Ty Nichols

Ty Nichols

No. 0–Peristeri
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Greek Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(1996-10-13) October 13, 1996 (age 29) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Chicopee Comprehensive (Chicopee, Massachusetts) ̈Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical (Springfield, Massachusetts)
College	Keene State (2015–2019)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2021	Prizreni
2021	Vëllaznimi
2021	Prizreni
2021–2023	Děčín
2023–2024	Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
2024	Patrioti Levice
2024–2025	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2025	Zastal Zielona Góra
2025–present	Peristeri
Career highlights
Czech League MVP (2024) LEC Tournament MVP (2019) LEC Player of the Year (2019) 2x First Team All–LEC (2018, 2019)

Ty Nichols (born October 13, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup.

Early career

Nichols grew up with seven siblings. In 2003, his father died after having been in a coma for three years following a car accident. Nichols, who was also a talented American football player, was a member of the Chicopee Comprehensive High School basketball team in Chicopee, Massachusetts, before transferring to the Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical High School in Springfield, Massachusetts. ^[1]

College career

From 2015 to 2019, Nichols played for the Keene State team in NCAA Division III while studying in New Hampshire. He rose to the top of the college team's all-time scoring list. ^[2] In his final season at Keene State College, Nichols averaged 27.4 points per game. ^[3]

Preofessional career

His professional basketball career began in Kosovo with Prizreni and Vëllaznimi. ^[4] On 2021, Nichols joined Děčín in Czech Republic. He stayed with the vlub for 2 years. On 2023, he moved to Sluneta Ústí nad Labem. ^[5]

He sterted the 2024–25 season with Patrioti Levice in Slovakia, averaging 18.5 points per game. ^[6] In December 2024, he was signed by German Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg. ^{[7] [8]} After seven Bundesliga appearances, in which he averaged 4.4 points, Nichols moved in January 2025 to Poland to join Zastal Zielona Góra, averaging 15.9 points in 35 appearances for the Polish top-division club. ^[9]

On 2025,Nichols joined Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. ^[10]

References

1. "Ty Nichols, 2015 John 'Honey' Lahovich winner, overcomes father's death and homelessness in basketball journey". masslive. 2015-04-14. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
2. "Nichols Receives D3Hoops.com First Team All-America Honors - Keene State College". Keene State College. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
3. "Ty Nichols - 2018-2019 - Men's Basketball". Keene State College. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
4. "Springfield's Ty Nichols has first pro basketball season cut short by coronavirus outbreak". masslive. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
5. "Přestupová bomba na závěr prázdnin! | SLUNETA Ústí nad Labem". www.bkusti.cz. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
6. Garaj, Laci (2024-08-01). "Najlepší hráč českej ligy sa sťahuje do Levíc!". Patrioti Levice (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
7. Schekelinski, Roland. "EWE Baskets verpflichten Ty Nichols - Rode verlässt Oldenburg auf eigenen Wunsch". EWE Baskets verpflichten Ty Nichols - Rode verlässt Oldenburg auf eigenen Wunsch (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
8. Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (2024-12-05). "Prolific Scorer Ty Nichols(EWE Baskets) Chip Isn´t Going Anywhere As He Is Excited For His New Challenge In The EasyCredit BBL". German Hoops. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
9. "Kim jest Ty Nichols?". Zastal Zielona Góra (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
10. "Ενίσχυση με Τάι Νίκολς για το Περιστέρι". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2025-12-13.