meet the pioneers - Athletics

10 - 2012-2013 Tusculum Men’s Basketball
2011-12: Appeared in 27 ou� ngs with 20 starts, including 16 in a row to end the season... Averaged 4.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and
2.1 assists per game... Averaged 6.8 points per game in his last nine ou� ngs... Also averaged 23.2 minutes per game, including
just under 30 minutes in his last 12 ou� ngs... Posted a season-best 11 markers at Lenoir-Rhyne and preceded that with 10 points
at Mars Hill (Jan. 21), while also tallying a season-high 33
minutes against the Lions... Finished third on the team with
23 steals, including three each against Catawba (Jan. 14), Carson-Newman (Feb. 8) and Catawba
(Feb. 18)... Hauled in eight rebounds against Barton (Nov. 12) and dished out a season-high seven
assists against Cincinna� Chris� an (Nov. 19)... Central Carolina CC: Played the last two seasons
at the Sanford, N.C. school... Coached by Doug Conner and Brian Heard... 2010-11: Averaged 15
points, fi ve assists and three steals per game in 2010-11... NJCAA All-America Second Team... All-
Academic Team honoree... Team MVP... 2009-10: Posted 12 points, fi ve assists, 3.2 steal and three
rebounds per game... Defensive Player of the Year... Second Team All-Freshman... High School:
Graduated from Western Guilford HS in Greensboro, N.C... Coached by Art Wade... 2006-07: Aver-
aged 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists per game... All-Conference and All-State
Honorable Men� on... 2007-08: 13 points, six rebounds, three steals, three assists per game...
All-Conference and All-State Honorable Men� on as a senior... Personal: Full name is Nicholas
Hayworth Spinks... Born April 12, 1990 in Greensboro, N.C... Son of Robert and Anne� e Spinks...
Brother, Neal is entering his sophomore season on the Tusculum basketball team... Sister - Nicole
(17)... Majoring in sport management... Career plans: Become a basketball coach or fi nd a job
NICK SPINKS’ CAREER HIGHS
NICK
SPINKS
Points .............................. 11, Lenoir-Rhyne, 1/25/12
FGM .................................. 5, Lenoir-Rhyne, 1/25/12
FGA ................................. 10, Lenoir-Rhyne, 1/25/12
3-pt. FG .........................................................2, twice
3-pt. A� ........................ 4, Mountain State, 11/26/11
FTM .......................................... 2, Mars Hill, 1/21/12
FTA ............................................. 5, Barton, 11/12/11
Rebounds ................................... 8, Barton, 11/12/11
Off . Reb. .................................. 2, Anderson, 2/15/12
Def. Reb. ................7, Cincinna� Chris� an, 11/19/11
Assists ....................7, Cincinna� Chris� an, 11/19/11
Steals .................................................. 3, three � mes
Blocked Shots ..................................... 1, three � mes
Minutes ................................. 34, Mars Hill, 2/25/12
GUARD 6-2 170 Sr.
Greensboro, N.C. • Central Carolina CC • Western Guilford HS
Biology
in his major... Favorite midnight
snack: Oreo cookies; Favorite
movies: “Bad Boys I & II”; “Fri-
day”, “Friday A� er Next”; Fa-
vorite musical ar� sts: J. Cole,
Young Jeezy, Wale; Favorite
song: “I’m a Fool” by J. Cole;
Favorite sports team: Los Ange-
les Lakers; Nick can’t imagine a
week without: His cell phone;
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Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant; Advice to kids: Stay in school and get an educa� on”; Fa-
vorite color: Red; Favorite food: Pasta; People Nick most admires: His parents; Favorite
sport other than basketball: Football; Most famous person Nick has ever met: Michael Jor-
dan; What people don’t know about Nick: He is a “Mama’s boy”; Toughest player Nick
has ever played against: John Wall; When he was a kid, Nick tried to be like: Michael Jordan; When people fi rst meet Nick , they think: “He looks like J. Cole”.
NICK SPINKS’ CAREER STATISTICS
Total 3-point Rebounds
Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2011-12 Overall 27 20 626 23.2 55 141 .390 7 18 .389 8 19 .421 12 56 68 2.5 35 0 58 48 3 23 125 4.6
SAC 18 14 424 23.6 38 91 .418 4 10 .400 7 12 .583 8 37 45 2.5 21 0 37 37 1 16 87 4.8
Career Overall 27 20 626 23.2 55 141 .390 7 18 .389 8 19 .421 12 56 68 2.5 35 0 58 48 3 23 125 4.6
SAC 18 14 424 23.6 38 91 .418 4 10 .400 7 12 .583 8 37 45 2.5 21 0 37 37 1 16 87 4.8