Nick Faust

Nick Faust
Faust playing for Maryland
Atomerőmű SE
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NB I/A
Personal information
Born (1993-02-25) February 25, 1993
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Baltimore City College
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Ironi Nahariya
2018 Orlandina Basket
2018–present Atomerőmű SE
Career highlights and awards

Nicholas David Jordan Faust (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian NB I/A. He played college basketball for Maryland and Long Beach State.

College career

He played three seasons for the University of Maryland. In his first season he was named to the All-Freshman Team of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] He averaged 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game as a junior and spent the latter half of the season as a bench player. In 2014 he transferred to Long Beach State after originally committing to Oregon State, and sat out a redshirt year per NCAA regulations.[2] Faust played one more season, in which he averaged 17.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and led the 49ers to the NIT.[3] Faust was chosen as the newcomer of the year of the Big West Conference and was named to the First Team All Big West.[4]

Professional career

2016–17 season

On July 17, 2016, Faust signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.[5] On January 17, 2017, Faust recorded a career-high 30 points by playing only 22 minutes, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals in a 101–62 win over the Bakken Bears.[6]

During his season with Nahariya, Faust participated in the Israeli League All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest during the same event. He helped Nahariya to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals and the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals. In 57 games played during the 2016–17 season (both in the Israeli League and European competitions), Faust averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

2017–18 season

On July 13, 2017, Faust agreed to terms with the Russian team Parma Basket but eventually the deal fell through.[7][8] On February 1, 2018, Faust joined the Italian team Orlandina Basket for the rest of the season.[9] In 13 games played for Orlandina, Faust averaged 11 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

2018–19 season

On September 1, 2018, Faust signed with the Hungarian team Atomerőmű SE for the 2018–19 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ACC All-Freshman Team (Media)". realgm.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Markus, Don (June 17, 2014). "Nick Faust transferring to Long Beach State, per report". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nick Faust gets another shot with Long Beach State men's basketball in NIT". Long Beach Press-Telegram. March 15, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "All-Big West First Team". realgm.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nick Faust to sign with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. July 17, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ironi Nahariya v Bakken Bears - Box Score". championsleague.basketball. January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ "BC Parma signs Codi Miller-McIntyre, agreed to terms with Moreira and Faust". Sportando.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nick Faust put the breaks on his agreememt with VTB League club Parma Perm". twitter.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Orlandina Basket signs Nick Faust". Sportando.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nick Faust signs with Atomeromu SE Paks". sportando.basketball. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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