Commonwealth Games 2022, FIBA 2024 3x3 Asia Cup, FIBA 2024 3x3 Olympic Qualifier
Biography
Nicholas Kay had nothing short of a spectacular US college career with the Denver’s Metropolitan State University in Colorado.
In his four years there while he studied biology, Nick played alongside future Boomers teammate Mitch McCarron to help the ‘Roadrunners’ to four consecutive NCAA tournaments as well as a runners-up finish in 2013.
He finished his time at MSU in 2015 becoming the second-ranked player in Roadrunners history in free throws made (449), games played (114), and minutes (3,969).
Following the end of his college career, Nick returned to Australia to play for the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL averaging 10.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in his debut season to be named Rookie of the Year.
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