Nichols keeps working to get better 

We have all heard the old adage in both business and sports that “if you are not working hard to improve, your competition will pass you by.” The theory is that as a player you are either working hard to get better, not working and getting worse or doing the minimum and staying the same. In Austin Nichols’ case, he obviously subscribes to the working harder mentality.

Nichols has been a talented commodity for quite a while. College coaches from the ACC, SEC, Big East and Big 12 have already made the 2013 recruit from Briarcrest Christian in Memphis, Tenn., a priority recruit, but Nichols’ continued development should also see him steadily move up the rankings.

He seems hungry to prove himself as one of the top players in the class each time he takes the floor, whether it be in an empty gym or a packed event. Players like Nichols who continue to evolve their game, have a good work ethic and a high basketball IQ are more rare than most people realize and are the type of players that not only keep getting better, but they help college coaches win a bunch of games in the process. It’s no wonder that he has generated a buzz among the college coaches that were able to be in attendance during the last two weekends of April.

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