Kassim Nicholson
Position: 3/4
Height: 200cm/6’7”
Weight: 91kg
Date of Birth: 28/05/1999
College: Tennessee St.
Passport: USA
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Player Profile
Kassim Nicholson is a versatile, athletic forward who impacts the game primarily through his activity, physicality, and ability to contribute in multiple areas rather than through high-volume isolation scoring. At 2.01m, he plays with good mobility for his size, is comfortable attacking the basket and finishing around the rim, while also providing a credible perimeter shooting threat that forces defenses to respect him away from the paint. He is particularly useful as an offensive rebounder and energy player, using his athleticism and positioning to create second-chance opportunities. Defensively, Nicholson brings versatility and intensity, with the lateral mobility to guard different forward matchups and the physical presence to battle on the glass; Rostock specifically highlighted his defensive qualities and rebounding, while his 2025–26 numbers of 5.3 rebounds per game in the BBL and 6.6 in the FIBA Europe Cup reflect that activity.
Achievements
NJCAA D1 District XV Champion -2018
NJCAA D1 District XV Finalist -2019
MACJC All-Star Game -2019
C-USA West Division Regular Season Runner-Up -2021
C-USA Tournament Semifinals -2021
All-OVC Second Team -2022
HBCU All-Star Game -2022
Hungarian League -2023 (Player of the Week Rd.26)
Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Honorable Mention -2023
Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian A Division Second Team -2024
Polish Supercup Finalist -2025
Polish League -2025 (Player of the Week Rd.2)
Polish Cup Finalist -2025
Basketball Career & Stats
2013-2014: Jackson, MS / Callaway High School
2014-2015: Jackson, MS / Callaway High School
2015-2016: Jackson, MS / Callaway High School
2016-2017: Jackson, MS / Callaway High School
2017-2018: Holmes Community College (JUCO): 29 games: 9.4ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.6apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 48.9%, FT: 54.7%
2018-2019: Holmes Community College (JUCO, starting five): 27 games: 15.0ppg, 9.6rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 46.6%, 3PT: 44.9%, FT: 70.5%
2019-2020: University of Alabama at Birmingham (NCAA): 32 games: 5.7ppg, 3.8rpg, FGP: 45.4%, 3PT: 27.5%, FT: 74.4%
2020-2021: University of Alabama at Birmingham (NCAA, starting five): 29 games: 6.7ppg, 6.7rpg, FGP: 52.3%, 3PT: 22.7%, FT: 51.2%
2021-2022: Tennessee State University (NCAA, starting five): 32 games: 11.1ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.0apg, FGP: 53.1%, 3PT: 26.3%, FT: 63.9%
2022-2023: KK Spartak Office Shoes Subotica (Serbia-2MLS, starting five): 14 games: 12.0ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.1spg, FGP: 50.4%, 3PT: 26.1%, FT: 72.0%, in Jan.'23 moved to Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeak Szeged (Hungary-A Division, starting five): 20 games: 17.3ppg, RPG-2(8.5), 1.3apg, FGP: 55.6%, 3PT: 31.2%, FT: 78.9%
2023-2024: Atomeromu SE Paks (Hungary-A Division, starting five): 29 games: 18.2ppg, 7.9rpg, 2.1apg, FGP: 54.2%, 3PT: 37.8%, FT: 71.9%
2024-2025: King Szczecin (Poland-OBL, starting five): 28 games: 9.9ppg, 4.8rpg, FGP: 55.9%, 3PT: 41.4%, FT: 74.5%; Basketball Champions League: 6 games: 11.5ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.3apg, FGP: 42.9%, 3PT: 25.0% FT: 83.3%
2025: Stars of Storrs (UConn Alumni) (The Basketball Tournament): 3 games: 5.3ppg, 6.0rpg, APG-2(5.3), BPG-5(1.3), 3PT: 37.5%, FT: 27.3%
2025-2026: In Oct.'25 signed at Rostock Seawolves (Germany-BBL, starting five): 30 games: 8.3ppg, 5.8rpg, FGP: 44.0%, 3PT: 27.8%, FT: 76.6%; FIBA Europe Cup: 10 games: 8.8ppg, 6.7rpg, FGP: 45.1%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 51.4%