#42 Nate Hicks

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Career Notes

Progressing post player who played in 47 games in his two-year career at Tech, then decided to transfer following his sophomore season … Solid contributor off the bench who understood how to post up and contest shots without fouling … Tall and slender, but with good athletic ability as evidenced by his success in track and field in high school … Originally signed with Tulane in the fall of 2009, but was granted a release from his letter-of-intent after a head coaching change and signed a grant-in-aid with Tech in the summer of 2010 … Transferred following the 2011-12 season.

2011-12 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Named to the Academic All-ACC basketball team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll… Long, slender post player who spelled Daniel Miller at the 5, sometimes played the 4. Missed 6 games late in the season recovering from mono… Played 9 solid minutes vs. Miami (3 rebs, 2 blocks)… Scored 4 pts at Maryland (2-3 FG), season-high 7 rebs and a blocked shot in a season-high 15 minutes… Scored just 5 pts in his last 11 games, but has blocked 5 shots… Played 15 minutes against Alabama and averaged 7.7 minutes for the year off the bench (6.8 in ACC games)… Went 2-for-2 at Fordham for 4 pts, also scored 4 at Savannah State… Solid opener vs. FAMU with 5 pts (2-3 FG), 7 reb, 2 blocks in 13 minutes.

2010-11 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Key reserve in the post who played significant minutes … Hit 56.7 pct. of his FG, 8-of-18 in ACC games … Missed three games after having his appendix removed on Jan. 27, but returned to play 8 minutes and score a basket against FSU … Played 1 minute against Virginia Tech on Jan. 25 after breaking his nose in practice the day before … After getting fitted for a mask on Jan. 26, suffered a bout of appendicitis and had to have the appendix removed … Played in 12 of the 13 ACC games for which he was healthy, averaging 10.5 minutes a game … Scored 4 points, grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds and blocked 2 shots against Wake Forest (Jan. 19) … Made an early entrance into the Clemson game when both starting bigs went to the bench with foul trouble, wound up playing a career-best 22 minutes (4 pts, 4 reb, 2-3 FG) … Solid 11 minutes against North Carolina (3 reb) … 2nd on the team in blocked shots despite his limited minutes … Played the best of Tech’s post players at Northwestern, setting career bests for points (5) and rebounds (5) in 14 minutes … Grabbed 3 offensive rebounds and blocked 2 shots.

High School

Three-year starter at center at J.R. Arnold High School in Panama City Beach for coach James Baxley … Holds the school’s career scoring record (1,299 points), and led the team in rebounds all three years … Three-star prospect by Scout.com … Third-team all-state choice as a senior after averaging 21.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game as Arnold went 18-9 … Shot 75.5 percent from the floor, posted 17 double doubles and three triple doubles (points, rebounds, blocks) … As a junior, averaged 14.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game … Participated in the high jump on his track team as a senior, as well as the 100, 200 and 400 meters … Set a school record of 6-foot-7 in the high jump, and posted best times in the 100 (11.52 seconds) and 200 (23.04) meters … Won a district championship in the high jump … Also lettered in tennis and baseball (pitcher/first base).

Personal

Full name is Nathaniel Roberts Hicks, goes by “Nate” … Born November 15, 1991 in Panama City Beach … Son of Glen and Ellen Hicks … A great grandfather of Nate’s, John Highberger, played for the NFL’s Frankford Yellow Jackets in the 1920s and won two gold gloves as a boxer … Began playing basketball at age 5 … Studied Management.