Derrick Nix (born December 11, 1990) is an American professional
basketball
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player for the
Windy City Bulls
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of the
NBA G League
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. He played
college basketball
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for
Michigan State
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.
High school career
Nix attended
Pershing High School John J. Pershing High School is a four-year public high school in Detroit, Michigan. It is in Conant Gardens in proximity to the residential areas
College career
Nix played college basketball for
Michigan State University
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. In his freshman year, he made the 2010 NCAA Final Four. Nix had his best season with the Spartans in his senior year when he averaged 9.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists as Michigan State made NCAA Sweet 16.
Professional career
After completing four seasons at MSU, Nix went undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft. In July 2013, he signed a three-year deal Slovenian club
KK Krka
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, but left the team in preseason. In October 2013, Nix joined Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga. He left the club in April 2014 for personal reasons.
On July 22, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with
Orléans Loiret Basket
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of France. On February 3, 2015, he parted ways with Orléans.
On October 15, 2015, Nix signed with
Czarni Słupsk
Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Słupsk, playing in Polish Basketball League (PLK). The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia.
History ...
of the
Polish Basketball League
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. On November 12, he parted ways with Słupsk after appearing in five games. On December 21, he was acquired by the
Grand Rapids Drive
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of the
NBA Development League
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. Two days later, he made his debut for Grand Rapids in a 113–111 victory over the
Canton Charge
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The f ...
. On February 16, 2016, he was waived by Grand Rapids. Four days later, he signed with Latvian club
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
History
BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant p ...
for the rest of the season.
Personal life
The son of Darlis Nix, and Derrick has four siblings on his mother side Domonique Nix , Eric Nix , and Rashar Nix. He has a son that's 5 years old he goes by Derrick Junior and a 4 year old named Baylie Nix. He has 4 nieces Raye-Marie King, Nia Vines , and Sydney Nix , Dayshanay Vines. Derrick has 4 nephews Devan Vines, Eric Junior, and Tristan jaohn , and Major Nix, and Gary Nix.