25 Nick Nakasian
Nick Nakasian
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Powell, Ohio
  • High School:
    Olentangy Liberty
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    9.3
  • fg %
    43.9
  • 3pt %
    30.0
  • ft %
    85.0
  • reb/g
    6.5
  • a/g
    1.6

Bio

2022-2023

  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • UAA All-Academic
  • All-UAA Honorable Mention
  • Started 16 of 19 games played
  • Missed seven games due to injury
  • Averaged 9.3 points in 26.4 minutes
  • Shot 43.9% from the field
  • Shot 85.0% from the free throw line
  • Scored a season-high 21 points vs. Albion
  • Made a season-high eight field goals twice (vs. Albion, at #9 Case Western Reserve)
  • Scored in double digits in nine games
  • Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds vs. #24 Emory
  • Recorded two double-doubles
  • Dished out a career-high six assists at Brandeis
  • Picked up a career-high five steals vs. Albion
  • Recorded a season-high one block twice (vs. #22 Heidelberg, vs. Albion)
  • Finished third on the team with 29 steals
  • Played a season-high 36 minutes at #9 Rochester
  • Played 20 or more minutes in 16 games

2021-2022

  • UAA All-Academic
  • Started in 22 games
  • Led the team in steals with 27
  • Third on the team in scoring with 242 points
  • Third on the team with 128 rebounds
  • Recorded two double-doubles
  • Recorded a career-high 24 points against Chatham
  • Made a career-high nine field goals vs. Case Western Reserve
  • Recorded a season-high 12 rebounds vs. Case Western Reserve
  • Recorded a season-high five assists against Wilson
  • Recorded a season-high four steals vs. Geneva
  • Played a career-high 39 minutes twice (at La Roche, at Chatham)
  • Played 30 or more minutes in 14 games

2020-2021

  • UAA All-Academic
  • Saw action in both games against Hiram
  • Recorded a season-high 14 points at Hiram
  • Recorded a season-high seven rebounds against Hiram

2019-2020

  • Saw action in 25 games
  • Recorded a season-high 18 points vs. Emory
  • Made a season-high seven field goals at Drew
  • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Emory
  • Recorded a season-high three assists on two occasions
  • Sixth on the team averaging 8.2 points per game with 206 points
  • Played 10 or more minutes in all 25 games

