Nick DeWitz

Nicholas Adam DeWitz (born September 16, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

Nick DeWitz
Personal information
Born (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High schoolDobson
(Mesa, Arizona)
College
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2010
PositionForward
Career history
2006–2007Porvoon Tarmo
2007Salem Stampede
2007–2008Sendai 89ers
2008–2009Osaka Evessa
2009–2010S.L. Benfica
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (2005)

High school

In high school, DeWitz attended Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona.[1] He was nominated for All-America honors and was an all-state selection. Helped Dobson and head coach Rick McConnell to a 28–3 record his senior year.

College career

In 2001, DeWitz attended Utah Valley State College, in Orem, Utah. During his time at UVSC, he completed his associate degree in 1.5 years. Then he transferred to the University of Iowa[2] (2003–04) where he played only half the season before transferring to Oregon State University to play under his former head coach, Jeff Reinert at UVSC. In his first year at OSU he was the first recipient of the Pac-10's Fred Hessler Award, given to the league's top non-freshman newcomer. Set the OSU single-season record for three-point percentage (50.0%, 34-for-68) and ranked second in the Pac-10. Had 37 blocks in conference play, which is tied for first on OSU’s single-season Pac-10 list.

He had a dunk vs. Washington State that was #5 on SportsCenter’s top plays of the day. DeWitz posted a career-high 28 points (the most by an OSU player in 2004–05) in a home win against California. In that game, tied the school and Gill Coliseum records with seven three-pointers made(Gary Payton), and set a school single-game record for three-point percentage with a minimum of eight attempts (.778, 7-for-9).

In OSU’s record books, ended his career first in three-point percentage (43.6%), first in blocked shots per game (2.06).

Professional career

In 2006, DeWitz signed with Porvoon Tarmo of the Finnish Korisliiga,[3] helping his team reach the playoffs, scoring 19.7 and 6.3 rebounds during playoffs. During the summer of 2007 he played in the IBL with the Salem Stampede, helping them to the best record in the league 18–4 while scoring 17 point per game. In 2007–08 DeWitz played in Japan, in the BJ league for the Sendai 89ers.[4][5] He was 4th in the league in scoring 21ppg with his team finished in 3rd place. In 2008–09 he played for Osaka Evessa in the BJ league Japan and in 2009–10 he played for S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese League.

References
  1. Fleeger, Kyle (1 June 2016). "Phoenix Suns Fans Guide to Watching the NBA Finals – Root For Channing Frye". valleyofthesuns.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Signs indicate DeWitz will leave Iowa". Sioux City Journal. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Nick DeWitz Porvoon testiin". basket.fi (in Finnish). 31 October 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. Odeven, Ed (1 February 2008). "Sendai's DeWitz, Kusaka capture monthly honors". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. Odeven, Ed (21 January 2008). "DeWitz puts on dazzling display for parents in 89ers triumph". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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