Ty Nichols - Keene State's All-Time Leading Scorer talks We Are D3, Keene St. Success, Overseas Career + More

15/08/2024 44 min Temporada 1 Episodio 37
Ty Nichols - Keene State's All-Time Leading Scorer talks We Are D3, Keene St. Success, Overseas Career + More

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Two time state champion at Putnam HS, Keene State's all-time leading scorer, and current overseas star, Ty Nichols joins this week's episode of "Not Even D2". Ty played four years at Keene State (2015-2019) where he finished with 2,316 points, and in his final year he was a 1st Team All-American. Post-college Ty has played for various leagues- including this past year where he was the MVP of the basic division in the Czech Republic League. Now, Ty is moving on to play in Slovakia where he will be competing in the Nike Slovak League in the Champions League. Hear about Ty's career leading Keene State to two NCAA tournament appearances, becoming the schools all-time leading scorer, and what his basketball experience in Europe has been like.This episode is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Make sure to subscribe/follow the podcast @Notevend2 for more college sports content.Enjoy the episode!Intro- 00:00-10:18Playing in the TBT- 10:18-10:59Playing in Cash Prize Tournaments during the Off-season- 10:59-12:18Childhood Impact- 12:18-14:14Staying Focused on Sports while dealing with Societal Pressures- 14:14-14:48Opinion(s) on Massachusetts Basketball- 14:48-15:36Relationship with Dizel Wright / Keene St. Commitment- 15:36-16:42Relationship with Coach Ryan Cain + Early Days @ Keene State- 16:42-18:51Developing Game through Career- 18:51-21:31Confidence during Late Game Situations- 21:31-23:37Keene State's Elite 8 Run- 23:37-25:29Break- 25:29-25:39Process Getting Better during Off-seasons- 25:39-26:38Players Watched to Improve Game- 26:38-27:57Developing Patience throughout Career- 27:57-29:09Seeing Keene State Continue Success / Mentoring Young Keene Players- 29:09-32:07Breaking Keene State's All-Time Scoring Record- 32:07-33:45Overseas Basketball in Europe/Czech Republic- 33:45-35:32Dealing with COVID during Early Professional Career- 35:32-36:20Balancing what Countries to play in- 36:20-37:57Advice for Minorities/Younger Generations on Staying Focused through Difficult Decisions- 37:57-39:05Rapid Fire- 39:05-41:12Outlook on Division 3 Compared to other Levels of Basketball- 41:12-42:17Starting 5: Craftiest/Unique Players (NBA)- 42:17-43:54Outro- 43:54-44:52

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