Career Overview | Career Stats (Including Two Years At Georgia Tech)
Despite playing just two years with the Eagles after transferring from Georgia Tech, graduated ranking fifth on the program’s all-time career blocked shots list with 67 … owns the program’s single-game Division-I record and is tied for the all-time record with 19 rebounds in a double-overtime game at USF (Dec. 17, 2013) … owns the single-game record for most blocks with eight against Eckerd (Nov. 18, 2013).
 
As A Redshirt Senior (2014-15) | Game-By-Game Stats
Season-high 11 points versus San Francisco (Nov. 25) as part of the Gulf Coast Showcase, finishing one point shy of matching his career high … finished third on the roster with a plus/minus of +5.73 … .548 field goal percentage was second-best on the team … .685 (37-54) from the free throw line was tied as the third-best percentage on the club of those who made at least 20 free throws … just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds versus South Dakota State (Nov. 30) … grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 31) … made a career-high seven free throws as part of his season-high scoring performance against the Dons … had 12 games of five or more rebounds and seven contests of seven or more rebounds … played in 31 of the team’s 33 games, making 22 starts – all of which came consecutively from Nov. 30 through Feb. 25.

As A Redshirt Junior (2013-14) | Game-By-Game Stats | 4.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Set an FGCU Division-I program record and tied the all-time program record with 19 rebounds in a game against USF on Dec. 17 … all of those rebounds came on the defensive end as he did not score a point in the contest … averaged 4.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as he made 11 starts in 35 appearances … suffered a torn left ACL early in the second half of the NIT game against Florida State and underwent surgery in late March … broke the program record for blocks in a single game with eight against Eckerd on Nov. 18 … finished third in program history with an average of 1.2 blocks per game … finished fourth in program history with 42 blocks on the season … both his 42 blocks and average of 1.2 blocks per game ranked fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference … went a perfect 5-5 from the floor against Kennesaw State on Jan. 25 … his eight-block game against Eckerd marked the most blocks in a game by any player in the A-Sun this season … had 10 games with multiple blocks … matched his previous career high of 12 points in a win against Samford on Dec. 14. 

Transferred to FGCU from Georgia Tech following the 2011-12 season and sat out 2012-13 per NCAA transfer rules.

As A Sophomore At Georgia Tech (2011-12) | Game-By-Game Stats 
Named to the Academic All-ACC Team as a management major ... saw time in 23 games, missing six games late in the season recovering from mono ... averaged 1.1 points and 2.1 rebounds over 7.7 minutes per game … blocked 11 shots … shot 52 percent (11-21) from the floor … had five points and equaled a career-high with seven rebounds in season opener against Florida A&M (Nov. 11) … equaled career-high seven rebounds at Maryland (Jan. 15) to go along with four points in 15 minutes.

As A Freshman At Georgia Tech (2010-11) | Game-By-Game Stats 
Key reserve in the post who played significant minutes ... missed three games after having his appendix removed on Jan. 27, but returned to play eight minutes and score a basket against FSU ... averaged 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game … second on the team with 17 blocks … grabbed an offensive rebound in 13 games and had 25 for the year … played against Virginia Tech (Jan. 25) after breaking his nose in practice the day before ... after getting fitted for a mask on Jan. 26, suffered a bout of appendicitis and had to have the appendix removed ... played in 12 of the 13 ACC games for which he was healthy, averaging 10.5 minutes a game ... scored four points, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and blocked two shots against Wake Forest (Jan. 19) ... made an early entrance into the Clemson (Jan. 12) game when both starting bigs went to the bench with foul trouble en route to playing a career-best 22 minutes with four points and four rebounds ... Solid 11 minutes against North Carolina (3 reb) ... played the best of Tech's post players at Northwestern (Nov. 30), going for five points, five rebounds, including three offensive, and two blocks.

High School
Three-year starter at center at J.R. Arnold High School in Panama City Beach for coach James Baxley ... holds the school's career scoring record (1,299 points), and led the team in rebounding all three years ... rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com ... All-State third team choice as a senior after averaging 21.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game as Arnold went 18-9 ... shot 75.5 percent from the floor, posted 17 double-doubles and three triple-doubles (points, rebounds, blocks) ... as a junior, averaged 14.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game ... participated in the high jump on his track team as a senior, as well as the 100, 200 and 400 meters ... set a school record of 6-foot-7 in the high jump, and posted best times in the 100 (11.52 seconds) and 200 (23.04) meters ... won a district championship in the high jump ... also lettered in tennis and baseball (pitcher/first base).

Personal
Born Nov. 15, 1991 in Panama City Beach, Fla. ... son of Glen and Ellen Hicks ... great grandfather, John Highberger, played for the NFL's Frankford Yellow Jackets in the 1920s and won two gold gloves as a boxer ... economics major.

In The News
FGCU looking to win board battle with FSU - Marco Island News