecordedsixhelpersintheopener.Johnsonwasmosteffectiveintakingcareoftheball,onlycommittingthreeturnovers.

5. BLOCK PARTY TheColonelsledtheSouthlandwith6.1blockspercontestlastseason,largelyduetoLiamThomas'4.2pergame,whichrankedfirstinDivisionI.AlthoughNichollsonlyblockedfourshotsintheopener,twoofthosewentto7-foot-1centerLegendRobertinwhoRichieRileysaidatSLCMediaDayshasachancetobeaneliteshotblocker.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS

SLC Overall StreakA&M-CorpusChristi - 1-0 W1AbileneChristian - 1-0 W1Lamar - 1-0 W1Nicholls - 1-0 W1SamHoustonState - 1-0 W1SoutheasternLa. - 1-0 W1StephenF.Austin - 1-0 W1UIW - 1-0 W1CentralArkansas - 1-1 W1HoustonBaptist - 0-1 L1McNeese - 0-1 L1NewOrleans - 0-1 L1NorthwesternState - 0-2 L2

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL1.StephenF.Austin(14)2.Lamar(5)3.SoutheasternLa.(3)4.TexasA&M-CorpusChristi(2)5.SamHoustonState(1)6.NewOrleans(1)7.AbileneChristian8.NorthwesternState9.HoustonBaptist10. Nicholls11.CentralArkansas12.UIW13.McNeese


Program Quick FactsLocation(Population)..............Thibodaux,La.(15,000)Founded...............................................................1948Enrollment...........................................................6,300Nickname........................................................ColonelsColors.....................................................RedandGrayConference......................Southland(NCAADivisionI)Arena(Capacity)...........DavidR.StopherGym(3,800)President..........................................Dr.BruceMurphyAthleticDirector........................................... MattRoanFacultyRepresentative............. Dr.KimberlyReynoldsSeniorWomanAdministrator...........LindseyMcKaskleAthleticDepartmentPhone.....................985-448-4794TicketOfficePhone................................985-448-4790

Coaching StaffHeadCoach.........RichieRiley(EasternKentucky,‘05)RecordatNicholls................ 14-17,7-11/2ndseasonCareerRecord.....................................................15-17AssistantCoach.......................................... JohnAikenAssistantCoach....................................AustinClaunchAssistantCoach................................ AmorrowMorganDirectorofOps..........................................TylerParker

Team Information2016-17Record...................................................14-172016-17SLCRecord(Finish)........................7-11(9th)LetterwinnersR/L....................................................4/6StartersR/L.............................................................2/3Newcomers...............................................................10

HistoryFirstYearofBasketball.........................................1958All-TimeRecord...............................................680-902All-TimeSLCRecord.......................214-270,26Years

Athletic Media RelationsDirectorofMediaRelations.................... JamieBustosOfficePhone...........................................985-448-4281CellPhone..............................................419-786-0415Email.................................. [email protected]

MBBContact..................................... JordanBergeronOfficePhone...........................................985-448-4282CellPhone..............................................985-414-5359Email............................. [email protected]

AssistantADforCommunications.......BryantJohnsonOfficePhone...........................................985-448-4284Email...............................bryant.johnson@nicholls.edu

PressRow..............................................985-448-4294Address............... P.O.Box2032,Thibodaux,LA70301Website..................................www.geauxcolonels.com

TALE OF THE TAPECategory NICH NOVAScoringOffense 111.0 R 75.0ScoringDefense 106.0 60.0 RScoringMargin +5.0 +15.0 RFieldGoalPct. .457 R .403FieldGoalPct.D .438 .418 R3Pt.FGPct. .424 R .2193Pt.FGPct.D .241 R .333FreeThrowPct. .793 R .636ReboundMargin +3.0 +13.0 RAssists 21.0 R 11.0 TurnoverMargin -9.0 +6.0 RSteals 5.0 R 4.0Blocks 4.0 R 2.0

TheLastTimeaColonel...

