2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

4 Nika Metskhvarishvili

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Highschool LEPL Public School #1666

Biography

HONORS
Preseason Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2022-23)
NABC Honors Court (2021-22)

2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Preseason Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Played in and started five games before being sidelined due to a knee injury which required season-ending surgery … Averaged 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists … Shot 33% (16-of-49) from the floor, 6-of-18 from 3-point distance and 69% (11-of-16) from the free-throw line … Scored in double figures three times with one double-double … Hit three 3-pointers in the first half and led the team with 15 points (5-of-8 field-goal attempts, 3-of-5 3-pointers) and five rebounds vs. Central Baptist (11/14/2022) ... Secured his only double-double of the season and second of his ULM career with 10 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists vs. Dallas Christian (11/10/22) ... Matched Jamari Blackmon with a team-high 10 points while adding a team-leading nine rebounds in the season opener at Texas A&M (11/7/22).

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE-2)
ULM’s top option off the bench played in 28 games with five starts in his first season at ULM as a second-year sophomore, averaging 10.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 41.5 percent (103-of-248) from the floor … led the team in blocked shots (22) and ranked second on the team in rebounding … totaled 12 double-figure scoring games, including four games with 20-or-more points … had one double-double, scoring a team-best 15 points to go with a team-high 11 rebounds at Texas State (1/13/22) … led the team in scoring eight times … his play improved throughout the season, averaging 11.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game inside Sun Belt Conference action .. scored in double figures in five consecutive games from Jan. 8-22 … led the team in scoring for a third consecutive game, picking up a career-high 23 points on the strength of an 8-of-11 effort from the free-throw line as ULM picked up a road win at UT Arlington, 62-55, in overtime (1/15/22) … led the Warhawks in scoring with 22 points while adding seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block vs. Arkansas State (1/8/22) … picked up a team-best 21 points (4-of-6 3-pointers) with six rebounds in ULM’s 82-69 win at Stephen F. Austin (12/14/21) … efficient game with 20 points (7-of-9 field-goal attempts, 3-of-3 3-pointers) to go with four rebounds at Coastal Carolina (12/30/21) … closed out the road trip at App State (1/1/22) with another 3-of-3 effort from 3-point range, scoring 17 points with four rebounds … led the Warhawks with 16 points while adding four rebounds vs. Georgia State (1/29/22) … paced the Warhawks in scoring (13 points) and rebounding (seven boards) vs. South Alabama (1/22/22) … one of three Warhawks with 15 points in ULM’s 96-66 win over Northwestern State in Ruston (11/22/21).
 
RANGER CC
Played in 23 games with six starts as a sophomore at Ranger College in Ranger, Texas, in 2020-21, averaging 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 51.6 percent (96-of-186) from the floor and 45.6 percent (26-of-57) from 3-point range … scored in double figures 14 times while topping 20 points four times … tallied a season-high 28 points (10-of-19 field-goal attempts, 4-of-6 3-pointers) with six rebounds and three assists vs. Grayson (3/3/21) … closed the season with 22 points, shooting a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor and 1-of-1 3-point field goals, to go with three rebounds against Cowley at the NJCAA Division I Tournament (4/23/21) … scored 20 points (7-of-13 field-goal attempts, 2-of-4 3-pointers) while adding seven rebounds and two assists vs. Collin (4/6/21) … tallied 20 points (8-of-10 field-goal attempts) with seven rebounds and two assists at Weatherford (3/15/21) … scored in double figures in four consecutive games from March 13-20.
 
SEWARD CC
Played in eight games with three starts as a freshman at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, in 2019-20, averaging 8.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game while shooting 49.1 percent (26-of-53) from the field … Scored in double figures five times … Scored a season-high 15 points (6-of-10 field-goal attempts) with three steals vs. Butler (11/26/19) … Opened the season with four consecutive double figure games, scoring 13 points against Midland (11/1/19), 13 against Eastern Oklahoma State (11/2/19), 13 against Lamar Community College JV (11/7/19) and 11 at Midland (11/15/19).
 
PERSONAL
Born October 10, 1999 … Graduated from LEPL Public School #1666 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes: 40, at UT Arlington (1/15/22)
Points: 23, at UT Arlington (1/15/22)
Rebounds: 11, at Texas State (1/13/22)
Field Goals: 9, vs. Arkansas State (1/8/22)
Field-Goal Attempts: 19, vs. Arkansas State (1/8/22)
3-Point Field Goals: 4, 2x, last vs. Arkansas State (1/8/22)
3-Point FG Attempts: 9, vs. Arkansas State (1/8/22)
Free Throws: 8, at UT Arlington (1/15/22)
Free-Throw Attempts: 11, at UT Arlington (1/15/22)
Assists: 6, vs. UL Lafayette (2/17/22)
Blocks: 3, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (12/18/21)
Steals: 4, vs. Dallas Christian (11/10/22)
 
MISCELLANEOUS
Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 15
Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 2
Career 20+ Point Games: 4
Career Double-Doubles: 2

CAREER STATS
Season GP GS MIN M/G FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT%
2021-22 28 5 631 22.5 103 248 .415 30 84 .357 44 68 .647
2022-23 5 5 128 25.5 16 49 .327 6 18 .333 11 16 .688
TOTAL 33 10 759 23.0 119 297 .401 36 102 .353 55 84 .655
Season OR DR REB R/G PF AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2021-22 39 87 126 4.5 58 38 39 22 20 280 10.0
2022-23 11 18 29 5.8 10 7 11 3 9 49 9.8
TOTAL 50 105 155 4.7 68 45 50 25 29 329 10.0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    4