The Colonels finished the 2015 – 16 season with a record of 11 – 23 , 6 – 12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place . They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State
Southland Tournament
2016 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team