Demetris Nichols was born on September 4,1984 and is a retired American professional basketball player.
28 Facts About Demetris Nichols
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Demetris Nichols was rated 50th overall and 14th among small forwards by ESPN.
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Demetris Nichols appeared in 26 games for the Orange during his freshman year, starting 15 of them.
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Demetris Nichols's best performance of the season was a seven-rebound and team-leading 17-point performance against Providence.
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Demetris Nichols scored 10 points against BYU and nine points against Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, in which Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16.
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Demetris Nichols ranked second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding.
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Demetris Nichols scored a season-high 28 points against Connecticut and averaged 13.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in the Big East Tournament.
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Demetris Nichols' senior season proved to be his best one at Syracuse, as he was a unanimous selection for the All-Big East First Team.
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Demetris Nichols was a NABC and USBWA All-District First Team selection after leading the Big East in scoring and finished third in conference play.
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Demetris Nichols set a Syracuse record in Big East games with a career-high 37 points, including seven three-pointers, to go along with 10 rebounds against St John's.
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In March 2007, Demetris Nichols was elected to participate in the 19th Annual State Farm College Three-Point Championship.
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Demetris Nichols was taken in the second round by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA draft, but immediately traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for the Knicks' 2008 second round draft choice.
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Demetris Nichols participated in the July 2007 Las Vegas Summer League with the Knicks and averaged 15.6 points on 53 percent shooting, including 23 points in the final game against the Denver Nuggets.
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When Demetris Nichols heard of the arrangement, he fired then-agent Bill Duffy in favor of Bill Neff and refused the Knicks' request.
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On December 5,2007, Demetris Nichols was waived to clear roster space after the Cavs re-signed Anderson Varejao to end a contract dispute.
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Demetris Nichols was claimed by the Chicago Bulls and assigned to the Iowa Energy of the D-League.
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Demetris Nichols played his first game with the Bulls on January 23,2008.
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Demetris Nichols rejoined the Energy in January 2009, scoring 11 points in his first game back in Des Moines.
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On March 6,2009, Demetris Nichols signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.
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On December 1,2009, Demetris Nichols signed with the French team BCM Gravelines.
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Later that year, Demetris Nichols joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.
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On February 4,2013, Demetris Nichols was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
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Demetris Nichols parted ways with the team on June 18,2016.
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Demetris Nichols averaged 14.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in five games.
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Demetris Nichols was invited to try out for the 2004 USA Basketball World Championship For Young Men's Qualifying Team.
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Demetris Nichols played for Boeheim's Army in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament.
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In 2019 Demetris Nichols started his broadcasting commentary journey with ACC Network Extra where he covered Syracuse Men's Basketball games via television, radio and the internet.
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Demetris Nichols was the color analyst for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League on MSG Network in 2020.