Nick Fazekas
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| No. 22 – Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 17, 1985 Arvada, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ralston Valley (Arvada, Colorado) |
| College | Nevada (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2008–2009 | Base Oostende |
| 2009 | ASVEL |
| 2009–2010 | JDA Dijon |
| 2010–2011 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2012–present | Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nick Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the B.League.
Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada where he earned the statewide "Mr. Basketball-Colorado" for the 2002-03 season along with being a two-time 4A classification player of the year. As a senior, he led the Mustangs to a 25-2 record and a state championship after an undefeated regular season and semi-finals appearance the previous year. During his high school career he wore number 22 and he continued to do so in college.
Fazekas was signed by the University of Nevada for the 2003-04 season. From that point forward, Fazekas led the Wolf Pack to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances during his matriculation, including a run to the Sweet 16 as a freshman. He became the school's all-time leading scorer on November 18, 2006, when he surpassed the old record of 1,877 points scored by Edgar Jones in 1979. He also surpassed the single-season scoring record formerly set by Jones during the 2005-06 season. Fazekas also earned his third straight WAC Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season, a feat only matched by Utah's Keith Van Horn, for whom Fazekas was later coincidentally waived to make space on the trade that brought point guard Jason Kidd to the Mavericks.
Fazekas was an early entrant into the 2006 NBA Draft, however he did not hire an agent, allowing him to eventually remove himself from consideration in order to play one more year of college basketball. The next year, he was taken with the 34th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
Fazekas was part of the Mavericks Summer League Team. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds while playing an average of 17 minutes a game. On July 26, the Mavericks signed Fazekas to a one-year contract. As part of the team's club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Fazekas was released by the Mavericks on February 19, 2008, to make room on the roster for Keith Van Horn, whose signing-and-trading was crucial to facilitate Dallas's trade for veteran point guard Jason Kidd from the New Jersey Nets. On February 27, 2008 he signed with the Clippers. However, on August 1, 2008, the Clippers withdrew their qualifying offer to Fazekas, leaving him as an unrestricted free agent. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets for training camp, but waived again on October 23, 2008.
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