University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: Started 32 of 33 games… Third on the team in scoring (10.1 ppg), 3-pointers (32) and assists (56), and second in field goals (115) and field-goal percentage (.411)… Hit double-digits in points 19 times – second best on the team – with one game of 10 rebounds or more… Ended season with five straight double-digit scoring games, averaging 12.8 points while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor over that span… Also put together five straight games with 10 or more points in January, shooting 50 percent or better in each contest… Set new career highs in points (17) and 3-pointers in season opener vs. Auburn-Montgomery (11/13)… Just missed double-double with eight points and career-best 10 rebounds vs. IUPUI (11/24)… Scored 16 points and hit two 3-pointers at Texas-Arlington (3/3).

2014-15: Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.

2013-14 (Loyola Marymount): Started 14 times while appearing in all 32 games… All 14 starts came in the last 15 games of the season… Averaged 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 42.5 percent from the floor and 75.5 percent from the free-throw line… Enjoyed best run of the season in the final three games, averaging 12.0 points—reaching double-digits in each outing—and 6.0 rebounds… Just missed double-double vs. Portland (3/6) in the WCC Tournament with 14 points and nine boards, and added four assists to tie his personal best… Set new career highs with 15 points and four steals off the bench at San Francisco (1/2)… Shot 4-for-8 from the field and 6-for-7 from the charity stripe vs. the Dons… Also reached double-digit points with 10 on two 3-pointers vs. Gonzaga (1/18).

2012-13 (Loyola Marymount): Appeared in 30 games… Averaged 3.7 points and 1.3 rebounds… Put up three double-digit scoring games in his first six career games, setting a season high with 12 in the opener vs. Pacifica (11/9)… Dished out four assists vs. Oral Roberts (11/22)… Averaged 9.5 ppg in the final two games of the season—the quarterfinals and semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament—including 11 points vs. Santa Clara (3/8).

High School: Graduate of Windward School in Los Angeles, Calif. … Three-time All-Alpha Conference and All-California Interscholastic Federation honoree… Led the Wildcats to state titles in 2009 and 2011, and averaged 21.7 points and 9.1 rebounds in leading Windward to a state final appearance in 2012…  Also earned all-state recognition twice and received the CIF “Pursuing Honor with Victory” award on two occasions.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Craig Stover… Son of Craig and Rena Stover… Born Jan. 8, 1993 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Majoring in communication… Has an older sister and older brother… Brother Anthony played basketball at UCLA before playing professionally with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League and in Japan… Chose South Alabama because of the coaching staff… Favorites – movies: “Bad Boys II” and “Coach Carter”; book: “Montana 1948”; pro teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Dodgers; athletes: Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony; music artists: Kanye West, Jay Z and Drake; foods: chicken and rice; class: communication 101… Best parts of playing sports are friendships and the experiences… Celebrity he’d like to meet is Will Smith… Goal in five years is to be playing professionally and 10-year goal is to be working on TV doing sports or acting… Three wishes: win the Sun Belt Conference, go to the NCAA Tournament, and have his family be stress free.