Scored20+points.....LafayetteRutledge(23)atUTRGV[11/10/17]Scored25+points..........LafayetteRutledge(29)atUCA[02/11/17]Scored30+points...............DeAndreHarris(42)vsUIW[12/31/16]Scored35+points...............DeAndreHarris(42)vsUIW[12/31/16]Scored40+points...............DeAndreHarris(42)vsUIW[12/31/16]

Made10+FGs.....................DeAndreHarris(12)vsUIW[12/31/16]Made15+FGs.................... AnatolyBose(15)vs.SHSU[03/10/10]

Shot1.000(min.8att.).............AdamWard(8-8)vsSLU[03/05/16]

Made5+3PFGs..........LafayetteRutledge(7)atUTRGV[11/10/17]Made8+3PFGs...............LafayetteRutledge(9)atUCA[02/11/17]

Made10+FTs......................DeAndreHarris(15)vsUIW[12/31/16]Made15+FTs......................DeAndreHarris(15)vsUIW[12/31/16]

Grabbed10+rebounds............ LiamThomas(13)twicein2016-17

Dished7+assists........ JahvaughnPowell(11)vsNWST[02/18/17]Dished10+assists...... JahvaughnPowell(11)vsNWST[02/18/17]

Recorded5+steals.......... JahvaughnPowell(5)vsUIW[12/31/16]

Recorded5+blocks............... LiamThomas(9)atLamar[03/02/17]Recorded8+blocks............... LiamThomas(9)atLamar[03/02/17]Recorded10+blocks...............LiamThomas(10)atUIW[02/23/17]


RichieRiley,whospentthepasttwoseasonsworkingunderBradBrownellintheACCasanassistantatClemson,wasnamedheadmen’sbasketballcoachatNichollsStateUniversityonApril26,2016.

The33-year-oldisthe11thheadcoachinColonelmen’sbasketballhistory.

AsamemberoftheTigers’coachingstaff,RileyhelpedClemsonto10ACCwinsforjustthefifthtimeinprogramhistory.Inhisfirstseasonwiththeprogram,theTigerswoneightACCgames,includingoneatSweet16participantNCState.HealsohelpedClemsontoapairofwinsoverNCAATournamentteamsfromtheSEC,includingatop-25Arkansassquad.WhileworkingwiththeTigers,RileyrecruitedandsignedESPN4-startop-100prospect,TyHudson.RileyalsosignedthenationalNo.2juniorcollegeprospect,LegendRobertin.RileywashiredbyClemsontoreplacecurrentCollegeofCharlestonHeadCoachEarlGrant.PriortohisworkwiththeTigers,RileywasanassistantforJerodHaaseatUABfortwoseasons.RileyhelpedtheBlazerstoa63-59winoverNo.16NorthCarolina.Herecruitedandsignedatop-25rankedrecruitingclassthatincludedin-stateAlabamaprospectsWilliamLee,LewisSullivanandJarvisCalhoun.RileyrecruitedandsignedthreeAll-ConferenceUSAplayersandtheConferenceUSA6thManoftheYear.HerecruitedandsignedthecoreofUAB’s2015NCAATournamentteamthatadvancedtothethirdround.Inrecognitionofhisefforts,RileywasselectedtoattendtheprestigiousVilla7ConferenceforRisingAssistants.HeservedathisalmamaterunderJeffNeubaurerasanassistantatEasternKentuckyduringthe2011-12season.HerecruitedandsignedthecoreoftheColonels’2014NCAATournamentteam.TherecruitingclassincludedCoreyWalden,atwo-timeDefensivePlayeroftheYear,2014OVCTournamentMVPand2014-15All-OVCFirstTeam.RileyreturnedtoRichmondaftertwoyearswithCliffEllisatCoastalCarolina.HehelpedtheChanticleerstoback-to-backregularseasonchampionshipsandback-to-backNITappearances.Theprogramsetaschoolrecordwith28winsinboththe2009-10and2010-11seasons.CoastalCarolinaputtogethera22-gamewinningstreakduringRiley’stimewiththeprogram.TheChanticleersfinishedastherunner-upattheBigSouthTournamentChampionshipsinboththe2009-10and2010-11seasons.

AnativeofLondon,Ky.,Rileyplayedduringthe2001-02seasonatEasternKentuckyunderTravisFord.StartedhiscoachingcareerandspenttwoseasonswithHappyOsborneatGeorgetownCollegefrom2003-05.AfterayearatHawaii-Pacific,RileyworkedatPikevilleCollegefrom2006-09underKellyWells.RileywasrecruitingcoordinatorandassistantcoachatPikevilleCollege,whereheearnedthehonorof‘TopNAIAAssistant’fromRecruitingRumors.com.RileyandhiswifeJesshavetwosons,ReeseandRock.

