31 - Nicholas Paulos
Nicholas Paulos
Height: 6-7
Weight: 185
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
High School: New Hampton (N.H.) School/Olympus HS
Position: G/F

2011-12 (Freshman): Played in 29 games as a reserve to earn his first letter … Averaged 5.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while playing 13.8 minutes per contest … Scored in double figures five times, including a career-high 25 points against Towson (Nov. 20) in 24 minutes … Connected on 9-of-15 (.600) from the field and 6-of-11 (.545) from three-point land in the victory … Scored 12 points against Richmond (Dec. 30), Samford (Feb. 9) and Elon (Feb. 25) … Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Richmond … Connected on 34.8 percent (39-of-112) from three-point land … Posted 10 games with multiple 3-pointers … Perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line … Played a career-high 25 minutes against Richmond while playing 24 minutes against Towson. 

Prior to UNCG
2010 graduate of Olympus High School in Holladay, Utah … spent a post-graduate season (2010-11) at New Hampton School in New Hampton, N.H., where he was coached by Pete Hutchins … earned second-team all-New England Prep School Athletic Conference honors at New Hampton … helped the Huskies to a 21-13 record and a NEPSAC runner-up finish … played with four other Division I signees at New Hampton … earned first-team All-State honors as a senior at Olympus High after averaging 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game … led the state of Utah in three-point field goals (55) as a senior as Olympus went 18-4 and reached the state final four … Olympus also spent 16 consecutive weeks ranked as Utah’s No. 1 high school squad … two-time all-league selection picked for the Utah High School Coaches Association all-star game as a senior …  helped lead Olympus to a pair of regional championships … played AAU ball for Utah Pump N Run, helping lead them to a pair of state championships.

Personal
Nicholas Peter Paulos … born Feb. 26, 1992 in Salt Lake City, Utah … son of Bill and Julie Paulos … comes from an athletic family … father played basketball at Westminster College in the 70s and grandfather, Delmar Schick, was a running back and centerfielder at the University of Utah … undecided on college major.


 


Minutes 
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds  
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg 
2011-12  29-0 400 13.8 56 155 .361 39 112 .348 1.000 19 42 61 2.1 41 10 19 12 160 5.5 
TOTAL 29-0 400 13.8 56 155 .361 39 112 .348 1.000 19 42 61 2.1 41 10 19 12 160 5.5 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 25, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
Rebounds: 9, at RICHMOND -- 12/30/11 
Assists: 2, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 ; at RICHMOND -- 12/30/11 
Steals: 2, 4 times
Blocks: 1, 6 times
FG made: 9, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
FG attempts: 15, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
3FG made: 6, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
3FG attempts: 11, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
FT made: 2, 4 times
FT attempts: 2, 4 times