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Men's Basketball

Colonels make short road trip to Southeastern Louisiana Saturday

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THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University men's basketball team looks to get back on the right track Saturday as it faces Southeastern Louisiana University at 4 p.m. at the University Center.

Fans can listen in on ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM with Voice of the Colonels Bryant Johnson on the call or watch on ESPN3, available on WatchESPN through a computer, smart phone, tablet, Xbox 360, Xbox One, AppleTV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. 

The Colonels (10-10, 3-4 SLC) have dropped four consecutive games, including a 90-69 setback against Lamar Wednesday that marked their first home defeat of the season. Junior Danny Garrick poured in a career-high 19 points, draining five triples for the second straight contest.

Graduate transfer Gavin Peppers continued to efficiently rain 3-pointers, connecting on 3-of-4 and now leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.521) and is second in treys per game (3.1). Sophomore Kevin Johnson dished out seven assists and committed zero turnovers as the Thibodaux native now holds the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in league play at 2.4.

The Lions (8-13, 4-4 SLC) fell to league leader Sam Houston State (13-8, 8-0) Wednesday at home. SLU is led by Preseason All-SLC First Team point guard Marlain Veal, who flaunts a team-high 16.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. In league play, Veal is second with 19.9 points per game and Tulane transfer Von Julien boasts a league-high 5.8 assists per game.

The Colonels are 21-25 against the Lions since joining the Southland and are searing for their first win in Hammond since 2015.

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.
 

Players Mentioned

Kevin  Johnson

#3 Kevin Johnson

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Gavin Peppers

#11 Gavin Peppers

PG
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Danny  Garrick

#24 Danny Garrick

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6' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kevin  Johnson

#3 Kevin Johnson

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Gavin Peppers

#11 Gavin Peppers

6' 3"
Graduate Student
PG
Danny  Garrick

#24 Danny Garrick

6' 6"
Junior
G