Austin Nichols #3
| Class: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Collierville, Tenn. |
| High School: | Briarcrest Christian School |
| Height/Weight: | 6-8 / 212 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Experience: | HS |
Ranked among the nation’s top players following his senior season … Rated No. 28 by Scout.com, No. 37 by ESPN.com and No. 46 by Rivals.com … Following his senior season, played in the 2013 Kentucky Derby Festival Classic in Louisville, Ky. … Received All-America recognition from Parade magazine, SLAM magazine (third team) and MaxPreps.com (honorable mention) … Named the 2012-13 Gatorade Tennessee state Player of the Year … Selected The Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” Player of the Year … Also named to The Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” All-Metro squad … Selected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Division 2AA All-State team.
Averaged 22.7 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in his final season at Briarcrest Christian School … Shot 69.9 percent from the field … Helped lead the Saints to a 26-7 overall record and a Division 2AA state runner-up finish … In the state title loss to Ensworth, scored 42 points and grabbed 17 rebounds … Briarcrest won the Division 2AA West Region crown … A consensus top-50 recruit.
Rated nationally by ESPN.com (No. 13), Rivals.com (No. 20), MaxPreps.com (No. 22) and Scout.com (No. 50) … Ranked among the top-15 power forwards in the country by ESPN.com (No. 6), Rivals.com (No. 6) and Scout.com (No. 15) … ESPN.com ranked him the region’s No. 4 player and the state of Tennessee’ No. 1 recruit.
In 2011-12, named Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division 2AA’s Mr. Basketball (state Player of the Year) … A TSWA Division 2AA All-State pick … Selected to The Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” All-Metro squad … Finalist for The Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” Player of the Year honor … In 2011-12, helped lead Briarcrest Christian School to a 24-6 overall record … The Saints were the Division 2AA state runner-up and Division 2AA West Region champion … Averaged 18.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocked shots, leading the Division 2AA West Region in all three statistical categories … Shot 68.5 percent from the field, which was tops in the Shelby Metro area.
As a sophomore in 2010-11, named to the TSWA Division 2AA All-State squad … Also selected to The Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” All-Metro team … Averaged 15.0 points and 3.4 blocked shots … Shot 69.7 percent from the floor, which led the Shelby Metro area.
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