The Best Small Forward In North Carolina: DJ Nix

DJ Nix was born in Concord, North Carolina and plays Small Forward at Cannon School. Nix is ranked as a Top 5 recruit in the state of North Carolina and is listed as the top Small Forward in the state as well. According to 247 Sports he currently has offers to Boston College and Washington State.

Growing up, were you inspired by any NBA Players?

Lebron James

What high school is your biggest rival?

As a school we have always been rivals with Providence Day but these past years we have had competitive games with Greensboro Day.

What songs do you listen to pregame, to get you hyped up?

J hip hop in general. Something that will get me hype usually are those types of songs.

What is your offseason training like?

It’s intense. I work my my Dad and brother pretty much everyday.

What is your favorite memory of your high school career?

Winning the state championship has been a great experience for me.

What parts of your high school game do you hope you can transition to the college level?

My ability to attack the rim, defense, my shot, and rebounding

What do you look for in choosing a college?

The family feel since I am so close to my own

When did you start looking at colleges, and when did colleges start looking at you?

Around freshman year colleges started to take interest in me. I started looking into that 8th grade though.

If you could met one sports hero, who would it be?

Michael Jordan

What is your favorite sports moment, as a fan?

2016 finals, I’m a huge Lebron guy so seeing him come back from 3-1 was so fun.