2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Nassir Little
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orange Park, Fla.
- High School:
- Orlando Christian Prep
Bio
PREP
Played for Coach Treig Burke at Orlando (Fla.) Christian Prep • Averaged 20 points and nine rebounds as a senior • Led Orlando Christian to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior • Central Florida and 3-A State Player of the Year • Two-time district player of the year • Salutatorian of his senior class • Member of the National Honor Society • Member of the All-A Honor Roll all four years at OCP • Most Valuable Player in the McDonald’s All-American Game after scoring 28 points and was co-MVP in the Jordan Brand Classic (24 points) • Also played in the Allen Iverson Classic • First-team MaxPreps and third-team USA Today All-America in 2018 • Played AAU for 1 Family, averaging 18.2 points per game.
Tar Heels who won MVP honors in the McDonald’s All-American Game
1986 – J.R. Reid
1993 – Jerry Stackhouse(co-MVP)
1998 – Ronald Curry
2010 – Harrison Barnes (co-MVP)
2011 – James Michael McAdoo(co-MVP)
2014 – Justin Jackson (co-MVP)
2018 – NassirLittle
Tar Heels who won MVP honors in the Jordan Brand Classic
2002 – Sean May (co-MVP)
2005 – Tyler Hansbrough(co-MVP)
2010 – Harrison Barnes (co-MVP)
2011 – James Michael McAdoo(co-MVP)
2018 – NassirLittle (co-MVP)
PERSONAL
Born Nassir Shamai Little on Feb. 11, 2000, in Pensacola, Fla. • Son of Harold and April Little, who both have served in the U.S. military • Plays the piano • Undeclared major.
Played for Coach Treig Burke at Orlando (Fla.) Christian Prep • Averaged 20 points and nine rebounds as a senior • Led Orlando Christian to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior • Central Florida and 3-A State Player of the Year • Two-time district player of the year • Salutatorian of his senior class • Member of the National Honor Society • Member of the All-A Honor Roll all four years at OCP • Most Valuable Player in the McDonald’s All-American Game after scoring 28 points and was co-MVP in the Jordan Brand Classic (24 points) • Also played in the Allen Iverson Classic • First-team MaxPreps and third-team USA Today All-America in 2018 • Played AAU for 1 Family, averaging 18.2 points per game.
Tar Heels who won MVP honors in the McDonald’s All-American Game
1986 – J.R. Reid
1993 – Jerry Stackhouse(co-MVP)
1998 – Ronald Curry
2010 – Harrison Barnes (co-MVP)
2011 – James Michael McAdoo(co-MVP)
2014 – Justin Jackson (co-MVP)
2018 – NassirLittle
Tar Heels who won MVP honors in the Jordan Brand Classic
2002 – Sean May (co-MVP)
2005 – Tyler Hansbrough(co-MVP)
2010 – Harrison Barnes (co-MVP)
2011 – James Michael McAdoo(co-MVP)
2018 – NassirLittle (co-MVP)
PERSONAL
Born Nassir Shamai Little on Feb. 11, 2000, in Pensacola, Fla. • Son of Harold and April Little, who both have served in the U.S. military • Plays the piano • Undeclared major.
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