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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

20 Nicole Urbanick

20 Nicole Urbanick

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Divine Child
  • Hometown:
    Grosse Ile, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career Notes
• Broke school record and ranks No. 1 all-time in career 3-pointers made (242).
• Also 19th in program history in career scoring with 1,165 total points.
• Played in 117 career games with 101 starts, becoming ninth player in school history to surpass 100 game starts.
• Second in school history in 3-pointers made per game (2.07) and 13th in program history with a 34.9 3-point field goal percentage.
• Also ranked fourth in free throw percentage (78.6) and first in 3-point field goals attempted (693) at conclusion of career.
• Made three or more 3-point field goals in a game 43 times during career.
• Tied school record with eight 3-pointers made against Eastern Michigan as a sophomore and led HL and ranked 19th in the NCAA in 3-point FG made per game (2.77) during her sophomore campaign.

2017-18
• Voted to the five-member Horizon League Women's Basketball All-Academic Team.
• Honored with the team's Academic Award at the year-end banquet.
• Played in all 30 games, starting 29 in her final season.
• Averaged 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.9 minutes per game.
• Set career-highs in rebounds (107), assists (60) and blocks (17). Led the Titans with her 60 assists, ranking second at 2.0 assists per game.
• Was second on the squad with her 47 3-pointers made, ranking 16th in the Horizon League at 1.6 triples made per game.
• Led the Titans in free throw percentage (86.9), sinking 53-of-61 from the line.
• Ranked third on the team in scoring (8.7 points per game), rebounding (3.8 rebounds per game) and blocks (17).
• Swatted away a season-high three blocks in season opener at Miami (11/10).
• Secured a season-best nine rebounds during San Juan Shootout against North Texas (11/24).
• Scored a season-high-tying 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting at Kent State (11/30).
• Posted 11 points against both Western Michigan (12/8) and Eastern Michigan (12/17) during the non-conference season.
• Became 22nd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points with 12 points at Cleveland State (12/30), which also began a five-game double figure scoring streak.
• Totaled 10 points and a season-high-tying five assists vs. Northern Kentucky (1/4).
• Connected on three 3-pointers for 15 points, adding six rebounds and four assists vs. Wright State (1/6).
• Notched 14 points and seven rebounds vs. Milwaukee (1/20).
• Sank five 3-pointers for a season-high-tying 17 points vs. Cleveland State (2/1).
• Dished out five assists in back-to-back games in final two home games of career -- against IUPUI (2/17) and vs. Oakland (2/19) on Senior Day.
• Broke all-time 3-point field goals made record on Senior Day against Oakland, hitting a triple in the first quarter for her 232nd career trey. She finished with 15 points in final home game.
• Finished season strong, going 5-of-7 from the outside and netting 17 points in regular season finale at Green Bay (2/25).
• Hit three more triples and dished out three assists against NKU (3/2) during Horizon League Championship.
• Led the team in minutes played (957), surpassing 900 for the third-straight season.
• Scored in double figures 13 times during her senior campaign.
• Tallied 17 games of multiple assists and 15 contests of multiple 3-pointers.
• Had a 1.09 assist-to-turnover ratio to lead the squad.
• Received 2017 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.2 GPA+).
• Earned 2017-18 Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA or better).

2016-17
• Started 31 games for the Titans in her junior season.
• Averaged 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30.1 minutes per game.
• Led the team and ranked second in the Horizon League in 3-pointers made per game (2.4), while finishing third in the league in total 3-pointers made (72).
• Finished season ranked in the top 100 in the NCAA Division I rankings in 3-point FG percentage (72nd, 37.7%), 3-point FG made per game (86th, 2.32) & total 3-point FG made (95th, 72).
• Tied-for-sixth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (37.7%).
• Ranked third on the team in scoring, totaling 15 double-digit scoring efforts.
• Made multiple 3-pointers in a contest 18 different times, including three or more 13 times. Sank at least one triple in 29 of 31 games played.
• Opened season with back-to-back games of four 3-pointers, scoring 18 points at Delaware State (11/11) and 16 points at East Carolina (11/13).
• Sank four treys at Minnesota (12/3).
• Connected on 5-of-7, 3-point attempts in scoring season-highs of 20 points vs. UIC (12/31) and Northern Kentucky (1/16).
• Went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc -- including making five 3-pointers in the first half -- and scored 18 points in win over #21/24 Green Bay (2/4).
• Had a season-best five assists in the HL Championship semifinal win over Wright State (3/6).
• Sank 8-for-16 trey attempts during the three-game HL Championship run.
• Made 42-of-110 triples (38.2 percent) in 18 league contests.
• Tallied a 1.13 assist-to-turnover ratio, posting 41 assists.
• Earned Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• Received Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades.

