2023-2024 Men's Basketball Roster

Jill Williams

25 Chris Nix

  • Position F
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 235
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • Prev School UT Martin

Biography

2023-24: Played in 32 games, starting one... Averaged 3.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game... Went 51-for-93 (54.8%) from the field... Converted 8-fo-15 (53.3%) free throw attempts... Totaled 103 rebound with 52 defensive and 51 offensive... Totaled 25 assists, 13 blocks and 13 steals... On the court for 13.3 minutes a contest... Grabbed six rebounds in back-to-back games at Miami (OH) (11/11) and Oklahoma (11/14)... Finished with eight points and six rebounds versus McNeese (11/21)... Nearly had a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Jarvis Christian (12/11)... Had two blocks and five rebounds at Houston (12/21)... Finished with seven boards, three assists and three rejections at James Madison (12/30)... Totaled six rebounds, two points and two blocks in lone start of the season against Louisiana (1/17)... Netted 10 points and grabbed six boards at Southern Miss (2/17)... Scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had five rebounds at Georgia Southern (2/22)... Dished out a season best four assists against ULM (2/27).

2022-23 (UT Martin): Played in 32 games, starting 31... Averaged 6.9 ppg and 5.9 rpg... Went 92-for-166 (52.2%) from the field... Converted 25-of-49 (51.0%) free throw attempts... Totaled 190 rebounds with 77 offensive and 113 defensive... Dished out 54 assists... Recorded 22 blocks and 16 steals... On the court for 768 minutes for an average of 24.0 per game... Scored a season-high 22 points on 11-of-12 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in 20 minutes against Champion Christian (11/12)... Nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds at Ole Miss (11/18)... Finished with seven points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks against Prairie View a&M (11/20)... Recorded a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds against Chicago State (12/11)... Totaled nine points, eight rebounds adn three steals against Southeast Missouri State (1/5)... Had seven points, nine boards and three rejections against Tennessee Tech (1/7)... Went 7-for-7 from the field and 5-of-8 at the charity stripe to total 19 points while adding three assists and three blocks against Eastern Illinois (1/21)... Scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and handed out four assists at Tennessee Tech (2/18)... Totaled 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Morehead State (2/25).

2021-22 (UT Martin): Played in 29 games and made 22 starts... Ranked fourth in the Ohio Valley in blocked shots (1.0 per game) and seventh in field goal percentage (52.7%; 89-for-169)... Averaged 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per contest…Ranked second on the squad in both rebounds (151) and blocked shots (30)…Topped the Skyhawks in scoring once and paced the team in rebounds five times…Produced a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds in the victory over UNC Asheville (12/14)…Scored in double figures on 10 separate occasions, including career-highs of 18 points, eight field goals made (in 11 attempts) and 30 minutes played against Tennessee State (2/5)…Equaled a career-best with eight field goal makes (in nine tries) for 17 points in just 23 minutes against Belmont (1/8)…Connected on at least 60 percent of his shot attempts in a dozen different contests, including a perfect shooting effort (5-for-5, 3-of-3 from the free throw line) for 13 points in 17 minutes against Miami-Hamilton (11/13)…Made multiple free throws in 10 separate outings, including an unblemished 6-for-6 performance from the charity stripe in the road win at Tennessee State (1/6)…Snagged double-digit rebounds three times, tying a career-high with 11 boards at Drake (12/19) and against Morehead State (2/16)…Set a career-best with three assists against both Troy (11/20) and the aforementioned Dec. 14 contest against UNC Asheville…Registered nine multi-block games, including a career-high four swats while narrowly missing a double-double (12 points, nine rebounds) against Tennessee Tech (1/15)…Was responsible for six multi-steal performances, including a career-best three swipes at Morehead State (1/12).

Before UT Martin: Put together back-to-back all-conference seasons at Columbia State Community College under head coach Winston Neal, helping the nationally ranked Chargers win the NJCAA Region 7 championship as a freshman and a 14-3 mark as a sophomore…Emerged as one of the top players in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association, averaging team-highs of 11.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over 16 games…Shot a sizzling 61.7 percent (82-of-133) from the field  – including 3-of-4 from three-point range…Averaged nearly four offensive rebounds per game (63 in 16 outings)…Scored in double figures nine times last year, including a pair of 20-point outings…Best game came against Southwest Tennessee on Jan. 30 when he accounted for career-bests of 27 points (on 12-of-14 shooting) and 18 rebounds…Also had 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and 10 rebounds against Dyersburg State on Feb. 25 – one of his six double-doubles on the season…Shot 80 percent or better on five separate occasions in 2020-21…Swatted away at least two shots in 12 different games, including five 3-block performances in an eight-game span during the first half of the season…Had a career-high two steals against Tennessee Valley on Feb. 9…Averaged 8.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per outing as a freshman in 2019-20, making a conference-best 66.5 percent (123-for-185) of his shot attempts…Piled up 13 double figure scoring games and six double-doubles, including season-bests of 18 points (9-of-11 shooting) and 12 rebounds at Cumberland on Dec. 1…Also tied a season-high with 18 points (9-for-12 shooting) against Cumberland on Dec. 18 and against Motlow State on Jan. 18 (including a career-best 8-of-8 effort from the free throw line)…Additionally tied a season-high with 12 rebounds as part of back-to-back double-doubles against Motlow State (Jan. 18) and Jackson State (Jan. 22)…Shot at least 80 percent in 10 different contests…Distributed a career-high seven assists and added a career-best five blocked shots at Trevecca on Jan. 14…Had 20 multi-block games, tying a career-best with five swats against Martin Methodist on Nov. 25…Also tacked on three multi-steal games.

High School: Graduated from Hillwood High School... Named 2017-18 District 12-AAA Player of the Year... Chosen to All-Midstate Second Team in 2017-18... Averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks per game as a senior... Had 29 points, 10 rebounds and four block against Cane Ridge... Named to the Beech Christmas All-Tournament team after averaging 22.0 points over three games.

Personal: Son of Felecia Langston and Anthony Nix... Has five siblings, Anthony III, Anthony II, Aulani, Indiya and Aysia... Favorite basketball player is LeBron James... Choose Texas State over offers from Arkansas State, Cal Baptist, Libery, St. Peter's and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Born Jan. 3, 2000

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