University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2013-14 (Junior):  Started 30 of 31 games at point guard… led the team in assists (5.4) and free throw percentage (.832)... led the Big West in assists per game and second in free throw percentage and assist/turnover ratio (2.7)... two double-doubles on the season...team-high 17 points vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 8), including 15 in the first half...10 points and eight assists in blowout of UH Hilo (Nov. 21)...11 points and six assists vs. New Orleans (Nov. 27)...15 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the line at Northern Arizona (Dec. 7)...17 points and added five assists in win over Chaminade (Dec. 14)...13 points, five assists and three steals vs. Boise State (Dec. 22)...combined 16 assists to just one turnover in back-to-back wins over Saint Mary’s (Dec. 23) and Oregon State (Dec. 25)...season-high 10 assists vs. the Beavers to go along with nine points, six rebounds and two steals...held scoreless for the first time in 78 collegiate games in loss at Cal Poly (Jan. 9)...six assists and no turnovers in win over UC Riverside (Jan. 18)...14 points and career-high four 3-pointers at UC Davis (Jan. 23)...first career double-double as a  Rainbow Warrior with 16 points and 11 assists, while also adding five rebounds at UC Irvine (Jan. 25)...hit game-tying three-pointer at end regulation and three straight free throws late in overtime to propel UH to the comeback win...came off the bench for the first time vs. Cal State Northridge and had seven points and four assists in final 16 minutes of the game (Feb. 1)....11 points and 10 assists at UC Riverside (Feb. 13)...11 points, nine assists and just one turnover at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15)...career-high seven rebounds vs. UC Irvine (Feb. 20)...eight assists in win over UC Davis (Feb. 22)...16 points and four 3-pointers at UCSB (Mar. 6)...hit 12-of-14 free throws in the final 2:38 in win over Cal State Fullerton (Mar. 8)...finished 14-of-16 overall from the line…season-high 20 points, while adding five rebounds and five assists versus Cal State Northridge in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals (March 13)…scored 14 points after halftime, including eight in overtime…Honors: Big West Player of the Week (Jan. 27).

2012-13: Redshirted per NCAA transfer rules
 
Prior To UH: A two-year starting point guard at San Jose State University...started all 63 games he appeared in…averaged 12.7 ppg and 3.7 apg in two seasons…cracked the school’s career top 10 in assists and three-pointers made in just two seasons of action…produced 41 double-figure scoring games and eight contests with 20 or more points…averaged 13.1 ppg and 5.2 apg as a sophomore…matched the third highest single-season assist total (155) at San Jose State…named Most Valuable Player of the Elgin Baylor Classic... career-best 12 assists in an overtime loss vs. Hawai‘i…started all 33 games as a freshman...registered the highest scoring average (12.4 pgg) by a San Jose State freshman since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972. ...first known San Jose State freshman to score 20 or more points in a game five times in a season...scored career-high 28 points in a WAC Tournament win against Idaho (3/10).... made 41.2 percent of his three-point tries and 41.8 percent of his field-goal attempts...second on the team in assists (80) and steals (30).
 
Prep: A 2010 graduate of Junipero Serra High School Gardena, Calif…helped lead the school to the 2010 California Interscholastic Federation Division III championship... team’s leading scorer in the championship game...named the CIF Southern Section Division 3A Co-Player of the Year...averaged 21.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game for a Cavaliers team that posted a 35-2 record...transferred to Junipero Serra after excelling at Lutheran High School of La Verne in Bonita, Calif....named the 2008 CIF Southern Section Division 5A Co-Player of the Year as a sophomore...helped his team win 24 games in a row to start the season before finishing with a 29-1 record and a CIF championship...averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game…Southern Section Division recipient for the John Wooden Award winner…played on high school basketball teams that amassed an 87-11 win-loss record over three seasons.
 
Personal: Born in Los Angeles, Calif…majoring in communication….has one older sister…mother is Conchita Nickles of Lakewood, Calif.