Seeking info on Joe Nixon

[Bo Hamburger]

Hi all, I'm a long-time poster at Hoops SA and venturing out for the first time into Ozhoopsworld:

As a favour for a mate, I'm looking for any info anyone has on a US hoopster, Joe Nixon.

I think he played for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns in the WA State League recently - I'm after feedback of his game, both positive and negative, and/or any other relevant information on him, from anyone who may have seen him play or had anything to do with him while he was here.

Many thanks.

[RedbackVenom]

I assume this is your guy

From: http://podium-sport.com/en/athletes/basketball/m_s_joe_nixon.php

Joe Nixon

Height: 196cm / 6'5''
Position: Shooting Guard / Small Forward
Born: July 7, 1980
Nationality: USA

Outlook:
A swing man who’s a great 3pts shooter; can shoot in all facets: spot up, on the run, off the dribble, in transition, coming off screens. Good ball handler who can penetrate one-on-one and play the pick 'n' roll. Excellent passer who sees the floor at all times. Smart player, great team player, excellent playing organized basketball. Surprisingly good athlete who is in excellent condition year round. Very good rebounder for a guard and solid defender. Moves very well without the ball and is extremely difficult to guard when screened for.

Career:
1998-2001: DePauw (NCAA3)
2001-2002: DePauw (NCAA3): 18.0ppg, 6.0rpg, 3pts: 45% - 4th leading scorer in DePauw history with 1546 points; 2nd leading 3 point shooter in DePauw history with 189; SCAC Player of the Week a conference record 7 times
2002: Akron Wingfoots free agent camp in fall of 2002
2002-2003: KK Zenica Celik (BIH): 23 games: 10.8ppg, 6.1rpg
2003: Akron Wingfoots (NABL)
2003-2004: In Dec.'03 signed Rompetrol Bucuresti (ROM-D1): 18.0ppg, 5.0rpg, 6.0apg, 3pts: 46%
2004 November: Athletes in Action (exhibition team) games against NCAA colleges 21.0ppg, 5.0rpg, 5.0apg
2004-2005: In Jan.'05 signed at Rah Ahan Tehran (IRI-Superleague): 25.0ppg, 7.0rpg, 4.0apg
2005: Kansas Cagerz (USBL) preseason camp
2005-2006: K-Cerno Slavia SPU Nitra (SVK-Extraliga): 3 games: 17.0ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.3apg, 3.0spg, Left in Nov.'05 then signed at KTP Basket Kotka (FIN-Korisliiga): Finnish League: 34 games: 18.9ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.6apg, 2FGP: 47.4%, 3PT: 46.6%, FT: 83.3%
2006 July: Workout with Indiana Pacers (NBA)
2006-2007: Porvoon Tarmo (FIN-Korisliiga,1T): 41 games: 12.9ppg, 3.3rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 47.9%, 3PT: 43.6%, FT: 92.5%
2007 June: Workout with Indiana Pacers (NBA)
2007-2008: In Jan.'08 signed at CS Otopeni Bucuresti (Romania-Div.A, starting five): 7 games: 17.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 1.7apg, FG: 48.3%, 3pts: 54.2%, FT: 71.4%
2008: In March signed at Kalamunda Eastern Suns (Australia-SBL, starting five): 18 games: (SCORE-2)29.7ppg, 7.3rpg, 5.5apg, FG: 470%FG, (3pts% -1)3pts: 48%, FT: 87%

Awards/Achievements:
1st Team All SCAC -00,01,02
1st Team All South Region -01,02
Runner Up Player of the Year -01,02
2nd Team NCAA DIII All American -02
NCAA Academic All-American
Bosnia and Hertzegovina League Semifinals -03
Romanian League Semifinals -04
Asia-Basket.com All-Iranian Superleague 2nd Team -05
Finnish League Playoffs -07

[Bo Hamburger]

That's the guy - if anyone has any first-hand knowledge/experience of him, I'd be happy to hear of that.

There's a couple of snippets on my similar Hoops SA post here (http://www.hoops.com.au/sa/i.cfm/forumlist/18182/).

[RedbackVenom]

Have you tried contacting Kalamanda?

[pmiddy]

Here is the linkl for his stats. 6th team down i think.

The other import is better. But Joe wasnt bad. Pretty good all round player. not sure about his attitude cause i didnt know him well enough




http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/_uploads/res/8_43839.pdf

[CHARLIE]

Hi there, Joe had a pretty successful season here in WA last year. The team he played on was an expansion team, and a lot was expcted of there imports. Joe was a very active player and from the outside he appeared to be very professional and very fit. This meant he could play out most games. My belief is that he possibly handled the ball to much, but that may have the system that he was in. he has excellent range and can really stroke the ball once he gets going or is set. I thought one of his drawbacks was that he very rarely went to the bucket in the half court. He preferred to shoot pull up jumpers of floaters. While he was pretty good at this, it meant that defenders of similar size where able to disturb his shot. I think that he is use to athleticism allowing him to shott and jump over his defender.

Defensively he was solid without being a standout. If your mate in SA is after a scorer that is a professional, and his team has a good inside presence to draw attention, then Joe should be a decent addition to a team.

Oh, by the way, I coached against Joe this year in the WASBL