Derrick Nix Class: Junior Height / Weight: 6-9 / 270 Position: C Hometown/High School: Detroit, Mich./Pershing

Career Stats
Nix Career Game-By-Game Stats

The Word
Extremely tough, wide-bodied frontcourt player • Possesses great hands and very good footwork • His nose for the ball benefits his rebounding ability.

2010-11
Appeared in 30 games, starting one • Averaged 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds • Shot .600 from the field (27-45) and .529 from the foul line • Scored a season-high 12 points at Iowa (2/2) in just 12 minutes, hitting 5-of-9 from the field, adding five rebounds, all offensive • Played a season-high 23 minutes vs. Indiana (1/30), scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds • Scored seven points at Ohio State (2/15), hitting all three field-goal attempts • Grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Illinois (1/18) • Grabbed more offensive rebounds (31) than defensive rebounds (28) • Tallied a season-high and career-high tying three steals vs. Tennessee Tech (11/28).

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 • No-preference major.