Joirdon Nicholas
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 Nicholas in 2020 | |
| No. 5 – Scarborough Shooting Stars | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | CEBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 29, 1999 Pearland, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glenda Dawson (Pearland, Texas) |
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | South Bay Lakers |
| 2024 | Tijuana Zonkeys |
| 2024 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2024–2025 | Cleveland Charge |
| 2025 | South Bay Lakers |
| 2025–present | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Joirdon Karl Nicholas (born March 29, 1999)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and the Texas Southern Tigers.
Nicholas attended Glenda Dawson High School in his native Pearland, Texas, helping the Eagles to a 27–8 mark in his senior season, which included a 11–1 record in league play while being named the 2016–17 Texas District 22–6A MVP and being rated as the 17th-best prospect in the state.[3][4]
College career
Nicholas began his college career with Montana where he played 30 games,[5] while averaging 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game, helping the team win a Big Sky Conference championship.[4] Afterwards, he transferred to Stephen F. Austin where he played 12 games and averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds.[4]
Afterwards, Nicholas transferred to Texas Southern, helping the Tigers win several SWAC championships. As a senior, he averaged 10.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while leading the team to another SWAC championship.[5]