Nic Campbell

11 - Nic Campbell

Height: 6-6
Weight: 225
Year: Senior
Hometown: Launceston, Tasmania
High School: Lake Ginninderra HS
Position: Foward
Last Season
2005-06: Is UCI's top-returning leading scorer after averaging 10.5 points per game last season....ranked fourth in the Big West last season with a .445 percentage from three-point range....was seventh in three-point field goals made at 2.10 per game....scored a career-high 22 points in the November win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11/05), hitting 6 of 8 from the field, including 4 of 5 threes.... hit 8 of 11 field goals en route to a game-high 20 points, the second-highest output of his Anteater career, in the February BracketBuster win over Drake (2/18/06)....had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win at UC Davis (2/23/06)....hit a career-high four three-point shots in six games for the season....tied his career high with nine rebounds in a January win over Cal State Northridge (1/13/06)....equaled his career high five assists in a loss at Colorado (12/17/05)....was 19 of 33 (.578) from the field in the season's last four games, hitting 12 of 23 threes in that stretch....was second on the team with 57 assists and 20 steals.

Career
2004-05: Had just 16 turnovers in 576 minutes and did not record more than one in any game as a sophomore....started 18 games, including the last 12....scored a career-high 11 points during the season, the last coming against Cal Poly (3/5/05) in the final regular-season game....averaged 5.2 points for the season....recorded a career-high five assists versus Idaho (1/29/05)....pulled down a career-high nine rebounds in a win at Cal Poly (12/28/04).

2003-04: Averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebound per game as a redshirt freshman...scored a season-high seven points in a loss to UC Santa Barbara (1/5/04).....notched six points in a loss to Cal State Fullerton (2/12/04)...recorded a season-high four rebounds in a victory over Cal Poly (1/3/04)....had a high of three assists in a win over Cal State Fullerton (1/17/04)....hit a three-point shot in eight separate games....recorded one steal on four occasions.

2002-03: Received a medical hardship for a back injury after playing in three games...scored six points in 17 minutes against Western Michigan (11/23/02) at the Sooner Invitational in Norman, Okla.

Prior to UCI: Played two seasons for the Australian Institute of Sport in the South East Australian Basketball League...averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game his second season there...his AIS team won the East Conference regular-season title with an 18-6 record...AIS won the East Conference final as he scored 14 points in the 111-100 win over Geelong....AIS lost to the Hobart Chargers, 98-93, in the national final...his top-scoring game was 35 points against the Penrith Panthers as he hit 10 of 12 field goals, including 7 of 7 from three-point range...scored 34 points in a regular-season game against Geelong...he hit 44 of 111 three-pointers during the season...shot 75 percent from the free-throw line...earned all-star honors with the Australian Under-20 team.

Personal
Signed a scholarship agreement with UC Irvine in late summer of 2002...majoring in sociology...two-time Big West Scholar-Athlete ....parents are Robert and Susan Campbell...has an older sister, Lauren, and a younger brother, Stuart.