Derrick Nix (born December 11, 1990) is a former American professional
basketball
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player. He played
college basketball
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for
Michigan State
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.
High school career
Nix attended
Pershing High School
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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
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. 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 Icon Sea 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
In July ...
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
The Grand Rapids Gold are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are affiliated with the Denver Nuggets. The Gold play their home games at Van Andel Arena. They began play as the Anahe ...
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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. 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 ...