Nicholson back and in action

Derrick Nicholson
Major: Psychology
High School: Woodam High School
Bobcat Baskeball Player

By Amy Howell
Staff Writer

Derrick “Delight” Nicholson, senior forward for the Bobcats, aided in the team’s victory over the University of North Florida last Wednesday, leading in rebounds and coming in second in points.
Nicholson finished Wednesday night’s game with 7 rebounds and 11 points but chalked the 86-74 victory up to the (9-6) Bobcats’ total team effort over the Ospreys.
The fifth year senior at GC&SU said it feels good to be back on the court after sitting out last season. Sitting out was a personal decision that Nicholson said had nothing to do with eligibility requirements.
Coach Terry Sellers said, “Derrick came back this year with a

solid season.”
Earlyer in this season, Nicholson played through an ankle injury.
“We lost a great Chris Nelson,” he said. “I had to do what I could for the team.”
As of the Jan. 16 game, Nicholson had scored an average of 14.3 points per game with an average of 8.1 rebounds. Coach Sellers reports that
performing at 86% from the free throw range, Nicholson maintains an Outstanding percentage.
“Derrick came in with a lot of talent,” said Sellers.
But he adds that prior to this season inconsistency was a problem in Nicholson’s game.
“He’d have one great game, then a sub-par game and then another great game,” he said. “Now he’s very consistent and doing a solid job every night.”
Nicholson said that even though basketball is a very important part of his life, academics are always first.
Hailing from Pensacola, Fla., Nicholson was a three-year starter at Woodham High School and was named to the All-City and All-Country teams. Both Nicholson and Sellers agree that much of Derrick’s success can be attributed to the support provided by his parents, Charles and Zenobia Nicholson. Derrick listed them as the people he most admires, and Coach Sellers stated that he has never met parents who were so supportive.
“Derrick is a good young man, a nice young man, and I’ve enjoyed having him in the program,” said Sellers.
After completing his bachelor’s degree in psychology, Nicholson said that if not offered a position on the developmental league under the NBA, he hopes to attend graduate school and work towards his master’s degree in psychology, business or law.
Nicholson will play his last home game with the Bobcats against the University of South Carolina Spartanburg on Feb. 23, 2002.

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