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3 Nicole Sims
Nicole Sims
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Camden, Ohio
  • High School:
    Preble Shawnee
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    2.1
  • fg %
    22.2
  • 3pt %
    21.1
  • ft %
    51.9
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    2.2

Bio

Senior (2022-23): Started a team-high 24 games...Also led the team with 52 assists...Missed the team's first game of the year on Nov. 8 at Kenyon...Collected a season-high seven points and seven assists on Nov. 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.)...Finished career with 235 points, 199 assists and 198 rebounds...Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team for 2022-23 winter season

Junior (2021-22): Played and started in 11 games ... Averaged 3.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game ... Led team which 60 assists in just 11 games ... Dished out a career-high 10 assists in a loss to Bluffton on 1/5 ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference Team.

Sophomore (2020-21): Started in 11 games ... Averaged 5.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game .. Recorded a team-high 34 assists ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference Team.

Freshman (2019-20): Played in 24 games with 17 starts ... Averaged 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Recorded a team-high 53 assists. 

Prep: Preble Shawnee High School (2019) in Camden, Ohio...Four-year letterman in basketball and soccer at Preble Shawnee High School. 

Personal: Daughter of Patricia and David Sims...One brother, J.T. ... Majoring in sport management with a minor in business. 

Single-Game Highs
Points: 13 (vs. Franklin, 1/23/21)
Rebounds: 9 (vs. Adrian, 11/8/21)
Assists: 10 (vs. Bluffton, 1/5/22)
Steals:
 5 (at Bluffton, 1/16/21)
Blocks: 1 (3x)
FG Made: 5 (2x)
3FG Made: 2 (vs. Mount St. Joseph, 1/18/20)
FT Made: 4 (2x)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82
  Total Conference
Games 24 16
Games started 24 16
Minutes 484 290
Minutes per game 20.2 18.1
FG 16-72 7-46
FG Pct 22.2 15.2
3PT 4-19 1-11
3PT Pct 21.1 9.1
FT 14-27 9-17
FT Pct 51.9 52.9
Off rebounds 13 11
Def rebounds 52 28
Total rebounds 65 39
Rebounds per game 2.7 2.4
Personal fouls 20 10
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 52 22
Turnovers 35 20
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.1
Steals 15 9
Blocks 0 0
Points 50 24
Points per game 2.1 1.5
Points per 40 min 4.1 3.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 19 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 31 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 16 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 25 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 4
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 24 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 29 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 5
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 23 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 3
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 23 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 14 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 5
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 20 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 3
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 16 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 28 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 29 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 15 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 31 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 19 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 25 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 26 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 18 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 11 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 19 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 31 0 3 3 7 1 0 0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 16 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 25 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 24 2 5 7 4 2 0 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 29 0 5 5 2 3 1 0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 23 1 6 7 4 0 1 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 23 1 1 2 3 2 1 0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 14 0 2 2 4 2 2 0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 22 2 3 5 0 3 1 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 20 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 28 1 1 2 4 1 0 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 29 0 2 2 3 2 0 0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 15 1 2 3 0 3 4 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 31 0 2 2 0 4 1 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 19 1 2 3 2 3 1 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 25 2 4 6 6 0 0 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 26 0 3 3 6 2 1 0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 18 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 11 0 2 2 2 1 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - - - -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 1 0 0.3
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 0 0 7.0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 2 0 -
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 2 0 2.0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 2 0 0.7
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 0 0 -
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 2 0 1.5
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 1 0 2.0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 0 0 1.0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 1 0 -
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 0 - 4.0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 2 0 1.5
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 0 0 0.0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 0 0 0.7
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 2 0 -
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 0 0 -
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 0 0 -
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 2 0 3.0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 0 - -
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 0 0 -
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 0 0 2.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 24 22.8 1.1-3.8 0.4-1.0 1.0-1.8 3.6
2020-21 11 30.8 1.9-5.2 0.2-0.9 1.8-3.1 5.8
2021-22 11 33.7 1.2-5.1 0.1-1.1 0.7-2.2 3.2
2022-23 24 20.2 0.7-3.0 0.2-0.8 0.6-1.1 2.1
Total 70 24.9 1.1-3.9 0.2-0.9 1.0-1.8 3.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 24 17 548 26-91 28.6 9-25 36.0 25-43 58.1 86
2020-21 11 11 339 21-57 36.8 2-10 20.0 20-34 58.8 64
2021-22 11 11 371 13-56 23.2 1-12 8.3 8-24 33.3 35
2022-23 24 24 484 16-72 22.2 4-19 21.1 14-27 51.9 50
Total 70 63 1742 76-276 27.5 16-66 24.2 67-128 52.3 235

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 24 548 22.8 1.9-6.6 0.7-1.8 36.0 1.8-3.1 6.3
2020-21 11 339 30.8 2.5-6.7 0.2-1.2 20.0 2.4-4.0 7.6
2021-22 11 371 33.7 1.4-6.0 0.1-1.3 8.3 0.9-2.6 3.8
2022-23 24 484 20.2 1.3-6.0 0.3-1.6 21.1 1.2-2.2 4.1
Total 70 1742 24.9 1.7-6.3 0.4-1.5 24.2 1.5-2.9 5.4

