2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2012-13 (at Northern Illinois): Appeared in only five games at Northern Illinois before missing the remainder of the season due to a stress fracture in his foot ... Averaged 7.6 minutes per contest and scored two points and added a steal in his season debut against Loyola ... Grabbed four rebounds and hit a three-pointer versus UIC.
2011-12 (at NIU): Saw action in 28 games and made five starts ... Contributed 5.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest ... Missed the first three games of the season due to an injury ... Scored in double figures on six occasions, including five times in the season's final eight games ... Tallied a season-best 14 points against Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament ... Notched 12 points against Western Michigan and SIU Edwardsville ... Hauled in five boards on seven occasions ... Matched a career high with three steals against Ball State ... Over the final eight games of the year, produced 9.9 ppg, while shooting .458 (27-for-59) from the field, .423 (11-for-26) from three-point range, and .778 (14-for-18) from the foul line.
2010-11 (at NIU): Played in 25 games and earned the starting nod against Cardinal Stritch ... Pitched in 5.1 ppg and 1.9 rpg ... Scored in double digits on four occasions ... Registered a season-best 11 points at both Bradley and Ball State ... Pumped in 10 points versus Temple and Utah Valley State ... Corralled seven rebounds against Eastern Michigan ... Was sidelined for three games in late January because of an ankle injury.
2009-10 (at NIU): As a freshman, saw time in all 30 contests and started five of the team's first six games ... Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg ... Reached double figures in points on three occasions, doing so twice in the first three games of his collegiate career ... Poured in a season-high 16 points and hit four three-pointers in a victory over Tennessee State ... Scored 12 points at Akron and had 10 points at No. 23 Illinois.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Seton Academy, where he led the Sting to a 31-2 overall record and the Class 2A state championship as a senior ... Collected all-area and All-Chicago Catholic League accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Two-time team captain ... Garnered all-state recognition and participated in the Chicago All-Star Classic following his senior campaign ... Put up 12.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg as a senior in 2008-09 ... Played AAU for the Mac Irvin Fire ... Also lettered in baseball and football.
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Nixon's Career Statistics
Year
|
G-GS
|
Min-MPG
|
FG-FGA
|
FG%
|
3FG-3FGA
|
3FG%
|
FT-FTA
|
FT%
|
Reb
|
Ast
|
TO
|
Blk
|
St
|
Pts
|
PPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
2009-10
|
30-5
|
447-14.9
|
46-127
|
.362
|
26-78
|
.333
|
11-25
|
.440
|
47
|
15
|
23
|
2
|
6
|
129
|
4.3
|
1.6
|
0.5
|
2010-11
|
25-1
|
409-16.4
|
43-133
|
.323
|
21-77
|
.273
|
20-31
|
.645
|
48
|
17
|
18
|
5
|
8
|
127
|
5.1
|
1.9
|
0.7
|
2011-12
|
28-5
|
533-19.0
|
52-141
|
.369
|
23-70
|
.329
|
27-39
|
.692
|
81
|
19
|
22
|
4
|
14
|
154
|
5.5
|
2.9
|
0.7
|
2012-13
|
5-0
|
38-7.6
|
2-12
|
.167
|
1-7
|
.143
|
0-0
|
.000
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
0.2
|
2013-14
|
22-1
|
170-7.7
|
19-39
|
.487
|
12-28
|
.429
|
3-6
|
.500
|
15
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
53
|
2.4
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
Totals
|
110-12
|
1597-14.5
|
162-452
|
.358
|
83-260
|
.319
|
61-101
|
.604
|
198
|
52
|
71
|
12
|
32
|
468
|
4.3
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
Statistics
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