Stauskas with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015
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No. 11 – Philadelphia 76ers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Mississauga, Ontario |
October 7, 1993
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Loyola Catholic (Mississauga, Ontario) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut) St. Mark's (Southborough, Massachusetts) |
College | Michigan (2012–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Sacramento Kings |
2015–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Nikolas Tomas "Nik" Stauskas (born October 7, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Stauskas played two seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition for the Michigan Wolverines ending with the 2013–14 team before declaring for the NBA draft. Stauskas was drafted eighth overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, for which he began his NBA career. Towards the end of his rookie season, Stauskas was tagged with the nickname Sauce Castillo after a closed captioning error resulted in a social media meme. Stauskas, whose family is of Lithuanian heritage, is a member of the Canadian national basketball team.
Stauskas divided his high school years between Loyola Catholic Secondary School, South Kent School and St. Mark's School, leading the latter to back-to-back New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class AA Championship Games. The team won the NEPSAC championship in Stauskas's 2012 senior season, and he was the championship game's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was also selected to the NEPSAC All-Class AA team.