RICHIE RILEYHEADCOACHSECONDSEASONWIN-LOSSRECORD(SLC):15-17(7-11)

-JOINEDNICHOLLSAFTERSERVINGASASSISTANTCOACHATCLEMSON-HELPEDGUIDETIGERSTO10ACCWINSFORJUSTTHEFIFTHTIMEINPROGRAMHISTORY-WASASSISTANTCOACHATUABUNDERJERODHAASE-PLAYEDONESEASONATEASTERNKENTUCKYFORTRAVISFORD-GRADUATEDFROMEKUIN2005-DEFEATEDBOSTONCOLLEGEINHISFIRSTCAREERGAMEASHEADCOACH

RILEY’S CAREER AT NICHOLLS

Year Overall Pct. SLC Pct. Finish2016-17 14-17 .452 7-11 .389 9th


2017-18 Nicholls Men's BasketballNicholls Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg00 Robertin, Legend 1-1 19 19.0 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 5 9 9.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 8.001 Saddler, Tevon 1-1 25 25.0 5-14 . 3 5 7 1-4 . 2 5 0 8-8 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 4 0 6 5 0 1 19 19.002 Powell, Jahvaughn 1-0 22 22.0 6-10 . 6 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 5 6 6.0 4 0 6 5 0 0 18 18.003 Rutledge, Lafayette 1-1 27 27.0 7-11 . 6 3 6 7-11 . 6 3 6 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 1 23 23.004 Smith, Zaquavian 1-1 24 24.0 3-9 . 3 3 3 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.005 O'Field, Maurice 1-0 16 16.0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 9.010 Young, Zach 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.023 Peters, Roddy 1-1 15 15.0 7-15 . 4 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 5 1 1 3 0 0 19 19.024 Regis, Daniel 1-0 11 11.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0.025 Johnson, Kevin 1-0 30 30.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 3 6 6.0 0 0 6 3 0 1 5 5.035 Jackson, Kimani 1-0 9 9.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.040 Repichowski, Stevie 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Team 4 1 5Total.......... 1 200 37-81 . 4 5 7 14-33 . 4 2 4 23-29 . 7 9 3 18 35 53 53.0 29 1 21 21 4 5 111 111.0Opponents...... 1 200 39-89 . 4 3 8 7-29 . 2 4 1 21-35 . 6 0 0 20 30 50 50.0 23 - 22 12 4 10 106 106.0

TEAM STATISTICS NICH OPPSCORING 111 106 Points per game 111.0 106.0 Scoring margin +5.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 37-81 39-89 Field goal pct . 4 5 7 . 4 3 83 POINT FG-ATT 14-33 7-29 3-point FG pct . 4 2 4 . 2 4 1 3-pt FG made per game 14.0 7.0FREE THROWS-ATT 23-29 21-35 Free throw pct . 7 9 3 . 6 0 0 F-Throws made per game 23.0 21.0REBOUNDS 53 50 Rebounds per game 53.0 50.0 Rebounding margin +3.0 -ASSISTS 21 22 Assists per game 21.0 22.0TURNOVERS 21 12 Turnovers per game 21.0 12.0 Turnover margin -9.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.8STEALS 5 10 Steals per game 5.0 10.0BLOCKS 4 4 Blocks per game 4.0 4.0ATTENDANCE 0 924 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 1-924 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsNicholls 51 60 111Opponents 52 54 106

Date Opponent Score Att.11/10/17 at UT Rio Grande Valley W 111-106 924

* - Conference game


2017-18 Nicholls Men's BasketballNicholls Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 13, 2017)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat UT Rio Grande Valley 11/10/17 111-106 W 37-81 . 4 5 7 14-33 . 4 2 4 23-29 . 7 9 3 18 35 53 53.0 29 21 21 4 5 111 111.0Nicholls 111 37-81 . 4 5 7 14-33 . 4 2 4 23-29 . 7 9 3 18 35 53 53.0 29 21 21 4 5 111 111.0Opponents 106 39-89 . 4 3 8 7-29 . 2 4 1 21-35 . 6 0 0 20 30 50 50.0 23 22 12 4 10 106 106.0

Games played: 1Points/game: 111.0FG Pct: 45.73FG Pct: 42.4FT Pct: 79.3

Rebounds/game: 53.0Assists/game: 21.0Turnovers/game: 21.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 5.0Blocks/game: 4.0


2017-18 Nicholls Men's BasketballNicholls Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 13, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat UT Rio Grande Valley 11/10/17 111-106 W 39-89 . 4 3 8 7-29 . 2 4 1 21-35 . 6 0 0 20 30 50 50.0 23 22 12 4 10 106 106.0Opponents 106 39-89 . 4 3 8 7-29 . 2 4 1 21-35 . 6 0 0 20 30 50 50.0 23 22 12 4 10 106 106.0Nicholls 111 37-81 . 4 5 7 14-33 . 4 2 4 23-29 . 7 9 3 18 35 53 53.0 29 21 21 4 5 111 111.0

