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THIBODAUX, La. – Looking to repeat last season's success, the Nicholls State University men's basketball squad opens the 2018-19 season Tuesday against Mississippi College at Stopher Gym. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The game will be streamed by ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM.

Nicholls returns three student-athletes, senior Daniel Regis and sophomores Kevin Johnson and Ryghe Lyons, from last year's team, a group that claimed a share of the Southland Conference regular-season title. Johnson and Lyons were both fixtures in the starting lineup by season's end and Regis played a key role off the bench. Head Coach Austin Claunch enters the season as the youngest coach in Division I men's basketball.

The Colonels roster also consists of graduate transfers Jeremiah Jefferson (Jackson State) and Gavin Peppers (Central Michigan); transfers Thomas Clement (Clarendon College), Danny Garrick (Central Arizona), Elvis Harvey (Garden City Community College) and Brandon Moore Jr. (Bossier Parish Community College); sophomore Jeremiah Buford, and freshmen Abdul Alatishe and Trent Schiller.

Nico Clareth (Siena), D'Angelo Hunter (West Virginia) and Dexter McClanahan (Savannah State) are also on the team but will sit out this season due to transfer rules.

Nicholls returns 26.3 percent of minutes from last season, the 11th-fewest in Division I. The Colonels are also one of 10 schools in the nation with three or fewer letterwinners returning.

The Choctaws return two of their top-three scorers in Donovan Ham (14.7 ppg) and Brandon Boston (14.6 ppg). The Red and Gray faced off with MC in 2016, winning 86-55 in Thibodaux. Get your season or single-game tickets now by calling 985-448-4790 or visiting nichollstickets.com. For the latest news on Nicholls men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter @Nicholls_MBB.