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 10 #24 Emory W, 63-60
Feb 12 Rochester L, 82-78
Feb 17 at Chicago L, 85-71
Feb 19 at #22 WashU L, 81-57
Feb 25 #14 Case Western Reserve L, 95-91
Mar 1 Allegheny L, 88-68
  Overall Conf
Games 19 13
Games started 16 13
Minutes 501 379
Minutes per game 26.4 29.2
FG 65-148 43-101
FG Pct 43.9 42.6
3PT 12-40 10-29
3PT Pct 30.0 34.5
FT 34-40 28-33
FT Pct 85.0 84.8
Off rebounds 30 21
Def rebounds 94 65
Total rebounds 124 86
Rebounds per game 6.5 6.6
Personal fouls 42 30
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 31 23
Turnovers 35 23
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.0
Steals 29 18
Blocks 2 0
Points 176 124
Points per game 9.3 9.5
Points per 40 min 14.1 13.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 La Roche W, 73-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Washington & Jefferson W, 81-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Walsh L, 77-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Denison W, 98-90 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Oberlin W, 87-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Penn St.-Behrend W, 63-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 vs. #13 Middlebury L, 74-68 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 vs. Bowdoin W, 79-66 - 12 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 4
Dec 7 at Geneva L, 52-49 - 15 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 20 Chatham W, 90-73 1 26 5-10 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 29 vs. #22 Heidelberg L, 91-85 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 30 vs. Albion W, 92-89 1 30 8-15 53.3 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 21
Jan 7 at #9 Case Western Reserve L, 74-69 1 33 8-14 57.1 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 13 at #16 Emory W, 78-71 1 32 6-11 54.5 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 15
Jan 15 at #9 Rochester L, 76-73 1 36 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 15
Jan 20 Chicago W, 66-60 1 33 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 22 #22 WashU W, 71-58 1 31 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 10
Jan 27 at NYU L, 79-55 1 20 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Jan 29 at Brandeis W, 65-64 1 32 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 3 NYU W, 80-62 1 30 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 5 Brandeis W, 78-73 1 26 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 7
Feb 10 #24 Emory W, 63-60 1 32 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 12 Rochester L, 82-78 1 27 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 9
Feb 17 at Chicago L, 85-71 1 27 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 19 at #22 WashU L, 81-57 1 20 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 7
Feb 25 #14 Case Western Reserve L, 95-91 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Allegheny L, 88-68 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 La Roche W, 73-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Washington & Jefferson W, 81-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Walsh L, 77-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Denison W, 98-90 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Oberlin W, 87-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Penn St.-Behrend W, 63-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 vs. #13 Middlebury L, 74-68 - 10 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Dec 4 vs. Bowdoin W, 79-66 - 12 0 5 5 0 3 0.0 2 0 1 0
Dec 7 at Geneva L, 52-49 - 15 3 2 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Dec 20 Chatham W, 90-73 1 26 0 5 5 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 0
Dec 29 vs. #22 Heidelberg L, 91-85 1 29 3 7 10 5 2 2.5 3 1 4 0
Dec 30 vs. Albion W, 92-89 1 30 3 7 10 1 3 0.3 5 1 1 0
Jan 7 at #9 Case Western Reserve L, 74-69 1 33 3 5 8 1 1 1.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 13 at #16 Emory W, 78-71 1 32 1 7 8 3 2 1.5 4 0 3 0
Jan 15 at #9 Rochester L, 76-73 1 36 0 4 4 1 0 - 2 0 4 0
Jan 20 Chicago W, 66-60 1 33 1 5 6 3 3 1.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 22 #22 WashU W, 71-58 1 31 0 8 8 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 27 at NYU L, 79-55 1 20 1 6 7 0 3 0.0 2 0 3 0
Jan 29 at Brandeis W, 65-64 1 32 0 5 5 6 1 6.0 2 0 2 -
Feb 3 NYU W, 80-62 1 30 2 3 5 1 5 0.2 3 0 1 0
Feb 5 Brandeis W, 78-73 1 26 2 4 6 1 1 1.0 2 0 3 0
Feb 10 #24 Emory W, 63-60 1 32 7 7 14 2 1 2.0 3 0 2 0
Feb 12 Rochester L, 82-78 1 27 3 1 4 3 1 3.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 17 at Chicago L, 85-71 1 27 0 7 7 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 19 at #22 WashU L, 81-57 1 20 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 25 #14 Case Western Reserve L, 95-91 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Allegheny L, 88-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 25 - 18.7 2.9-5.0 57.9 0.8-1.6 48.8 1.6-2.0 81.6 8.2
2020-21 2 2 30.5 4.0-8.5 47.1 1.5-2.5 60.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 11.5
2021-22 22 22 29.3 4.2-9.6 43.4 1.0-3.1 31.9 1.6-2.0 80.0 11.0
2022-23 19 16 26.4 3.4-7.8 43.9 0.6-2.1 30.0 1.8-2.1 85.0 9.3
Total 68 40 24.6 3.5-7.4 47.3 0.8-2.3 36.8 1.7-2.1 81.4 9.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 25 - 468 73-126 57.9 20-41 48.8 40-49 81.6 206
2020-21 2 2 61 8-17 47.1 3-5 60.0 4-6 66.7 23
2021-22 22 22 645 92-212 43.4 22-69 31.9 36-45 80.0 242
2022-23 19 16 501 65-148 43.9 12-40 30.0 34-40 85.0 176
Total 68 40 1675 238-503 47.3 57-155 36.8 114-140 81.4 647

