| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
| Next Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Nicholls Colonels |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Tevon Saddler |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Assoc Coach: | Dayshawn Wells |
| Asst Coach2: | Stephen Rodgers |
| Asst Coach3: | Asad Lamot |
| Stadium: | Stopher Gymnasium |
The 2023–24 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach Tevon Saddler, played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 13–5 in Southland play, to finish third in the conference.[1]
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 71 votes overall, the Colonels were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[2]
| 1 | Southeastern | 144 (6) |
| 2 | McNeese | 142 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 132 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 124 (5) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 84 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 71 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 66 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 50 |
| 9 | Lamar | 45 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 42 |
Micah Thomas, a guard, was selected as a second team Preseason All Conference member.[2]
|-!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=|Southland regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland tournamentSource:[3] [4]
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Jamal West Jr. | F | November 13, 2023 | [5] | |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Diante Smith | F | January 11, 2024 | [6] | |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Diante Smith | F | January 29, 2024 | [7] |