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  Nick Winbush

Nick Winbush

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Shaker Heights, OH

High School:
Shaker Heights

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 226

Position:
Forward

2008-09: Played in all 30 season contests, starting four ... one of five players to see action in every game ... started the first three games of the season for the RedHawks ... grabbed a career-best five rebounds at UCLA (11/13) and also tallied five rebounds at Temple (12/3), against UW-Milwaukee (12/11) and at Akron (2/18) ... recorded a career-high two assists in back-to-back games: at Akron (2/18) and at Evansville (2/21) ... also scored a career-most 16 points against the Zips in that same match-up when he knocked down a season-high five field goals, going 2-for-3 from 3-point range ... played a career-most 23 minutes in the last game of the season against Akron (3/12) ... averaged 4.1 ppg.

2007-08: Played in 25 games, making one start ... sat out the first five games of the season due to injury ... saw first action of his career at Wright State (12/15) ... made his first career start against Eastern Michigan (1/26) ... scored five or more points in seven games ... was in double figures for scoring twice, tallying a season-high 10 points against Toledo (2/6) and against Ohio (3/13) in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinal ... also played a season-most 16 minutes against the Bobcats in the MAC Tournament ... knocked down 5-of-7 field goals against the Rockets, his most field goals of the season ... was 3-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, against Kansas (12/22), scoring eight points in 12 minutes of action and adding a season-high two assists ... also scored eight points at Akron (1/5), going 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc ... hauled in a career-high five rebounds in nine minutes of action against Bowling Green (3/9) ... recorded a career-most two blocked shots against Buffalo (1/20).

High School: A two-time all-state selection for Shaker Heights High School, earning third-team honors as a senior and honorable mention accolades as a junior ... tabbed the Lake Erie League Player of the Year in 2007 ... a two-time all-district and all-league selection ... helped the Raiders to a 15-6 league record and the 2007 Lake Erie League Championship ... averaged 20.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg as a senior ... averaged 17.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as a junior ... played in the Ohio North/South All-Star Game and the Ohio versus Kentucky All-Star Game ... a three-year letterwinner for the Raiders, serving as team captain as a senior.

Personal: Son of Ronald and Victoria Winbush ... majoring in political science.

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