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 25 - 18.7 6.2-10.8 57.9 1.7-3.5 48.8 3.4-4.2 81.6 17.6
2020-21 2 2 30.5 5.2-11.1 47.1 2.0-3.3 60.0 2.6-3.9 66.7 15.1
2021-22 22 22 29.3 5.7-13.1 43.4 1.4-4.3 31.9 2.2-2.8 80.0 15.0
2022-23 19 16 26.4 5.2-11.8 43.9 1.0-3.2 30.0 2.7-3.2 85.0 14.1
Total 68 40 24.6 5.7-12.0 47.3 1.4-3.7 36.8 2.7-3.3 81.4 15.5

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 25 - 18.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.1
2020-21 2 2 30.5 2.0 3.5 5.5 0.5 - 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.0
2021-22 22 22 29.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.3 0.0 1.1 1.7 0.7 1.2 0.1
2022-23 19 16 26.4 1.6 4.9 6.5 2.2 0.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 1.5 0.1
Total 68 40 24.6 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.9 0.0 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.1 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 25 - 468 22 48 70 33 0 20 30 0.7 18 2
2020-21 2 2 61 4 7 11 1 - 1 4 0.3 1 0
2021-22 22 22 645 39 89 128 50 0 25 37 0.7 27 3
2022-23 19 16 501 30 94 124 42 0 31 35 0.9 29 2
Total 68 40 1675 95 238 333 126 0 77 106 0.7 75 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 25 - 18.7 1.9 4.1 6.0 2.8 0.0 1.7 2.6 0.7 1.5 0.2
2020-21 2 2 30.5 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.7 0.0 0.7 2.6 0.3 0.7 0.0
2021-22 22 22 29.3 2.4 5.5 7.9 3.1 0.0 1.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 0.2
2022-23 19 16 26.4 2.4 7.5 9.9 3.4 0.0 2.5 2.8 0.9 2.3 0.2
Total 68 40 24.6 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 0.7 1.8 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 19 16 26.4 3.4-7.8 43.9 0.6-2.1 30.0 1.8-2.1 85.0 9.3
Conference 13 13 29.2 3.3-7.8 42.6 0.8-2.2 34.5 2.2-2.5 84.8 9.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 7 29.3 3.1-8.1 38.6 1.0-2.3 43.8 2.1-2.3 93.8 9.4
Away 8 7 26.9 3.5-7.8 45.2 0.5-2.0 25.0 1.6-2.1 76.5 9.1
Neutral 4 2 20.3 3.8-7.2 51.7 0.2-2.0 12.5 1.5-1.8 85.7 9.3
Result Wins 10 9 28.4 3.8-8.5 44.7 0.7-2.2 31.8 2.3-2.8 82.1 10.6
Losses 9 7 24.1 3.0-7.0 42.9 0.6-2.0 27.8 1.2-1.3 91.7 7.8
Month December 6 3 20.3 3.7-7.8 46.8 0.3-1.8 18.2 1.0-1.2 85.7 8.7
January 7 7 31.0 4.6-9.3 49.2 0.6-2.1 26.7 1.7-2.4 70.6 11.4
February 6 6 27.0 1.8-6.0 30.6 1.0-2.3 42.9 2.7-2.7 100.0 7.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 19 16 501 65-148 43.9 12-40 30.0 34-40 85.0 176
Conference 13 13 379 43-101 42.6 10-29 34.5 28-33 84.8 124
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 7 7 205 22-57 38.6 7-16 43.8 15-16 93.8 66
Away 8 7 215 28-62 45.2 4-16 25.0 13-17 76.5 73
Neutral 4 2 81 15-29 51.7 1-8 12.5 6-7 85.7 37
Result Wins 10 9 284 38-85 44.7 7-22 31.8 23-28 82.1 106
Losses 9 7 217 27-63 42.9 5-18 27.8 11-12 91.7 70
Month December 6 3 122 22-47 46.8 2-11 18.2 6-7 85.7 52
January 7 7 217 32-65 49.2 4-15 26.7 12-17 70.6 80
February 6 6 162 11-36 30.6 6-14 42.9 16-16 100.0 44

