Nigel Spikes

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Nigel Spikes
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Spikes in 2018
No. 6Ehime Orange Vikings
Position Power forward / center
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1989-10-18) October 18, 1989 (age 35)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida )
College Marshall (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014 Miami Midnites
2014Piratas de Vargas
2015Manzaneros de Cuauhtemoc
2015 Halifax Rainmen
2015–2016 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016 Wellington Saints
2016–2017 Fukushima Firebonds
2017–2018 Akita Northern Happinets
2018–2019 Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2019–2020 Tryhoop Okayama
2020–2021 Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2021–2022 Aisin Areions
2022 Al-Hala SC
2023 Toyama Grouses
2023 Kagawa Five Arrows
2023 Soles de Santo Domingo Este
2023–2024 Kobe Storks
2024–present Ehime Orange Vikings
Career highlights and awards

Nigel Spikes (born October 18, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Ehime Orange Vikings of the Japanese B.League. [1] He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd before playing professionally in Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. He has also played in the Florida Basketball Association and the NBA Development League.

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Spikes survived a heart attack in 2013. [2]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10Marshall2918.4.575.000.5152.30.20.20.32.2
2010–11Marshall323220.3.554.000.5055.90.30.41.05.1
2011–12Marshall29016.7.523.000.5494.80.20.70.84.1
2012–13Marshall323124.8.468.000.5207.30.60.71.95.7
Career1226417.8.518.000.5195.20.30.51.04.3

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
Denotes seasons in which Spikes won an championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Halifax Rainmen 18216.1.560.000.6395.000.280.501.567.78
2015–16† Sioux Falls Skyforce 39011.1.604.500.4673.080.510.281.084.54
2015–16 Wellington Saints 1011.5.000.000.0002.000.000.000.000.00
2016–17 Fukushima Firebonds 565622.9.505.231.5569.91.11.41.812.6
2017–18 Akita Happinets 582117.9.600.333.4097.01.11.20.88.6
2018–19 Tokyo Z 373729.42.524.500.57211.62.21.621.9714.1
2019–20 Okayama 191933.5.570.286.57213.22.31.71.821.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Halifax915.3.500.000.6675.00.30.61.37.1
2015–16Sioux Falls36.3.500.000.0000.70.30.00.71.3
2017–18Akita5215.37.579.000.8465.80.80.61.06.6

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017Akita2117.23.750.000.2867.50.51.51.510.0
2018Tokyo Z2127.01.455.000.60013.01.00.5113.0

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References

  1. Akita Northern Happinets (July 28, 2017). "【新入団】ナイジェル・スパイクス選手 契約合意のお知らせ" . Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. Hyslop, Liam (May 5, 2016). "Heart attack survivor Nigel Spikes joins Wellington Saints for run to finals" . Retrieved August 2, 2017.