Nigel Spikes (born October 18, 1989) is an American professional

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player who plays for

Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka The Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka are a Japanese basketball team, playing in the second division of the B.League. They are based in Fukuoka Prefecture and were coached by Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, in 2015. Roster Notabl ...

of the Japanese B.League. He played

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for the

Marshall Thundering Herd The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are member ...

before playing professionally in Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. He has also played in the

Florida Basketball Association The Florida Basketball Association (FBA) is a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in the fall of 2012 with teams in Orlando, Lake Wales, and Palm Beach Gardens. The commissioner of the FBA is former NBA player Greg Kite. H ...

and the NBA Development League. Spikes survived a heart attack in 2013.

Gallery

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College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Marshall , 29 , , 1 , , 8.4 , , .575 , , .000 , , .515, , 2.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Marshall , 32 , , 32 , , 20.3 , , .554 , , .000 , , .505, , 5.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 1.0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Marshall , 29 , , 0 , , 16.7 , , .523 , , .000 , , .549, , 4.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Marshall , 32 , , 31 , , 24.8 , , .468 , , .000 , , .520, , 7.3 , , 0.6 , , 0.7 , , 1.9 , , 5.7 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 122 , , 64 , , 17.8 , , .518 , , .000 , , .519 , , 5.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 1.0 , , 4.3

Career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" ,

Halifax Rainmen The Halifax Rainmen were a professional basketball team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They played in the Atlantic Division of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) and their home games took place at the Scotiabank Centre, ...

, 18 , , 2 , , 16.1 , , .560 , , .000 , , .639 , , 5.00 , , 0.28 , , 0.50 , , 1.56 , , 7.78 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2015–16† , align="left" ,

Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team plays their home games in the Sanford Pentagon, a place they have call ...

, 39 , , 0 , , 11.1 , , .604 , , .500 , , .467 , , 3.08 , , 0.51 , , 0.28 , , 1.08 , , 4.54 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" ,

Wellington Saints The Wellington Saints are a New Zealand basketball team based in Wellington. The Saints compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at TSB Bank Arena. Team history The Wellington Saints were founded in 1981. In 1 ...

, 1 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" , Fukushima Firebonds , 56 , , 56 , , 22.9 , , .505 , , .231 , , .556 , , 9.9 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 1.8 , , 12.6 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" , Akita Happinets , 58 , , 21 , , 17.9 , , .600 , , .333 , , .409 , , 7.0 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , 0.8 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 2018–19 , align="left" , Tokyo Z , 37 , , 37 , , 29.42 , , .524 , , .500 , , .572 , , 11.6 , , 2.2 , , 1.62, , 1.97 , , 14.1 , - , align="left" , 2019–20 , align="left" , Okayama , 19 , , 19 , , 33.5 , , .570 , , .286 , , .572 , , 13.2 , , 2.3 , , 1.7, , 1.8 , , 21.2

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Halifax , 9 , , , , 15.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , .667 , , 5.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.6 , , 1.3 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Sioux Falls , 3 , , , , 6.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.7 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 5 , , 2 , , 15.37 , , .579 , , .000 , , .846 , , 5.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 1.0 , , 6.6 , -

Early cup games

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 2 , , 1 , , 17.23 , , .750 , , .000 , , .286 , , 7.5 , , 0.5 , , 1.5 , , 1.5 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018 , style="text-align:left;", Tokyo Z , 2 , , 1 , , 27.01 , , .455 , , .000 , , .600 , , 13.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 1 , , 13.0 , -

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spikes, Nigel 1989 births Living people Aisin AW Areions Anjo players Akita Northern Happinets players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Florida Centers (basketball) Earth Friends Tokyo Z players Fukushima Firebonds players Halifax Rainmen players Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players Sioux Falls Skyforce players Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tryhoop Okayama players Wellington Saints players