University of Nevada Athletics

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT NICK FAZEKAS:

"(Nevada head coach Mark) Fox has the most underpublicized All-American in the country in Nick Fazekas, who is putting up great numbers and performances. For the second season in a row, Fazekas has the best pair of hands of any big man in America."                

                                                           - Jay Bilas, ESPN.com

 

"Nick Fazekas is one of the most talented and versatile players with size I've seen this season. He possesses the ability to play both as an unstoppable post up player and a perimeter player who is deadly from behind the 3 point line... Fazekas, in my opinion, is a first-team All-American and a lock as a high NBA Draft pick. Fazekas makes everyone on his team a better player and his team an NCAA Tournament contender.         

                                          - Former UCLA coach & current

                                            television analyst Larry Farmer

 

"Fazekas is one of the best college players in the land." 

                                          - Jeff Goodman, FoxSports.com

 

"The human double-double machine..."  

                                          -CBSSportsline.com

 

"He's in a class by himself with his skill set."

                                          - Pacific coach Bob Thomason

 

"He can do so many things. He's big, long, a presence in the blocks. He can come down as a trailer and knock down 3s. He can pop out to a wing and shoot it. He's very, very skilled."

                                           - UNLV Head Coach

                                               Lon Kruger

 

"Fazekas is perhaps college basketball's most overlooked star."

                                           - Thayer Evans,

                                                                      The New York Times

NICK FAZEKAS ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

w   Was named the 2007 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, joining Utah’s Keith Van Horn as just the second player in league history to be named the WAC Player of the Year three times.

w  Listed as the No. 1 senior in the country by Luke Winn at SI.com.

w  On the final ballot for both the Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy and one of 10 finalists for the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

w  First-team 2007 All-America selection by the United States Basketball Writers Association, ESPN.com and SI.com and a second-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

w  Has led the top 15 Wolf Pack to a school record-tying 28-4 record this year. Has helped Nevada to four consecutive WAC regular-season crowns and four NCAA Tournament bids in his four years in Reno.

w  Nevada's career leader for scoring, blocked shots, field goals and free throws made and is the first player in school history to score 2,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in his career.

w  Ranks third in WAC history with 2,427 career points and second with 1,236 career rebounds.

w  Leads the WAC and ranks fifth in the nation in rebounding with 11.2 boards per game. Is tied for the national lead with 20 double-doubles this year and has 61 double-doubles in his career. Second in the WAC and 20th in the NCAA in scoring at 20.5 points per game this season.

w  One of two players in the country to be averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this year (Kevin Durant of Texas is the other).

w Looks to become the sixth player all time to score 2,000 points, pull down 1,000 rebounds and shoot 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line, joining Rick Barry, Larry Bird, Bill Bradley, Christian Laettner and Keith Van Horn on that elite list.

 w  Scored 35 points in Nevada’s win at Kansas last season, the eighth-most points ever scored by an opponent at Allen Fieldhouse. Had a double-double vs. Texas in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Had 24 points and seven rebounds last year against NCAA runner-up UCLA and 24 points and eight rebounds earlier this season against Gonzaga.