Games played: 1Points/game: 106.0FG Pct: 43.83FG Pct: 24.1FT Pct: 60.0

Rebounds/game: 50.0Assists/game: 22.0Turnovers/game: 12.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.8Steals/game: 10.0Blocks/game: 4.0


#33 Rafe BladesFreshman - Guard - 6-5 - 170Thibodaux, La. E.D. White HS

E.D. White High School:Averagedadouble-doubleasaseniorwiththeCardinalsalongsideteammateKevinJohnson…District8-3AHonorableMentionperformerinbasketballandbaseball…ParticipatedintheBayouRegionAll-StargamewherehewasnamedMVP.

Personal:FullnameisLandenRafeBlades…SonofRafeandCarrieBlades…DadplayedbaseballatNicholls…Twobrothers,ScoutandCooper…BornOct.22,1998…Planstomajorinbusinessadministrationwithaconcentrationinpre-law,aspiringtoonedaybecomealawyer.

#35 Kimani JacksonRedshirt Senior - Forward - 6-7 - 225Flint, Mich. Colorado State • NM JC • Sequin HS

2016-17 (Redshirt Junior (CSU)):Playedin15gameswithsixstartsbeforehisseasonstoppedinJanuary...Averaged4.2points,3.0reboundsand12.5minutesagame...HadoneofhisbestscoringgamesagainstArkansas-FortSmith(Dec.6),scoringeightpointsandgettingfourboardsin17minutesoffthebench...Hadaseasonhigh-tyingninepointsandfivereboundsatBoiseState(Dec.31)...Scoredninepointswithfourreboundsin10minutesagainstFortLewis(Nov.16)...Grabbedaseason-higheightreboundswithfourpointsandtwoblocksinthewinoverAlcornState(Nov.27).

2015-16 (Redshirt Sophomore (CSU)):Sawactionin25games,including14inleagueplay,inhisfirstseasonwithCSU,alloffthebench…Averaged2.4points,2.1reboundsand8.8minutespergame…Hadaseason-best10pointsinthewinoverUSCUpstate(Dec.21)…TalliedeightpointsandfourreboundsatFresnoState…Scoredsevenpointsandgrabbedeightboardsinaseason-high23minutesagainstRegis(Dec.29)…SawhisfirstactionoftheseasonagainstPortland(Nov.27),post-ing6pointsand7reboundsin15minutesofplay...BlockedapairofshotseachagainstPortland(Nov.27)andatUNLV(Feb.13).

2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman (NMJC)):Ratedasafour-starrecruitaccordingto247sports.com,wenttoColoradoStaterankedastheNo.5overalljuniorcollegepros-pectinthenation,andthetoppowerforwardintheclassof2015...AsaredshirtfreshmanatNMJCin2014-15,helpedtheThunderbirdstosecondroundoftheNJCAARegionVTournamentwherehissquadfelltoSouthPlainsCollege...HelpedleadNMJCtoa23-9recordontheseason,playingin24contestswith10startsandaveraging8.0pointsand5.8reboundspergame,whileshootingbetterthan50percentfromthefloor.

2013-14 (NMJC):DidnotcompeteduringhisfirstseasonatNMJC

Seguin High School:AttendedSeguinHighSchoolinArlington,Texasforoneseason,graduatingin2013...AlsoattendedBendleHighSchool(2009-10),GoodrichHighSchool(2010-11)andPlanoWestHighSchool(2011-12)...Letteredforfourseasonsinbasketball...DuringhisloneseasonatSequinHighSchool,helpedtheCougarstoa33-5overallrecord.

Personal:BorninFlint,Mich.,andraisedinArlington,Texas...SonofTashawnMuhammad...OriginallycommittedtoLouisiana-Lafayetteoutofhighschoolbeforeattend-ingNewMexicoJuniorCollegeinHobbs,N.M....BornMarch28,1995...EarningagraduatedegreeinleadershipwiththeColonels.

#25 Kevin JohnsonFreshman - Guard - 5-10 - 160Thibodaux, La. E.D. White HS

E.D. White High School:CappedhisseniorseasonwiththeCardinalsbybeingnamedDistrict8-3AMVPandFirstTeam,All-BayouRegionFirstTeamandAllStatehonors…PlayedalongsideteammateRafeBlades.

Personal:SonofKevinandKrishonaJohnson…Twosisters,KalaijahandKaliyah…BornFeb.10,1999…Planstobeapre-engineeringmajor.

