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Nik Stauskas

ニック・スタウスカス　/　にっく・すたうすかす

Basketball player from Canada

October 7, 1993 (age 32)　・　Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Ontario
basketball player

My Take

Stauskas reads to me as a classic specialist whose value lived and died by the perimeter shot. Going eighth overall in 2014 after a dazzling Big Ten Player of the Year season at Michigan set sky-high expectations, and I think that gap between draft hype and a journeyman NBA reality says more about how the league misjudges pure shooters than about him. A 6-foot-6 Canadian gunner who could heat up in a hurry, he is the kind of role player I quietly root for. What I admire most is the nerve it takes to keep launching when the bright lights demand a make.

Overview

Nikolas Tomas Stauskas (born October 7, 1993) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines from 2012 to 2014. He was drafted eighth overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nik Stauskas
Name (Japanese): ニック・スタウスカス
Reading: にっく・すたうすかす
Born: October 7, 1993 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: 198 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Michigan

Awards & achievements

2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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