NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Nicholls State University men's basketball team received another postseason honor as senior forward Diante Smith was named All-Louisiana First Team, announced Wednesday by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA).

A native of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Smith was an All-Southland, All-SLC Tournament, and All-Region honoree in his lone season with the Colonels. He ranked fourth in the Southland in scoring at 16.0 points per game and saved his best scoring effort for the championship game where he poured in a career-high 33 points against McNeese. Smith was not only a prolific scorer, but he ranked second in steals in the SLC, 10th in rebounding, and 11th in assists.

A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel of media and sports publicists selected the All-Louisiana team, based on statistics and performances through the teams' conference tournaments.

2023-24 All-Louisiana Men's Basketball Teams
Player of the Year: Shahada Wells, McNeese
Newcomer of the Year: Shahada Wells, McNeese
Freshman of the Year: John Awoke, Bossier Parish Community College
Coach of the Year: Will Wade, McNeese
 
First Team
Shahada Wells, McNeese
Isaiah Crawford, Louisiana Tech
Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech
Diante Smith, Nicholls
Jordan Wright, LSU
 
Second Team 
Kobe Julien, Louisiana
Kevin Cross, Tulane
Christian Shumate, McNeese
Nick Caldwell, Southeastern
Kintavious Dozier, Grambling
 
Third Team
Kashie Natt, LSU-Alexandria
Jordan Johnson, New Orleans
Jamal Gibson, Southern-New Orleans
DJ Richards, McNeese
Seth Thomas, Centenary#
TJ Jones, Xavier#