2015-16 Men's Basketball
Roster
Nick Perkins
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, MI
- High School:
- Milan
- Major:
- Health and Human Services
2017-18: Played in all 36 games, starting the first 10 before coming off the bench over the last 26 as one of the top sixth men in the entire nation...named to the All-MAC First Team and the MAC Sixth Man of the Year...scored in double figures in 25 straight games since resuming his sixth man role...averaged 16.2 points per game, which is second on the team and 6.0 rebounds per game...led UB in scoring in MAC games at 18.2 points per game, which is fourth in the league...was named MAC East Player of the Week twice this year...has scored in double figures 31 times overall, beginning with 26 points in the season open against Canisius (11/11)...added 21 points and eight rebounds against St. Bonaventure (12/2)...moved to the sixth man role against Syracuse (12/19) and had 18 points to start a stretch of 21 straight double figure performances...had 24 points and 10 rebounds against Toledo (1/2) and 15 points and 11 rebounds against Ball State (1/9)....tied his career high with 26 points against Northern Illinois (1/16) and had 20 points at Ohio (1/26) where he scored his 1,000th career point...just missed a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds at Northern Illinois (2/10) and responded with 22 points against Bowling Green (2/16)...had 21 points in 23 minutes against Ohio (2/24) and finished the regular season with 19 points and nine rebounds at Bowling Green (3/2)...scored in double figures in all three games of the MAC Tournament as he had 16 against Central Michigan (3/8)...added 16 points, including 13 of those in the second half in the MAC Championship victory over Toledo (3/10)...scored 13 points and had three triples in UB’s NCAA Tournament win over Arizona (3/15).
2016-17: Played in all 32 games, starting 17 of those contests...named MAC Sixth Man of the Year...came off the bench in 14 of the last 15 games...had 18 points and 10 rebounds against Weber State (11/26)...scored a career-high 24 points against St. Bonaventure (12/3), while adding 23 points on 11-of-18 shooting at Pitt (12/7)....finished with 18 points against Canisius (12/17) and had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Robert Morris (12/21)...had a stretch of eight straight games in double figures in MAC play, including 21 points against Western Michigan (1/21) and at Ball State (2/3)...had 11 points and eight rebounds in the MAC Quarterfinals against Kent State (3/9)
2015-16: Played in all 35 games and started five contests during his freshman season...averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Toledo (2/9)...had 15 points, including the game-winning dunk in overtime against Canisius (11/28)...added 14 points at Northern Illinois (2/2) and had 13 points in the win over Kent State (2/23)...scored 11 points and hit 3 three-pointers against Bowling Green (3/4)...recorded a career-high 13 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (1/12)...had 14 points including 3-for-3 from behind the arc in the MAC Semifinal vs. Ohio (3/11)...had the best game of his season with a career-high 20 points, including four three-pointers off the bench in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Miami (FL) (3/17)...became the first UB player to ever score 20 points in an NCAA Tournament game.
High School: Captained two years for head coach Chris Pope at Milan High School...lwon four league titles, four district titles, two regional titles and one state crown...went 22-3 as a senior, while averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds...scored over 1,000 points in his career and was named All-State in all four years of high school...played AAU for The Program Elite.
Personal: Born October 15, 1996...son of Dwane Williams and Judith Coleman...has three brothers (Josh, Mike, Chris) and four sisters (Melanie, Bee, Shelby, Charice)...favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant and favorite food is fried chicken...chose UB because of its diverse culture and the basketball program...person in history he’d most like to meet would be Michael Jordan.
