Zamal Nixon (born January 7, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the German

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. After a successful four years at the

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, Nixon entered the

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but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Nixon played high school basketball at Boys & Girls High School, in

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College career

Nixon played college basketball for the Houston Cougars from 2007 to 2011. During his senior year, Nixon went on to average 10.3 points, 4.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Nixon joined Hertener Loewen. The following year, he joined

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. For the 2013–14 season, he signed for

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. On August 15, 2014, Nixon signed with

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after a successful tryout. On August 31, 2015, Nixon signed with Greek club

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. He went on to average 9.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 21 games for Lavrio. On June 26, 2016, he signed with

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. On December 28, 2016, he left Limoges and returned to Lavrio for the rest of the season. On July 3, 2017, he re-signed with Lavrio for one more season. In 2020, Nixon played seven games for

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, averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On September 21, 2020, Nixon signed with Promitheas Patras of the

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. After two games, he signed with

of the German

on October 12.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Nixon, for the second year, competed in

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for Team Fancy. In three games, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists to help lead his team to the Super 16 Round where they lost 65-61 to Boeheim's Army; a team composed of

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basketball alum. Nixon also competed in TBT in 2015 for the Sean Bell All-Star's. In four games that summer, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

References

External links

Greek League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileRealGM.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Zamal 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Flyers Wels players Houston Cougars men's basketball players Lavrio B.C. players Limoges CSP players Nürnberg Falcons BC players Phoenix Hagen players Point guards Basketball players from Brooklyn USC Heidelberg players