RafeBladesNotes

KimaniJacksonNotes

•3pts.,1reb.1blk.inseasonopener

KevinJohnsonNotes

•5pts.,6rebs.,6asts.inseasonopener;2:1ast-turnoverratio


#22 Ryghe LyonsFreshman - Forward/Center - 6-10 - 230Slidell, La. John Curtis HS

John Curtis High School:ApivotalplayerforthePatriots2015districtchampionshipandstaterunner-upsquad…Studentcouncilpresident.

Personal:FullnameisRygheMalikeLyons…SonofNefertitiLyons…Twosiblings,TygheandJamison…BornJan.3,1998…Intendstomajorinbiology.

#5 Maurice O'FieldRS Senior - Guard/Forward - 6-5 - 220Cleveland, Ohio Arizona State • Midland JC • John Hay HS

2016-17 (Arizona State):Appearedin11games...Earned47minutes,averaging4.3MPG...Talliedatotalofeightpoints,sixrebounds,fourassistsandasteal...Shot57.1percent(4-of-7)fromthefield.

2015-16 (Arizona State):Appearedin23games,allcomingoffthebench...Earned148totalminutesofaction,averaging6.4MPG...Averaged0.8RPGand0.5PPGduringthe(2015-2016)season...MadehisSunDevildebutbyscoring6pointsandgrabbing11reboundsinNov.7exhibitionopenervsWesternNewMexico.

2014-15 (Midland Junior College):Asafreshmanaveraged15.8points,5.0reboundsand2.9assistspergame,shootingbetterthan50percentfromthefieldin28games...ratedasacomposite.9000,four-starrecruitby247Sports.

John Hay High School:Asasenioraveraged14.6pointspergame.

Personal:FullnameisMauriceRichardO'Field...SonofKeshaRichardson...Twosiblings,RaqwanandRaquel...BornOct.15,1994inCleveland,Ohio...Majoringinsociology.

#23 Roddy PetersSenior - Guard - 6-4 - 195Washington D.C. USF • Maryland • Suitland HS

2015-16 (USF):Playedin10gamesforSouthFlorida,averaging9.8pointsand3.5assistsbeforesufferinganinjuryagainstNCStateonDec.13...Recordedadouble-doubleagainstNJITwith13pointsandacareer-high10assists...Scoredacareer-high17pointsagainstSavannahState,oneoffivegamesinwhichhescoredatleast10pointsfortheBulls.

Satoutthe2014-15seasonaftertransferringtoUSFfromMaryland.

2013-14 (Maryland):Appearedin32games,making10startsoverhisfreshmancampaign...Averaged4.1points,2.1assistsand1.3rebounds,whilefinishingsecondontheteamwith67totalassists...NamedACCRookieoftheWeekonDec.16andpostedfiveormoreassistsinsixgames...Scored14pointsinhisfirstACCgame,whichcameagainstBostonCollege...Dishedoutaseason-highsevenassistsagainsttheEaglesonDec.12...Scored11points,includingapairofgame-typingfreethrowswitheightsecondsremaining,againstGeorgeWashingtononDec.8...Madehiscollegiatedebutagainst#19UConnonNov.8andreceivedhisfirstcollegiatestartagainstAbileneChristianonNov.13.

Suitland HS:Tabbedafive-startprospect,the19th-rankedplayerinthenationandthethird-rankedpointguardby247Sports.com...Namedafour-starprospectandthe11th-rankedpointguardinthecountrybyScout.com...Namedafour-starprospect,theNo.45-rankedplayernationallyandtheNo.8-rankedpointguardbyESPN.com...Averaged25pointsandsevenassistspergameandchoseMarylandoveroffersfromUCLA,Illinois,Rutgers,XavierandGeorgetown...PlayedAAUfortheDCAssaultunderformerWashingtonWizardsandcurrentRutgersheadcoachEddieJordan.

Personal:SonofJamenaPeters,RoddywasbornonJuly14...PlanstomajorinCommunications.

