BYU Highlights
- Appeared in 103 games including 26 starts during his four-year career at BYU
- Averaged 4.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game
- Shot 49.0 percent from the floor, 28.0 percent from three and 73.5 percent from the free throw line
- Scored in double figures 13 times including a career-high 17 against UNLV
- Record only double-double of career in a win over Portland (14 points, 11 rebounds)
Personal
- Wife Taylen Ballard-Nixon plays on the BYU women's volleyball team
- Parents are Kevin and Stephanie Nixon
- Has two sisters
- His father Kevin Nixon played at BYU from 1991-93
- Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Boston
- Also recruited by Arizona State, Creighton, Hawaii, San Diego, San Francisco, Utah, Utah State and Weber State
At Orem High School
- A four-year letterman playing for Golden Holt at Orem High School
- Orem’s all-time leading scorer with 1,367 points and a three-time first-team all-state honoree
- As a senior averaged 20.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals as Orem finished 18-9 overall, 10-2 in region play and advanced to the 4A state championship game
- Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune
- As a junior averaged 17.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals and hit 21 threes as Orem finished 20-4 overall and 13-1 in region play
- Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune, All-Valley by the Daily Herald
- As a sophomore averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds and hit 33 threes as Orem finished 24-1 overall, 14-0 in region play and won the 4A Utah state title
- Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune and All-Valley by the Daily Herald
- Named the 4A Tournament MVP as a sophomore
- National position recruiting rankings: 51st by ESPN
- Played for the Utah Prospects during the AAU season