2010-10

Appeared in 30 games, starting one ... Scored a career-high 12 points at Iowa (2/2) in just 12 minutes, hitting 5-of-9 from the field, adding five offensive rebounds ... Played a career-high 23 minutes vs. Indiana (1/30), scoring nine points ... Scored seven points at Ohio State (2/15) ... Grabbed a season-high six boards at Illinois (1/18) ... Grabbed more offensive rebounds (31) than defensive rebounds (28).

2009-10

Appeared in 36 games, starting 16 ... Started the final nine games of the season and 11 of the last 12 ... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds ... Shot .507 from the field ... Set MSU freshman debut record with 14 rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/13), adding 11 points to become just the second freshman in school history to post a double-double in his debut ... Averaged 8.2 minutes and 2.4 points in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored eight points in 15 minutes vs. Maryland (3/21) in the second round ... Scored seven points in MSU’s win at Purdue (2/28) ... Scored six points at Indiana (2/16) ... Scored four points in five games and five points in two contests ... Grabbed six rebounds vs. Minnesota (1/13) ... Forty-five percent of his rebounds came on the offensive glass (34 of 76) ... Earned the first start of his career against Wisconsin (1/6).

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 ... Sociology major.