RygheLyonsNotes

MauriceO'FieldNotes

•9pts.,7reb.,1blk.inseasonopener

RoddyPetersNotes

•19pts.,2reb.ast.inseasonopener•Tookoverwithfourconsecutivecoast-to-coastlayupsduring11-0runagainstUTRGV


#2 Jahvaughn PowellSenior - Guard - 6-0 - 170Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee CC • Lincoln HS

2016-17 (Junior):Oneoftwoplayerstostartall31games,totalingasecond-most1,011minutes…Tallied368points(11.9/game),99rebounds(3.2/game)andateam-high156assists…ToppedtheSLCwith5.0assistspercontest…Knockeddownateam-high68three-pointersata38.2percentclip…Team-high62steals,rankingsecondintheSLCinstealspergame(2.0)…Scoredindoublefigures20timesincludingthefinal11games…Accumulateddouble-doublesagainstHoustonBaptist(Jan.26;11points;10assists),UCA(Feb.16;16points;13assists)andNorthwesternState(Feb.18;10points;11assists)…Season-high25pointsatNewOrleans(Feb.4)…Team’sbestfree-throwshooter(min.20attempts),knockingdown85percent(68-80)ofattemptsfromthecharitystripe.

Tallahassee Community College:Averaged12.1points,4.5reboundsand2.1assists,whileshooting34.7%fromthefloorand31.0%fromthree-pointrange...Posteda1.1assist-to-turnoverratioandshotasolid79.5%atthefreethrowline.

Lincoln High School:NamedFirstTeamAll-BigBendandSecondTeamAll-BigBend,whilehelpingtheTrojanswintwoDistrictChampionships.

Personal:SonofHughandFaithPowell,JahvaughnwasbornonMarch13inDayton,Ohio...Hehasthreesiblings,Imani,DanteandShereeney...JahvaughnplanstomajorinSportsBroadcastingandhopestobecomeaSportsAnchor.

#24 Daniel RegisJunior - Center - 6-7 - 235Grenada Gilette College

2016-17 (Gilette College):Startedall36games,tallying11.8pointsand7.1reboundspergame…Shot58.8percentfromthefield…100offensivereboundsranked31stand47blocksranked49thintheNJCAA.

#40 Stevie RepichowskiRS Senior - Guard - 6-5 - 195Lansing, Mich. Tulsa • Lansing Catholic HS

2016-17:Appearedinall31gamesfortheColonels,making14starts…Averaged25.3minutes,7.4pointsand2.4reboundspercontest…Scoredindoublefiguresin11contestsincludingback-to-back20-pluspointperformancesagainstUCA(Feb.16)andNorthwesternState(Feb.18)…22-pointoutburstagainsttheBearswhereheshot8-of-11fromthefieldincluding6-for-9frombeyondthearc.

2015-16:Receivedaredshirt.

Tulsa:Cameoffthebenchin49ballgamesoverhistwoseasonswithTulsa,totaling295minutesonthecourt...Shot83.3percentfromthecharitystripe,finishingwiththehighestfreethrowpercentageontheteamasasophomore...Scoredover90percentofhispointsfrombeyondthearc.

Lansing Catholic High School:Afour-yearletterwinner,heaveraged18points,threereboundsandtwoassistspergame...Scoredmorethan1,000points,ledhisareainthree-pointersmade,andfinishedhishighschoolcareerasthethird-leadingscorerinLansingCatholichistory...Afirst-teamMichiganClassBAll-StateselectionbyMLive.comasaseniorafteraveraging23points,fourreboundsandthreeassistspergameandleadingtheCougarstoa21-2recordandtheDistrictFinalsofthestateplayoffs...NamedtotheLansingJournalDreamTeam,andwasafirst-teamCapitalAreaActivitiesConferenceselection...Earnedsecond-teamall-statehonorsbytheDetroitFreePressandtheDetroitNews...Asasophomoreandjunior,hewashonorablementionall-statebytheDetroitFreePressandtheDetroitNews...His18points,tworeboundsandthreeassists-pergameaver-ageasajuniorearnedhimfirst-teamAll-CAAChonors.

Personal:SonofSteveandTeresaRepichowski,SteviewasbornJune22,inLansing,Mich...Hopestobecomeabasketballcoachpost-graduation.

JahvaughnPowellNotes

•18pts.6rebs.,6asts.inseasonopener•LedSLCwith5.0asts./gamelastseason

DanielRegisNotes

•2asts.reb.inseasonopener

StevieRepichowskiNotes


#0 Legend RobertinSenior - Center - 7-1 - 280London, England Clemson • Chipola College

2016-17 (Clemson):Appearedin15games,doublinghisminutesfromthepreviousseasonwith97totalplayed...Made6-10fieldgoals,fourofwhichweredunks...Blocked13shots,anaverageofoneevery7.5minutesplayed...TopgamewasagainstDavidson,hescoredfivepointsinsixminutes...PostedfourpointsinhisfinalgameagainstOaklandintheNIT...BlockedfourshotsinconsecutivegamesagainstCoppinStateandMercer.

