Tyler Nickel

Photo by: Maggie Hobson

Height:
6-7
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Harrisonburg, Va.
High School:
East Rockingham (Elkton, Va.)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23)
Earned Academic All-ACC honors • Averaged 2.1 points in 25 games • Made six three-pointers and 16 of 19 free throws (.842) • Was 3 for 3 from the line at Wake Forest • Was a plus 12 in a dozen minutes at Syracuse • Raced from behind to block a shot that led to a fastbreak dunk by Armando Bacot and made a second-half three-pointer vs. the Orange • Hit a three at Louisville, his first since December 14 • Made a memorable block in the win over Ohio State • Scored a season-high 16 points (all in the second half), the most off the bench by a Tar Heel this season, vs. The Citadel • Was 5 for 10 from the floor, including 3 for 8 3FGs vs. the Bulldogs • His 16 points off the bench equaled the previous high point total by UNC’s bench in any game this season • Scored eight points in a season-high 25 minutes at Virginia Tech and was the only Tar Heel to play at least half the game and have a positive plus/minus (+1) • Helped spark UNC’s second-half rally • Made his first three as a Tar Heel, was 5 for 6 from the line, scored eight points and added two assists in just under eight minutes vs. Charleston.

PREP
Played for Coach Carey Keyes at East Rockingham High School in Elkton, Va. • Virginia High School League’s all-time leading scorer with 2,909 points in 102 games • Averaged 28.5 points • Career totals also include 817 rebounds, 333 assists, 127 blocks and 159 steals • Set the Virginia High School League records for points in a season by a freshman (662 points) and sophomore (902 points) • Career-high 54 points against Central Woodstock • Averaged 35 points, 11 rebounds and five assists as a senior • Virginia Player of the Year in 2022 • Four-time region and district player of the year • Four-time first-team all-state, all-region and all-district • Led East Rockingham to an 87-15 record and state tournament appearances each year and second-place finishes in 2020 and 2022 • Is the first player from East Rockingham to play at a Division I school • Played AAU for Team Loaded.

PERSONAL
Born Tyler Christopher Nickel on Sept. 5, 2003, in Harrisonburg, Va. • Son of Eric and Jacki Nickel • Both of his parents played basketball in college.