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.
 Spikes in 2018 | |
| No. 6 – Ehime Orange Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 18, 1989 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida ) |
| College | Marshall (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Miami Midnites |
| 2014 | Piratas de Vargas |
| 2015 | Manzaneros 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 | |
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Spikes survived a heart attack in 2013.[2]
Gallery
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College statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Marshall | 29 | 1 | 8.4 | .575 | .000 | .515 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2010–11 | Marshall | 32 | 32 | 20.3 | .554 | .000 | .505 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| 2011–12 | Marshall | 29 | 0 | 16.7 | .523 | .000 | .549 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 2012–13 | Marshall | 32 | 31 | 24.8 | .468 | .000 | .520 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Career | 122 | 64 | 17.8 | .518 | .000 | .519 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | |
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Halifax Rainmen | 18 | 2 | 16.1 | .560 | .000 | .639 | 5.00 | 0.28 | 0.50 | 1.56 | 7.78 |
| 2015–16† | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 39 | 0 | 11.1 | .604 | .500 | .467 | 3.08 | 0.51 | 0.28 | 1.08 | 4.54 |
| 2015–16 | Wellington Saints | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2016–17 | Fukushima Firebonds | 56 | 56 | 22.9 | .505 | .231 | .556 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 2017–18 | Akita Happinets | 58 | 21 | 17.9 | .600 | .333 | .409 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 2018–19 | Tokyo Z | 37 | 37 | 29.42 | .524 | .500 | .572 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 1.62 | 1.97 | 14.1 |
| 2019–20 | Okayama | 19 | 19 | 33.5 | .570 | .286 | .572 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Halifax | 9 | 15.3 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.1 | |
| 2015–16 | Sioux Falls | 3 | 6.3 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | |
| 2017–18 | Akita | 5 | 2 | 15.37 | .579 | .000 | .846 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
Early cup games
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 17.23 | .750 | .000 | .286 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Tokyo Z | 2 | 1 | 27.01 | .455 | .000 | .600 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 13.0 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (May 5, 2016). "Heart attack survivor Nigel Spikes joins Wellington Saints for run to finals". Retrieved August 2, 2017.