Zamal Nixon
No. 8 – Riesen Ludwigsburg | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | January 7, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Boys & Girls (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | Houston (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Hertener Loewen |
2012–2013 | Nürnberger |
2013–2014 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels |
2014–2015 | Phoenix Hagen |
2015–2016 | Lavrio |
2016 | Limoges CSP |
2016–2019 | Lavrio |
2019–2020 | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
2020–present | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Zamal Nixon (born January 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. After a successful four years at the University of Houston, Nixon entered the 2011 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
Nixon played high school basketball at Boys & Girls High School, in Brooklyn, New York.
College career
Nixon played college basketball for the Houston Cougars from 2007 to 2011. During his senior year, Nixon went on to average 10.3 points, 4.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Nixon joined Hertener Loewen. The following year, he joined Nürnberg. For the 2013–14 season, he signed for WBC Raiffeisen Wels.[1]
On August 15, 2014, Nixon signed with Phoenix Hagen after a successful tryout.[2][3]
On August 31, 2015, Nixon signed with Greek club Lavrio.[4] He went on to average 9.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 21 games for Lavrio.
On June 26, 2016, he signed with Limoges CSP.[5][6] On December 28, 2016, he left Limoges and returned to Lavrio for the rest of the season.[7] On July 3, 2017, he re-signed with Lavrio for one more season.[8]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Nixon, for the second year, competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Fancy. In three games, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists to help lead his team to the Super 16 Round where they lost 65-61 to Boeheim's Army; a team composed of Syracuse University basketball alum. Nixon also competed in TBT in 2015 for the Sean Bell All-Star's. In four games that summer, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.[9]
References
- ^ "Austria - Wels replaces Skyler Bowlin with Zamal Nixon". Mlbb.d11.gr. September 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Zamal Nixon heading to Phoenix Hagen for a tryout". Sportando.com. August 15, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Brown, Nixon and Grof move to Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. August 15, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Lavrio signs Zamal Nixon, ex Phoenix Hagen". Mlbb.d11.gr. August 31, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Limoges interested in signing in Zamal Nixon from Lavrio (Greece)". Eurobasket.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Limoges CSP lands Zamal Nixon". Sportando.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Zamal Nixon leaves Limoges and signs with Lavrio". Sportando.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Έμεινε και ο Τζαμάλ!". lavrio-bc.gr (in Greek). July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=332316
External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Flyers Wels players
- Houston Cougars men's basketball players
- Lavrio B.C. players
- Limoges CSP players
- Nürnberg Falcons BC players
- Phoenix Hagen players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- USC Heidelberg players