2015-16
• Sophomore sharpshooter started all 30 games.
• Led the Horizon League and ranked 19th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (2.77).
• Averaged 14.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 33.3 minutes per game.
• Ranked third on the team and eighth in the Horizon League in scoring.
• Her 83 triples led the Titans, was fourth in the conference and ranked third all-time in single-season Detroit history.
• Second on squad with 35.2 percent shooting clip from outside -- including 36.8 mark in Horizon League play.
• Earned Best Defensive Player Award at year-end banquet.
• Tallied 21 games of multiple 3-pointers made and nine contests of four or more triples made.
• Scored in double figures in 22 contests, including 20 or more five times and reached 30 points twice during season.
• Scored 24 points in just 20 minutes vs. Salem International (12/5).
• Tied school record with eight 3-pointers made (8-for-14 from deep) vs. Eastern Michigan (12/30), scoring a season-high 32 points.
• Sank six triples and went 6-for-6 from charity stripe, scoring 24 points vs. Cleveland State (1/4).
• Tallied seven triples and went 9-for-15 from field in 31-point performance at UIC (1/9).
• Made four more 3-pointers for 14 points vs. Northern Kentucky (1/16), sinking game-winning trey with seconds left.
• Dished out a season-high seven assists vs. Oakland (1/23).
• Filled up stat sheet with 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists vs. Wright State (2/20).
• Her 15th game of three or more triples came in the HL Championship quarterfinal vs. Valparaiso (3/10).
• Tied for third on team with 25 steals and was fourth in assists with 47.
• Shot 78.1 percent from free throw line (57-for-73).
• Finished the season seventh in the league in minutes played per game (33.3).
• A two-time College Sports Madness Horizon League Player of the Week (1/11 & 12/7).
• Earned Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2014-15
• Started 11 games, while appearing in 26 total contests as a freshman.
• Averaged 7.1 points – fifth on the team – and 2.8 rebounds per game.
• Shot 37.5 percent (66-of-176) from the field and 35.4 percent (40-of-113) from the three-point line.
• Her 40 treys were tied for the third most on the team.
• Ranked eighth in three-point field-goal percentage (.354) and 13th in 3-point field goals per game (1.5) in the Horizon League.
• Was also ninth among the league’s true freshmen in scoring, tied for second in 3-point field goals per game and fourth in total 3-pointers made.
• Scored in double digits on seven occasions and connected on at least one 3-pointer in 17 games.
• Poured in a game-high 17 points, tying her season high, and hit a career-best six field goals and five 3-pointers at Green Bay.
• Ended with three points and six rebounds at Milwaukee.
• Tallied a season-high 17 points hitting 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from downtown with four boards and two steals at Valparaiso.
• Hit three more 3-pointers for nine points versus Cleveland State.
• Had a season-high seven rebounds against Youngstown State.
• Netted 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-5 3FG) with four rebounds at UIC.
• Nailed a season-high four trifectas for 12 points against Green Bay.
• Came back after missing four games with an injury to score four points and collecting a rebound against Oakland.
• Registered 12 points (4-9 FG, 3-7 3FG) against Madonna.
• Recorded 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-7 3FG) versus St. Bonaventure.
• Had 10 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal against Marygrove.
• Finished with five points hitting a three and a two in 11 minutes of action in her collegiate debut at Michigan.
• A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Prep
• Earned four letters in basketball and three in track at field at Divine Child, where she won a state championship in 2011 playing with Titan teammate Rosanna Reynolds.
• Served as a team captain as a junior and senior.
• Selected Detroit News First Team All-West and First Team All-State as a senior.
• Also tabbed Associated Press Class B All-State Honorable Mention and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Class B All-State Team in 2014.
• Named Detroit News All-State Honorable Mention and Special Mention BCAM's Best Girls' All-State Team as a junior.
• Two-time All-Catholic, All-Area and All-City.
• Finished her junior season with 14.9 points per game, shooting over 46% from the field.
• Touted as of the top 70 seniors by the Midwest Girls Basketball Report in 2013.
• Played AAU with the Michigan Monarchs.
• In track, she helped her team to a state championship in 2012 as she was part of the first place 4x400-meter relay. As a senior, she was All-City and All-Catholic and All-State in the 4x200 and 4x400.
 
Personal
• Daughter of Barbara and James Urbanick.
• Her mom and dad both played basketball at Wayne State.
• Has two younger brothers.
• Her grandfather graduated from the University of Detroit in 1964 with a degree in electrical engineering.
• A member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society in high school.
• Enrolled in the seven-year Dental program.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
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    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
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    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
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    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    20