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 19 16 26.4 5.2-11.8 43.9 1.0-3.2 30.0 2.7-3.2 85.0 14.1
Conference 13 13 29.2 4.5-10.7 42.6 1.1-3.1 34.5 3.0-3.5 84.8 13.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 7 29.3 4.3-11.1 38.6 1.4-3.1 43.8 2.9-3.1 93.8 12.9
Away 8 7 26.9 5.2-11.5 45.2 0.7-3.0 25.0 2.4-3.2 76.5 13.6
Neutral 4 2 20.3 7.4-14.3 51.7 0.5-4.0 12.5 3.0-3.5 85.7 18.3
Result Wins 10 9 28.4 5.4-12.0 44.7 1.0-3.1 31.8 3.2-3.9 82.1 14.9
Losses 9 7 24.1 5.0-11.6 42.9 0.9-3.3 27.8 2.0-2.2 91.7 12.9
Month December 6 3 20.3 7.2-15.4 46.8 0.7-3.6 18.2 2.0-2.3 85.7 17.0
January 7 7 31.0 5.9-12.0 49.2 0.7-2.8 26.7 2.2-3.1 70.6 14.7
February 6 6 27.0 2.7-8.9 30.6 1.5-3.5 42.9 4.0-4.0 100.0 10.9

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 19 16 26.4 1.6 4.9 6.5 2.2 0.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 1.5 0.1
Conference 13 13 29.2 1.6 5.0 6.6 2.3 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 29.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 1.9 0.0 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.3 0.0
Away 8 7 26.9 1.1 4.9 6.0 2.6 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 0.0
Neutral 4 2 20.3 1.5 5.5 7.0 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 0.5
Result Wins 10 9 28.4 1.6 5.6 7.2 1.8 0.0 1.9 2.2 0.9 2.2 0.1
Losses 9 7 24.1 1.6 4.2 5.8 2.7 0.0 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.1
Month December 6 3 20.3 1.5 4.8 6.3 2.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.8 0.3
January 7 7 31.0 0.9 5.7 6.6 2.6 0.0 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 0.0
February 6 6 27.0 2.5 4.2 6.7 2.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 19 16 501 30 94 124 42 0 31 35 0.9 29 2
Conference 13 13 379 21 65 86 30 0 23 23 1.0 18 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 205 15 33 48 13 0 12 14 0.9 9 0
Away 8 7 215 9 39 48 21 0 12 12 1.0 10 0
Neutral 4 2 81 6 22 28 8 0 7 9 0.8 10 2
Result Wins 10 9 284 16 56 72 18 0 19 22 0.9 22 1
Losses 9 7 217 14 38 52 24 0 12 13 0.9 7 1
Month December 6 3 122 9 29 38 12 0 8 12 0.7 11 2
January 7 7 217 6 40 46 18 0 15 11 1.4 10 0
February 6 6 162 15 25 40 12 0 8 12 0.7 8 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 19 16 26.4 2.4 7.5 9.9 3.4 0.0 2.5 2.8 0.9 2.3 0.2
Conference 13 13 29.2 2.2 6.9 9.1 3.2 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.0 1.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 29.3 2.9 6.4 9.4 2.5 0.0 2.3 2.7 0.9 1.8 0.0
Away 8 7 26.9 1.7 7.3 8.9 3.9 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.9 0.0
Neutral 4 2 20.3 3.0 10.9 13.8 4.0 0.0 3.5 4.4 0.8 4.9 1.0
Result Wins 10 9 28.4 2.3 7.9 10.1 2.5 0.0 2.7 3.1 0.9 3.1 0.1
Losses 9 7 24.1 2.6 7.0 9.6 4.4 0.0 2.2 2.4 0.9 1.3 0.2
Month December 6 3 20.3 3.0 9.5 12.5 3.9 0.0 2.6 3.9 0.7 3.6 0.7
January 7 7 31.0 1.1 7.4 8.5 3.3 0.0 2.8 2.0 1.4 1.8 0.0
February 6 6 27.0 3.7 6.2 9.9 3.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 2.0 0.0

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