Yemi Nicholson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1983 Oregon, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Overland (Aurora, Colorado) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2014 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2007 | Villa de Los Barrios |
| 2008 | Austin Toros |
| 2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2010–2012 | Prostějov |
| 2012–2013 | Czarni Słupsk |
| 2013–2014 | Trefl Sopot |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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Bertengeh O. "Yemi" Gadri-Nicholson (born June 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Denver Pioneers.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Nicholson was born in Oregon to parents who had immigrated from Sierra Leone.[1] He lived in Texas before moving to Colorado in 1994 where he attended Overland High School.[1] Nicholson almost failed to make his high school basketball team and instead possessed greater abilities as a saxophone player.[1] He earned a scholarship to study music at Fort Lewis College.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Nicholson grew from 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) to 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) during his freshman year at Fort Lewis and his father encouraged him to try playing basketball again.[1] He walked-on the Fort Lewis basketball team midway through his freshman year and played for three minutes in one game during the 2001–02 season.[2]
Nicholson was playing a pickup game in Denver, Colorado, in 2002 when he was noticed by Denver Pioneers player Rodney Billups.[1] Billups recommended Nicholson to Pioneers head coach Terry Carroll who invited Nicholson to join the team.[1] Nicholson sat out the 2002–03 season as a redshirt.[1]
Nicholson had a paltry debut with the Pioneers during the 2003–04 season and averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[1][3] He had a breakthrough season in 2004–05 as he averaged 18.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[2] Nicholson was named as the 2005 Sun Belt Player of the Year.[3] He received frequent attention of National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts during his senior season in 2005–06.[2] Nicholson averaged a league-best 19.8 points per game and was selected as the 2006 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.[4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Nicholson participated at the 2006 NBA Pre-Draft Camp.[5] He was not selected in the 2006 NBA draft and joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2006 NBA Summer League where he played sparingly.[6]
Nicholson began his professional career with Belfius Mons-Hainaut in Belgium in the 2006–07 season.[6] He played for the Austin Toros during the 2007–08 season where he averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.[7] Nicholson also played in Poland, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic.[8]
Post-playing career
[edit | edit source]Nicholson lives in Denver with his wife and two sons.[8] He operates a recording studio named Yemi's Studio.[9]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1983 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Austin Toros players
- Basketball players from Arapahoe County, Colorado
- Belfius Mons-Hainaut players
- Centers (basketball)
- Czarni Słupsk players
- Denver Pioneers men's basketball players
- Eisbären Bremerhaven players
- Fort Lewis Skyhawks men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado
- Trefl Sopot players