Nichols Second In Three-Point Championship
3/30/2007 8:32:55 AM | Men's Basketball
ATLANTA -- Syracuse All-American Demetris Nichols finished second in the 19th Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & Three Point Championships on March 29. The event was televised by ESPN from the Georgia State Sports Arena.
Nichols advanced from the first round after tallying 20 points. He scored 17 in the second round and had 16 in the finals. Oregon's Aaron Brooks won the competition with 18 points.
In addition to Brooks, Nichols competed with Colin Falls (Notre Dame), Adam Haluska (Iowa), Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech), Acie Law (Texas A&M), Stephen Sir (Northern Arizona) and Kammron Taylor (Wisconsin). Each players had five shots from five spots with the last ball on each rack worth two points. The participants also worked against a time limit.
Nichols earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors this year. He was also a first team All-BIG EAST selection and made the United States Basketball Writers of American (USBWA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Basketball Times all-district teams.
Nichols finished his Syracuse career ranked third in career three-pointers (205), fourth in career three-pointers attempted (573) and ninth in career three-point percentage (.364). His 100 three-point baskets this winter represented the second-highest total by a Syracuse senior, trailing only Gerry McNamara's 103 from 2005-06. Nichols had the fourth-most threes in a season (100), seven shy of McNamara's record. His .417 percentage this season ranks sixth.
He averaged a squad-best 18.9 points per game as a senior. Nichols completed his career with 1,344 points, good for a 28th-place tie on the SU ledger. He was a Wooden Award nominee.
Nichols earned BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week honors once and was an honor roll pick seven times in 2006-07.
