2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

Conference	Southland Conference
2015–16 record	11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	J. P. Piper (12th year)
Assistant coach	Rennie Bailey
Assistant coach	David Amata
Assistant coach	Chris DeFelice
Home arena	Stopher Gym (Capacity: 3,800)
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6	.667	18	–	16	.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	12	–	21	.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
McNeese State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	20	.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12	.333	7	–	21	.250
New Orleans	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	23	.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
Lamar	3	–	15	.167	11	–	19	.367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2016 Southland Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 11–23, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for 9th place in conference. They beat McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Houston State.

On March 29, head coach J. P. Piper was fired. He finished at Nicholls State with a 12 year record of 132–224.

The Colonels were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

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