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Nicholls

Season: 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018
Also known as: Nicholls Colonels
Program History
Coach: Darion Brown

2026-2027 Team Stats (2 games)

86.5
PPG
63.0
Opp
+23.5
Margin
45.2%
FG%
32.3%
3P%
66.7%
FT%
39.0
RPG
20.5
APG
9.0
TO
77.1
Est. poss./game
64.3
Adj PPG
63.4
Adj Opp PPG
#262
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. Preseason prior 796 (returning production + recruiting): last season 897, returning -34, transfers -44, freshmen -23 More → 787 (#292) Preseason prior 796 (returning production + recruiting): last season 897, returning -34, transfers -44, freshmen -23
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +250 elo More → 880 (#297) HCA +250 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +250 elo More → 938 (#295) HCA +250 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +7.9 More → -7.6 (#285) HCA +7.9
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +7.9 More → -7.4 (#285) HCA +7.9
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.278 (#253) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -8.1 More → 0.352 (#277) AdjNet -8.1
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -8.0 More → 0.351 (#277) AdjNet -8.0
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 64.3 | AdjD 63.4 More → 0.388 (#262) AdjO 64.3 | AdjD 63.4
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 64.3 | AdjD 63.4 More → 0.431 (#241) AdjO 64.3 | AdjD 63.4
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.335 (#283) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.343 (#282) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 216 | GP 1 More → 860 (#294) RD 216 | GP 1
Adjusted Context Blend Adjusted Context Blend Chronologically trained component blend with rest and signed venue context. Preseason prior only; more training games are needed for a forecast. More → 0.200 (#287) Preseason prior only; more training games are needed for a forecast.

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-02 vs North American Stallions W 110 - 56
2026-11-06 @ UAB Blazers L 63 - 70
2026-11-10 @ Tulane Green Wave - Preview
2026-11-14 vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Aj Dent, Jr Aj Dent, Jr F 2 25.0 12.5 6.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 8.5 13.0 - - - - 52.9 50.0 50.0 - 60.9 61.8
Arop Arop Arop Arop F 1 13.0 12.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 14.0 - - - - 85.7 0 0 - 85.7 85.7
Doyel Cockrill III Doyel Cockrill III G 2 19.5 10.0 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 7.5 8.0 -7 1 -7.0 -10.8 46.7 40.0 66.7 -0.26 61.3 60.0
Sheridan Sharp Sheridan Sharp G 2 21.0 10.0 4.5 6.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 17.0 3 1 3.0 5.2 58.3 50.0 100.0 -0.9 70.4 62.5
Jared Taylor Jared Taylor F 2 15.5 9.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 7.0 6.5 -8 1 -8.0 -15.3 57.1 100.0 25.0 -0.68 57.1 60.7
Hunter Carter Hunter Carter G 2 20.0 8.5 4.5 1.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 8.5 9.0 -7 1 -7.0 -11.0 29.4 37.5 100.0 -0.75 45.3 38.2
Cameron Simpson Cameron Simpson G 2 10.5 6.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 2.5 -9 1 -9.0 -36.2 41.7 37.5 0.0 -1.28 52.3 54.2
Cheikh Biteye Cheikh Biteye G 1 12.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 4.0 - - - - 50.0 0.0 0 - 50.0 50.0
Jordan Matthews Jordan Matthews G 2 15.5 6.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 -9 1 -9.0 -42.6 33.3 40.0 0 -1.06 50.0 50.0
Christian Winborne Christian Winborne G 2 17.5 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.0 1.5 -4 1 -4.0 -8.1 28.6 20.0 100.0 -0.1 40.3 35.7
Jah-Mel Bruce Jah-Mel Bruce G 2 14.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 2.0 3 1 3.0 11.1 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.04 40.3 42.9
Junior Sileu Junior Sileu F 2 15.5 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 5.0 -1 1 -1.0 -2.4 60.0 0 0 -0.5 60.0 60.0
Mor Mboup Mor Mboup F 1 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 2 1 2.0 64.9 100.0 0 0 0.04 100.0 100.0
AJ McPeters AJ McPeters G 2 12.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.5 0.0 6 1 6.0 38.5 14.3 0.0 100.0 0.25 25.4 14.3

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

2026-2027 Shot Zones

146 located field-goal attempts in 2 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Arop17% Taylor33% Carter100% Taylor100% Winborne50% Cockrill50% Cockrill40% Dent22%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Dent14% Taylor24% Carter33% Matthews100% Carter100% Biteye33% Matthews67% Winborne29% McPeters27% Winborne30%
Misses: who misses most here

Aj Dent, JrDoyel Cockrill IIIJared TaylorHunter CarterArop AropJordan MatthewsChristian WinborneCheikh BiteyeAJ McPeters

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 35-49 71.4 70 Arop Arop 17% (12 pts) Aj Dent, Jr 14% (10 pts) Aj Dent, Jr 14% (2 misses) Christian Winborne 14% (2 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 9-26 34.6 18 Jared Taylor 33% (6 pts) Doyel Cockrill III 22% (4 pts) Jared Taylor 24% (4 misses) Aj Dent, Jr 18% (3 misses)
Mid-range left 1-4 25.0 2 Hunter Carter 100% (2 pts) - Hunter Carter 33% (1 misses) Jared Taylor 33% (1 misses)
Mid-range center 0-1 0.0 0 - - Jordan Matthews 100% (1 misses) -
Mid-range right 0-1 0.0 0 - - Hunter Carter 100% (1 misses) -
Left corner 3 1-7 14.3 3 Jared Taylor 100% (3 pts) - Cheikh Biteye 33% (2 misses) AJ McPeters 17% (1 misses)
Right corner 3 2-5 40.0 6 Christian Winborne 50% (3 pts) Jordan Matthews 50% (3 pts) Jordan Matthews 67% (2 misses) Aj Dent, Jr 33% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 left 4-18 22.2 12 Doyel Cockrill III 50% (6 pts) Aj Dent, Jr 25% (3 pts) Christian Winborne 29% (4 misses) Cameron Simpson 14% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 center 5-16 31.2 15 Doyel Cockrill III 40% (6 pts) Hunter Carter 20% (3 pts) AJ McPeters 27% (3 misses) Doyel Cockrill III 27% (3 misses)
Above-break 3 right 9-19 47.4 27 Aj Dent, Jr 22% (6 pts) Cameron Simpson 22% (6 pts) Christian Winborne 30% (3 misses) Hunter Carter 30% (3 misses)