Nick Hornsby

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Nicholas Julian Hornsby (born June 21, 1995 in Irvine, California) is an American basketball player who plays on the position of small forward and power forward. Hornsby has been playing for Bayer Giants Leverkusen in the 2nd basketball division since 2018 .

High School Time (2009-2013)

Hornsby played at Tustin High School in California from 2009 to 2013. The American quickly made a name for himself there and was named one of the "20 best high school leavers in basketball in California" by ESPN in his senior year . At the same time, he became team captain of his colors in 2012/13 and led them with an average of 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. The team won various tournaments, including the CIF Southern Section 3AAA and the Empire League.

For the "Tillers" Hornsby was not only on the basketball floor, but also strengthened the volleyball team at Tustin High School for three seasons.

Basketball player
Nick Hornsby
Player information
Full name Nicholas Julian Hornsby
Nickname Nick
birthday June 21, 1995 (25 years and 72 days)
place of birth Irvine , California , United States of America
size 201 cm
Weight 107 kg
position Small forward / power forward
High school Tustin High School (California)
college Sacramento State University
Club information
society Bayer Giants Leverkusen
league GermanyGermany ProA
Jersey number # 33
Clubs as active
2013-2017 United StatesUnited States Sacramento State University / NCAA l
2017-2018 GermanyGermany Pouring 46ers Rackelos
since 2018 GermanyGermany Bayer Giants Leverkusen

Time in the NCAA (2013-2017)

In 2013, Hornsby joined the Sacramento State University in the NCAA Division I at. In the Big Sky Conference , the “Hornets” met the University of Idaho and Portland State University, among others . While Hornsby received little playing time in his first 2013/14 season (around 14 minutes per game), his minutes increased continuously (2016/17 it was an average of 29:48 minutes per game). His statistics also got better every year. The forward scored 3.7 points per game in his debut season, and 11.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his senior year. In January 2017 he was named "Best Player of the Week" in the Big Sky Conference.

In May 2017 he left the university with a degree in sociology.

Professional career (since 2017)

In the summer of 2017, those responsible for the Gießen 46ers signed Hornsby for the second team, which played in the ProB 2017/18 . Nick quickly became the top performer of his team and, with an average of 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, was one of the reasons that Central Hesse reached the quarter-finals in the playoffs. There they failed in the "Best-Of-Three" series against the Rostock Seawolves with 1: 2. At the same time, Hornsby gained experience in the basketball league for the first time and was on the field for the 46ers in two BBL games.

The Bayer Giants Leverkusen became aware of the American and signed Hornsby. The Leverkusen had initially set the goal of reaching the playoffs in the ProB 2018/19 , but it quickly became clear to the fans and experts that the Rhinelander had a special team that would be difficult to defeat. With a record of 21 wins and only one defeat, the Giants occupied first place in the table in the southern season after the main round. Subsequently, the “Giant from the Rhine” prevailed in the playoffs against EN Baskets Schwelm (round of 16 - 2-0), Junior EWE Baskets Oldenburg (quarter-finals - 2: 1) and SSV Lokomotive Bernau (semi-finals - 2: 0). Bayer's promotion to ProA could no longer be taken. In the end, the Giants became ProB champions: In the final, they defeated the WWU Baskets Münster (89:86 / 88:60). Hornsby was chosen after the season with an average of 12.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game to the " Most Valuable Player " (best player in the league) of the ProB.

After the promotion to the ProA 2019/20 , the people in charge of Leverkusen quickly “ nailed it” and extended the expiring contract with Hornsby for another season. Until the season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Leverkusen team was the league's surprise team and was fifth in the final ranking. Hornsby was the best point collector of his team with 14.2 points per encounter.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nick Hornsby. Retrieved June 22, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Nick Hornsby Stats, News, Bio. Retrieved June 22, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Gießener Anzeiger Verlag GmbH & Co KG: "Player of the Week": Nick Hornsby a "real lucky find" for Giessen 46ers Rackelos - Kreis-Anzeiger. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  4. ^ Giessen 46ers II Stats - RealGM. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  5. ↑ easyCredit - 41050 Nicholas HORNSBY. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Nick Hornsby casts the US spot on GIANTS. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ BAYER GIANTS Leverkusen. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  8. ^ Bayer Giants Leverkusen Stats - RealGM. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Nick Hornsby and Nino Celebic remain "giants"! Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Squad - BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga. Retrieved June 22, 2020 (German).


personal data
SURNAME Hornsby, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hornsby, Nicholas Julian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Irvine, California , United States