Virginia Commonwealth University

TIDBITS ON ED:
· Breakout junior year and solid offseason has himprimed for a big final campaign in the Black & Gold
· Athletic guard that candrive to the hoop with ease or pull up and drain a jumper
· Makes up half of the duothat Coach Smart has dubbed the "Energy Brothers", joined byclassmate Brandon Rozzell

WHILE AT VCU:
· After averaging 2.9 points over his first two seasons,Nixon exploded onto the scene in 2009-10, chipping in a career-high8.1 points per game. He tallied more points, assists, rebounds,field-goals, three-pointers and steals than he did combined overhis first two years at VCU.
· Known as one of the bestperimeter defenders in the CAA, earning multiple All-CAA Defensiveteam votes in 2009-10
· Most notable defensive performance cameagainst high-scoring guard Joe Dukes, who hit his first five shotsagainst the Rams on Jan.
30th, then Nixon came in the game and Dukes finished 6-of-20.
· Has used each offseason to improve in every statisticalcategory, improving dramatically between freshman and sophomoreyear and even more dramatically between sophomore and juniorseasons
 · Set career-highs on three differentoccassions in 2009-10 with 17 points against Nevada (11/27), then18 points at William & Mary (12/5) and finally 19 pointsat UNC Wilmington (1/2)
 ·Most improved scoring stat for Nixon in 2009-10 was his three-pointshooting, jumping from 29.4% in 2008-09 to 43.2% in 2009-10. His 41three-pointers were more than triple the combined total of hisfirst two years
 
PRIOR TO VCU:
· Nixon’s senior year at Lakewood was amemorable one, earning County Player of the Year honors along withFirst Team All-State accolades and a nomination for Florida’sMr. Basketball.
· The box scores ofLakewood High School started and ended with Nixon, who led the teamin scoring and rebounding for his final three seasons.
· Nixon was a near lock from the charitystripe, leading the county all four years.
· Nixon’s AAU squad,the Jacksonville Bulls, were synonymous with championships andcaptured the Florida State AAU championship in back-to-backseasons.
· During his senior year,he fell victim to current VCU teammate Joey Rodriguez and the LakeHowell H.S. squad in the Florida 5-A State Championship game.

GETTING TO KNOW ED:
· Son of Crystal and Spencer Nixon
· Majoring in Sociology
· Born on September 5,1988
· Along with playing against current UtahJazz and former Ram great Eric Maynor in practice for the past twoyears, Nixon also faced off against current Los Angeles Clipper andformer Indiana great Eric Gordon in AAU tournaments.