Indiana State University Athletics

Carl Nicks, a 1980 graduate of Indiana State University, was known as Mr. Intensity during his basketball career with the Sycamores. He attended ISU as a freshmen, then transferred to Gulf Coast Community College for his sophomore year before returning to ISU for his final two seasons.

During his junior year, Nicks was the second leading scorer as ISU reached the championship game of the NCAA tournament, averaging 19.3 points per game. He was named to the All Missouri Valley Conference team, a TSN Honorable Mention All-American and a member of the All-Midwest Regional team in 1979. He also played on the US All-Star college team during the summer of 1979.

Nicks was drafted by Denver in the 1980 NBA draft and played for the Denver, Utah and Cleveland. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association and professionally in Europe before retiring.

Nicks was an assistant to former ISU Coach Bill Hodges at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., before moving back to Indianapolis in 1998. He was a coach in the Pike Township system and ran a program for at-risk teenagers for Methodist Hospital before rejoining former Sycamore teammate and current Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird with the Pacers as a scout.
 

• Member of NCAA Final Four team (1978-79) 

• 2nd leading scorer on NCAA National Runner up team (19.3 ppg - 1978-79) 

• All-Missouri Valley Conference (1978-79) 

• The Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American (1979) 

• All-Midwest Region (1979) 

• United States All-Star College Team (1979) 

• Drafted by Denver Nuggets (1980) 

• NBA career (1980-1983) 

• Inducted into Hall of Fame February 3, 2