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Nicholas Muszynski (born November 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Nick Muszynski

Muszynski with Belmont in 2019
No. 33 – Astoria Bydgoszcz
Position	Center
League	PLK
Personal information
Born	(1998-11-19) November 19, 1998 (age 23)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Charles Prep (Columbus, Ohio)
College	Belmont (2018–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2022–present	Astoria Bydgoszcz
Career highlights and awards
4× First-team All-OVC (2019–2022) OVC Freshman of the Year (2019) OVC tournament MVP (2020)

Early life and high school career

Growing up, Muszynski played volleyball and swam, but began focusing on basketball in sixth grade.[1] He admired Tim Duncan for his fundamentals, modelling his game after him. Muszynski played basketball for Saint Charles Preparatory School in Columbus, Ohio[2] He was a member of the junior varsity team in his sophomore season, before being promoted to the varsity team and averaging 11.5 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior. In his senior season, Muszynski averaged 16 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, leading his team to a 24–3 record.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Belmont over offers from Air Force, Stony Brook and UNC Asheville.[1]

College career

Muszynski redshirted his first season at Belmont. In his debut game, he posted 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks against Illinois State.[4] As a freshman, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. He earned Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Freshman of the Year and First Team All-OVC honors.[5] On November 26, 2019, Muszynski posted a career-high 30 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in an 87–82 loss to Eastern Washington.[6] On January 4, 2020, he recorded 25 points, 16 rebounds and five assists in an 87–55 win against Eastern Illinois.[7] Muszynski helped Belmont win the 2020 OVC tournament and was named MVP after posting 25 points and eight rebounds against Murray State in the final.[8] He averaged 15.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game as a sophomore, repeating on the First Team All-OVC.[3] In his junior season opener against Howard on November 26, Muszynski became Belmont's NCAA Division I career blocks leader.[9] As a junior, he averaged 15 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, earning First Team All-OVC honors for a third straight year.[5] Muszynski was again named to the First Team All-OVC as a senior.[10]

Professional career

On August 5, 2022, he has signed with Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[11]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Belmont	Redshirt
2018–19	Belmont	32	32	24.9	.604	.364	.779	5.8	2.7	.6	2.2	14.7
2019–20	Belmont	33	32	24.8	.596	.327	.660	6.4	1.7	.4	1.6	15.3
2020–21	Belmont	27	27	25.0	.586	.077	.734	5.6	1.7	.2	1.6	15.0
Career		92	91	24.9	.596	.298	.723	5.9	2.0	.4	1.8	15.0

References

External links

• Belmont Bruins bio

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