2015-16 (Clemson):Appearedin10gamesinhisfirstseasonasaTiger...Averaged4.4minutespercontestandcontributedfourblockedshots...Averaged0.8pointsand0.6reboundspergameinlimitedtime...Made50percentofhisfieldgoalattempts,whilethreeofhisfourmakesweredunks...SawfirstactionagainstUSCUpstate,hewas2-2ineightminutes...Playednineminutes,aseasonhigh,againstPresbyterianandtotaledtwopointsandtworebounds...Hadadunkandblockedshotinfivefirst-halfminutesatFloridaState.

2014-15 (Chipola College):Appearedin26gameswithChipolaCollege...Shotover52percentfromthefloorandaveraged4.4pointsand4.5reboundspergame...Blocked62shotsfortheIndians,2.4pergame.

Personal:BornJuly13,1994.

#3 Lafayette RutledgeSenior - Guard - 6-0 - 175Gautier, Miss. Southwest Miss. CC • Gautier HS

2016-17 (Junior):Appearedin19games,makinghislonestartFeb.2atSoutheastern…Tallied208points,21rebounds,fiveassistsandfivesteals…Contributed414minutes(21.8pergame)…Scoreddoubledigitsninetimesincludingacareer-high29atUCA(Feb.11)…Shot37.7percent(57-151)frombeyondthearc…Totaled62fieldgoalsata38.3percentclip.

Southwest Mississippi CC:Averaged13.8points,1.7reboundsand1.2assistsforSouthwestMississippi,whileshootingasolid47.6%fromthefloorand42.8%fromthree-pointrange...Posteda+1.3assist-to-turnoverratioandwasproficientatthefreethrowline,knockingdown84.8%ofhisattempts...InductedintotheSouthwestMississippiAcademicHallofFame.Gautier High School:NamedAll-District,DistrictMVPandreceivedAll-Statehonors...MemberoftheAll-CoastteamandplayedintheNorthvs.SouthAll-StarGame...TookallhonorsclassesandreceivedaWho’sWhoacademicscholarshipforhiseffortsintheclassroom.Personal:SonofLeonardandRoseRutledge,LafayettewasbornonAugust4inPascagoula,Miss....Hehasonebrother,Lionel...Lafayettewillma-jorinBusinessManagementandhopestoplayintheNBApost-graduation.

#1 Tevon SaddlerSenior - Guard - 6-6 - 215Aberdeen, Md. UNC-Greensboro • St. Frances Academy

At UNC-Greensboro:PlayedtwoseasonswithUNCG...wasnamedThirdTeamAll-SouthernConferencebythemediainhissophomoreseason…ledteaminscoringat13.4pointspergame,ranking10thintheSoCon…alsohadateam-high123assists,rankingthirdintheleague…wasthirdontheteaminreboundingat4.6pergame…scoredindoublefigures22times,includingsixgamesof20-pluspoints…talliedaseason-high24pointstwice...playedin31of32gamesasatruefreshman,including27starts…namedtheSoConFreshmanoftheYearandtotheSoConAll-FreshmanTeam…averaged12.5pointspergame,secondontheteam…finished17thoverallintheSoConinscoringandfirstamongfreshmen.

At St. Frances Academy:Wasatwo-yearletterwinneratSt.FrancesAcademyforcoachNickMylesafterplayingtwoseasonsatAberdeen...namedtheMarylandStatePlayeroftheYearandtotheAll-StateteambytheDMVEliteNewshisseniorseason...namedtheBaltimorePlayeroftheYearbytheBaltimoreSun...averaged19.0points,7.0reboundsand3.0assistspergameforthePantherswhofinishedinfirstplaceinboththeregularseasonMIAAAConferenceandBaltimoreCatholicLeaguestandingswitha33-6record...wasatwo-timeAll-BaltimoreCatholicLeagueselection...earnedMostValuablePlayerhonorsattheUnderArmourBrandonJenningsInvitationalbeforehisseniorseason...RatedtheNo.71guard/forwardinthenationfortheclassof2013byESPN.comandtheninth-bestMarylandprospectoverall.

Personal:SonofVannessandAndreaSadler..bornFeb.21,1995...hasthreesiblings-Devon,JaydenandA'mareSaddler...hisbrotherDevonplaysprofessionallyoverseas.