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 24 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.5 0.1
2020-21 11 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.1 2.6 1.0 0.0
2021-22 11 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.0
2022-23 24 0.5 2.2 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.6 0.0
Total 70 0.5 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.2 0.7 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 24 17 9 45 54 53 48 12 3
2020-21 11 11 4 33 37 34 29 11 0
2021-22 11 11 7 35 42 60 39 11 0
2022-23 24 24 13 52 65 52 35 15 0
Total 70 63 33 165 198 199 151 49 3

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 24 0.7 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.5 0.9 0.2
2020-21 11 0.5 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.4 1.3 0.0
2021-22 11 0.8 3.8 4.5 6.5 4.2 1.2 0.0
2022-23 24 1.1 4.3 5.4 4.3 2.9 1.2 0.0
Total 70 0.8 3.8 4.5 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 20.2 0.7-3.0 0.2-0.8 0.6-1.1 2.1
Conference 16 18.1 0.4-2.9 0.1-0.7 0.6-1.1 1.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 16.7 0.6-2.8 0.1-0.8 0.5-1.2 1.9
Away 13 23.1 0.7-3.2 0.2-0.8 0.6-1.1 2.2
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 9 21.8 1.1-3.6 0.3-1.1 1.0-1.9 3.6
Losses 15 19.2 0.4-2.7 0.1-0.6 0.3-0.7 1.2
Month            
November 3 22.0 0.7-3.3 0.0-0.3 1.3-2.0 2.7
December 7 22.9 1.0-3.7 0.4-1.4 1.0-2.1 3.4
January 8 20.4 0.5-2.8 0.1-0.6 0.0-0.2 1.1
February 6 15.8 0.5-2.3 0.0-0.5 0.5-0.7 1.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 24 484 16-72 22.2 4-19 21.1 14-27 51.9 50
Conference 16 16 290 7-46 15.2 1-11 9.1 9-17 52.9 24
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 11 184 7-31 22.6 1-9 11.1 6-13 46.2 21
Away 13 13 300 9-41 22.0 3-10 30.0 8-14 57.1 29
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 9 196 10-32 31.3 3-10 30.0 9-17 52.9 32
Losses 15 15 288 6-40 15.0 1-9 11.1 5-10 50.0 18
Month                    
November 3 3 66 2-10 20.0 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 8
December 7 7 160 7-26 26.9 3-10 30.0 7-15 46.7 24
January 8 8 163 4-22 18.2 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 9
February 6 6 95 3-14 21.4 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 484 20.2 1.3-6.0 0.3-1.6 21.1 1.2-2.2 4.1
Conference 16 290 18.1 1.0-6.3 0.1-1.5 9.1 1.2-2.3 3.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 184 16.7 1.5-6.7 0.2-2.0 11.1 1.3-2.8 4.6
Away 13 300 23.1 1.2-5.5 0.4-1.3 30.0 1.1-1.9 3.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 9 196 21.8 2.0-6.5 0.6-2.0 30.0 1.8-3.5 6.5
Losses 15 288 19.2 0.8-5.6 0.1-1.2 11.1 0.7-1.4 2.5
Month                
November 3 66 22.0 1.2-6.1 0.0-0.6 0.0 2.4-3.6 4.8
December 7 160 22.9 1.8-6.5 0.8-2.5 30.0 1.8-3.8 6.0
January 8 163 20.4 1.0-5.4 0.2-1.2 20.0 0.0-0.5 2.2
February 6 95 15.8 1.3-5.9 0.0-1.3 0.0 1.3-1.7 3.8

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 0.5 2.2 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.6 0.0
Conference 16 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.3 1.4 0.8 0.0
Away 13 0.5 2.6 3.2 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.0
Losses 15 0.5 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.0
Month                
November 3 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.0
December 7 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.0
January 8 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.0
February 6 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 24 13 52 65 52 35 15 0
Conference 16 16 11 28 39 22 20 9 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 11 6 18 24 14 15 9 0
Away 13 13 7 34 41 38 20 6 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 9 9 6 27 33 29 12 6 0
Losses 15 15 7 25 32 23 23 9 0
Month                  
November 3 3 0 6 6 9 6 1 0
December 7 7 7 25 32 18 12 6 0
January 8 8 3 11 14 10 14 7 0
February 6 6 3 10 13 15 3 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 1.1 4.3 5.4 4.3 2.9 1.2 0.0
Conference 16 1.5 3.9 5.4 3.0 2.8 1.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.3 3.9 5.2 3.0 3.3 2.0 0.0
Away 13 0.9 4.5 5.5 5.1 2.7 0.8 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 1.2 5.5 6.7 5.9 2.4 1.2 0.0
Losses 15 1.0 3.5 4.4 3.2 3.2 1.3 0.0
Month                
November 3 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.5 3.6 0.6 0.0
December 7 1.8 6.3 8.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.0
January 8 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.5 3.4 1.7 0.0
February 6 1.3 4.2 5.5 6.3 1.3 0.4 0.0

Photos

Franklin vs. Defiance

12/3/2022 1:00 PM EST

Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

Transylvania vs. Defiance

1/7/2023 1:00 PM EST

Miami-Hamilton vs. Defiance

1/14/2023 3:00 PM EST

Miami-Hamilton vs. Defiance

1/14/2023 3:00 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

1/18/2023 7:30 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST