2005-2006: Appeared in 68 games as a rookie, including two starts, and averaged 4.1 points and 2.1 assists in 10.6 minutes per game • Scored 10+ points in 11 games • Appeared in three playoff games, and averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game • Made 12 of 14 free throws in the playoffs, and his free throw percentage of 85.7% ranks him fourth in Grizzlies career playoff history •  Scored a playoff career-high 11 points in Game 3 of the Grizzlies’ first round playoff series against Dallas • Started Game 4 of the series, his first career playoff start • Made his first career regular season start on Apr. 18/06 vs. the L.A. Clippers • Had a career-high 16 points on Jan. 10/06 vs. Sacramento, and pulled down eight rebounds, then a career-high • Had 11 points in the previous game on Jan. 7/06 at Chicago, marking his only back-to-back games with 10+ points on the season • Had a career-high nine rebounds Feb. 26/06 at Minnesota • Had 15 points and five rebounds on Feb. 21/06 vs. Toronto • Made his NBA debut on Nov. 2/05 vs. Miami, and registered his first career point on a free throw on Nov. 4/05 at Orlando, and first rebound on Nov. 8/05 vs. Seattle • Averaged monthly season-highs of 7.2 points on 50.0% shooting and 3.7 rebounds per game in February • Participated in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition at All-Star Weekend.

Is the son of Kenneth Nichols and Queen Warrick • Has two brothers, Bill and Tyrell, and a sister, Ciera • Majored in retail management and consumer studies and finished his degree in three and a half years • Participated in the Grizzlies’ Tickets For Kids program last year with Hakim’s Hang Out • Regularly participated in Grizzlies reading programs • Appeared at numerous Grizzlies youth basketball camps • Met with students who successfully completed the Stay in School Challenge • Attended the Staxtacular fundraiser organized by Brian Cardinal and former teammate Shane Battier, an event to benefit the Stax Music Academy • Has done public service announcements for Memphis City Schools Reads, and Memphis City Schools Fight Free Fifty, which encourages MCS students to go 50 days without fighting in school • Participated in the Lift Up America Food Drive last season, and helped distribute food to area non-profit organizations around Thanksgiving • Made numerous appearances at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Grizzlies Academy in his first season in Memphis • Lists Coming To America as his favorite movie, and Rudy as his favorite sports movie • Lists winning the NCAA Championship with Syracuse in 2003 as his greatest accomplishment in basketball • Favorite pre-game meal is spaghetti • Favorite athlete outside of basketball is NFL receiver Randy Moss.