LegendRobertinNotes

•8pts.,9rebs.,2blks.inseasonopener•Eliteshotblocker

LafayetteRutledgeNotes

•Team-high23pts.inopener(7-113FG)

TevonSaddlerNotes

•19pts.,8rebs.,6asts.inopener


#4 Zaquavian SmithJunior - Guard - 6-0 - 170Statesboro, Ga. South Georgia State • Statesboro HS

2016 (South Georgia State):TeamMVP...Named2ndTeamNJCAAAll-American...All-GCAA1stTeam(runner-upplayeroftheyear)...four-timeGeorgiaCollegiateAthleticAssociationPlayeroftheWeek...LedtheGCAAinscoring19.6pointspergame...ShotGCAAfifth-bestpercentagefromthe3-pointline(44.4)...Scoreddouble-digitsin30of32times...FirstintheGCAAinfieldgoalsmade,3-pointersmadeandtotalpoints10thinas-sistsinTheGCAA...Schoolrecord1543-pointersmadeinSouthGeorgiaStateCollegeorWaycrossCollegehistory...SchoolRecord923-pointersmadeinaseason...NamedGCAAAll-TournamentTeam.2015 (South Georgia State):NamedtoGCAAFreshmanAll-StarGame...Team'stop3-pointshooter...11.2pointspergamewassecondontheteaminscoring...Secondontheteaminfree-throwpercentage(71.2)...FourthintheGCAAin3-pointpercentage(42.5)...Scoreddouble-digitsin18games.StatesboroHighSchool:PlayedallfouryearsonvarsityatStatesboroHighSchoolforGeorgiahighschoolbasketballlegendcoachLeeHill...anAll-Stateplayerhisjuniorandseniorseasons...CompetedintheGeorgiaJuniorAll-StarGamein2013...Scoredover1,000pointsinhighschoolcareer...Alsoatrackstar,originallysignedtoruntrackatSavannahStateUniversity.

Personal:FullnameisZaquavianDevanteSmith...KnownasQua-Qua...SonofDaisySmith...BornOct.15,1994...Planstomajorininterdisci-plinarystudies.

#10 Zach YoungSenior - Guard - 6-1 - 195Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Impact Academy

2016-17 (Junior):Appearedin19games,totaling17points,fivereboundsandtwosteals…12of17pointscamefromthefree-throwlinewhereheshot85.7percent(12-14)…Season-high17minutesand10pointsagainstThomasUniversity(Dec.11),knockingdown7-of-8attemptsfromthecharitystripe.

2015-16 (Sophomore):Playedin16gamesforatotalof37minutes...scoredthreepoints,allcomingatthefreethrowline...had3rebounds,2as-sistsandablock.

2014-15 (Freshman):Playedin17games,makingeightstartsinhisfreshmancampaignwithNicholls...Averaged10.6minutespergame...Scoredacareer-highfourpointsagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionJan.17...Grabbedacareer-highfourreboundsagainstHoustonBaptistonJan.13...Dishedoutacareer-highsixassistsagainstMcNeeseStateatFeb.7.Impact Basketball Academy:CompetedinOceaniacompetitioninNewCaledoniaNewZealandU18…PlayedinAustralianStateChampsNewZealandJuniorTallblacks(U19)…PlayedinChinafortheFourNationsTournamentconsistingofChina,America(representedbyMontverdeAcad-emy),SloveniaandNewZealand…Wonback-to-backnationalchampionshipswiththeWellingtonRepresentativeProgramme.

ZaquavianSmithNotes

•7pts.,5rebs.inopener

ZachYoungNotes


#1 Tevon Saddler6-6/215/Sr./G

#5 Maurice O'Field6-5/220/Sr./G-F

#2 Jahvaughn Powell6-0/170/Jr./G

#0 Legend Robertin7-1/280/Sr./C

#22 Ryghe Lyons6-10/230/Fr./F-C

Richie RileyHead Coach/2nd season

2017-18 NICHOLLS RADIO/TV CHART

#4 Zaquavian Smith6-0/170/Jr./G

#3 Lafayette Rutledge6-0/175/Jr./G

#23 Roddy Peters6-4/195/Sr./G

John AikenAsst. Coach/2nd season

Austin ClaunchAsst. Coach/2nd season

Amorrow MorganAsst. Coach/1st season

#10 Zach Young6-1/195/Sr./G

#24 Daniel Regis6-7/235/Jr./C

#25 Kevin Johnson5-10/160/Fr./G

#40 Stevie Repichowski6-5/195/r-Sr./G

#33 Rafe Blades6-5/170/Fr./G-F

#35 Kimani Jackson6-7/225/Sr./F

Tyler ParkerDir. of Ops/1st season

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