HIGH SCHOOL
2009 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner ... Averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds as a senior at Pershing High School, playing for Coach A.W. Canada ... Led Pershing to Class A State Championship ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State selection ... Tallied 17 points and 22 rebounds in the state semifinals vs. Romulus, and grabbed 13 boards in the state title game vs. Kalamazoo Central ... Earned All-Metro and All-Detroit honors from the Detroit Free Press ... Averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds as a junior ... Helped lead Pershing to a 22-5 record and a spot in the Class A title game, totaling 12 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game ... Tallied 29 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in the regional final win over Detroit Northwestern and 17 points and 16 rebounds in 79-77 state semifinal overtime win against Romulus ... Named third-team All-Detroit by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press and honorable mention all-state Class A by the Detroit Free Press ... Rated the No. 69 player in the nation by Rivals.com, including the No. 8 center ... Played for Detroit Murray Wright as a sophomore ... Played AAU basketball for The Family.
Personal
Born Dec. 11, 1990 ... Son of Darlis Nix ... Attended the same high school as former Spartan All-American Steve Smith ... No-preference major.
