University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2008-09: Started 20 of 29 games as a junior, leading squad in assist-turnover ratio (1.62) and 3FG% (.474, 18-38) ... shot impressive .510 FG from backcourt position ... scored double figures three times, including 15 points (5-11 FG, 2-5 3FG, 3-4 FT), 6 assists and 2 steals in road win over Western Oregon ... had 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3FG), 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in road win over Alaska Fairbanks ... other top games included 9 points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-4 FT), 4 assists and 0 turnovers in OT road win over eventual league champ Western Washington; 9 points (4-4 FG, 1-1 3FG) and 5 assists in home win over Montana State Billings; and 8 points (3-4 FG, 2-2 3FG) and 4 rebounds in home win over playoff qualifier Central Washington.

BEFORE UAA: All-Golden Valley Conference first-team selection as a sophomore in 2007-08, helping his squad go 17-12 and finish runner-up in the GVC ... averaged 16.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game for College of the Redwoods in Eureka, Calif. ... averaged 23 points in GVC games only ... CR’s all-time assists leader ... shot 49 percent from the field, 43 percent on three-pointers and 85 percent from the free throw line as a sophomore ... honorable mention all-league pick as a freshman, putting up numbers of 10.0 ppg, 5.5 apg, 2.5 rpg, 49% FG, 40% 3FG and 78% FT.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Northern Athletic League and Tri-Counties MVP awards as a senior in 2005-06 ... also named first-team all-section after leading Corning High to 26-4 record and the Northern Section title ... leading scorer in CHS history with 1,400 points ... ranked third in Northern Athletic League in both scoring (16.7 ppg) and assists (3.5 apg) as a junior ... earned three letters in basketball and tennis, plus two letters in football ... also quarterbacked CHS’s football team, gaining Tri-Counties MVP and all-league honors ... played in Lions All-Star football game.

PERSONAL: Born Darren S. Nye on April 2, 1988 in Red Bluff, Calif. ... son of Lisa and Rick Nye ... physical education major.

Career Highs
Points: 15 at Western Oregon, 1/22/09
Rebounds: 8 at Alaska Fairbanks, 1/14/09
Assists: 6, twice (last at W. Oregon, 1/22/09)
Blocks: 1 vs Lincoln Christian, 1/3/09
Steals: 3 vs Fort Lewis, 11/8/08

Year     GP-GS  Min/Avg  FG-FGA  Pct 3FG-FGA  Pct FT-FTA  Pct OR-DR-Reb/Avg PF-D  A  TO  B   S Pts/Avg
2008-09  29-20  568/19.6 49-96  .510  18-48  .474 15-24  .625  6-34? 40/1.4 49-0 60  37  1  21 131/4.5