Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Wofford Adds St. Peter's Transfer

SPARTANBURG, SC -- Shane Nichols, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year while playing for Saint Peter's College this past season, has transferred to Wofford and will have three years of eligibility for the Terriers.

Per NCAA transfer rules, Nichols will sit out the 2004-05 season.

A 6-foot-0 guard from Radford, Va., Nichols averaged 10.6 points while connecting on 68 3-pointers and shooting 83.1 percent at the free-throw line in helping lead Saint Peter's to a 17-12 record in the 2003-04 campaign. He started 28 of the Peacocks' 29 games.

Nichols' teammate at Saint Peter's, Keydren Clark, was the Division I national leader in scoring with a 26.7 points per game average.

"I have known Shane's family for a long time," Wofford coach and fellow Radford native Mike Young said. "He had a very good career at Radford High School where I graduated from in 1981.

"I've always admired the way Shane played. He's a great fit and kid. He had an outstanding season as the Freshman of the Year at Saint Peter's which plays in a league (MAAC) very comparable to the SoCon.

"With another year under his belt to learn what we're doing, Shane will be prepared to step in at the shooting guard spot when Adrien Borders graduates after this season. Shane will be a very good player for us."

Nichols scored over 1,800 points at Radford High School, earning All-State honors as a junior and senior. He was listed as a Top 15 player in the state of Virginia and is Radford's second all-time leading scorer. Nichols was also a three-time All-District and All-Region selection.

As a postgraduate student at Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts, he averaged 18.8 points to place second on a team that included five other Division I signees.