NICK VAN EXEL

Born: 11-27-71 Height: 6'1 Weight: 170 lbs

College: Cincinnati Position: Guard

Team: Los Angeles Lakers

Career Highlights

1991-92: Led Cincinnati to a Final Four appearance.
1992-93: Led the Bearcats back to the Elite Eight. Was drafted in the 2nd round (37th pick) by the Los Angeles Lakers.
1993-94: Became the Lakers starting point guard and averaged 13.6 pts game (6th among rookies) and 5.8 assists per game (2nd among rookies). Set a team record for 3-PT made with 123.
1994-95: Finished 6th in the league in assists with 8.3 per game and improved his scoring to 16.9 ppg, scoring 35 or more in four games. Led the Lakers back into the playoffs and averaged 24.8 ppg in the Lakers 1st round win over Seattle. He then single-handedly won Game 5 of the Conference Semis against the Spurs with a buzzer beater to send the game to OT and another to win the game in OT.
1995-96: His scoring and assist averages dropped a little bit, but still had a very good season. Averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.9 assists per game. He and Magic Johnson led the Lakers to the playoffs again, but lost to Houston in the 1st round.

Career Statistics
Year   Team     G   Min  FG   3PT  FT   REB  AST  STL  BLK   PTS   PPG
93-94  Lakers  81  2700 .394 .338 .781  238  466   85    8  1099  13.6
94-95  Lakers  80  2944 .420 .358 .783  223  660   97    6  1348  16.9
95-96  Lakers  74  2513 .417 .357 .799  181  509   70   10  1099  14.9 
Career tot:   235  8157 .410 .352 .787  642 1635  252   24  3546  15.1
Playoff tot:   14   601 .384 .317 .764   54  100   23    3   247  17.6

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