Tyler Nickel Off To Hot Start To Senior Season

Posted Dec 11, 2021
Four-star forward Tyler Nickel was the final player to commit to UNC's 2022 basketball recruiting class, and the Virginia native is off to a hot start this season for East Rockingham High School. Nickel dropped 33 points in a win over Spotswood last week and, in the rematch, he had another big game scoring a game-high 29 points despite getting the loss. (Keeping It Heel)

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