Nikki Hitchens Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Silverado HS Last College: Texas-Pan American Height: 5-10 Position: Forward / Guard Birthdate: 02/27/1983 Experience: 2L

UNLV Profile Gives the Lady Rebels good size at small forward ... explosive player, has good dribble penetration, can exploit some matchups she will see, while becoming one of the team's top rebounders.

(2004-05 - Junior): Led UNLV and was eighth in the league in field goal percentage (48.4%), and also finished 16th in rebounding with 4.9 rpg ... her 8.3 ppg ranked her third on the team ... posted 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting and added eight rebounds in MWC semifinals against New Mexico (3/11) ... five-of-six for 10 points and added six rebounds against BYU (3/3) ... posted first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Air Force (2/24) ... finished with eight points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Colorado State (2/17) ... registered a UNLV-high 20 points against both Northern Colorado (1/13) and Central Connecticut State (12/30) ... outstanding game against Northern Arizona (12/18), scoring 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting ... missed the first three games with a MCL injury.

(2003-04 - Sophomore): One of three Lady Rebels to start every game ... fifth on the team in scoring (5.5 ppg), fourth in rebounding (3.8 rpg) ... added 24 steals ... scored 12 points at the line at St. Mary's (1/3) ... 10 points against Cal Poly (12/30) ... was six-of-seven for 14 points against Mississippi State (12/28) ... scored season-high 16 points and added five-for-five for 10 points at Nevada, Reno (12/6) ... in her first career start for UNLV, scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds, and added four steals against Centenary (11/21).

Texas-Pan American (2001-02 Freshman): Played in 25 games with 10 starts ... team's third-leading scorer with 9.3 points per game and averaged 4.3 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high 23 points versus Schreiner on Dec. 30 ... first career start at Lamar on Dec. 1 ... brought down a career-high nine rebounds against Texas A&M-Kingsville ... career-high five steals versus Incarnate Word ... member of the school's inaugural women's basketball team.

High School A 2001 graduate of Silverado High School in Las Vegas, Nev. ... three-year letterwinner in basketball under coach Diane Hernandez ... led the Skyhawks to three division championships, two conference championships and three State 4A tournament appearances ... three-time all-conference and all-division honoree ... named MVP twice ... an all-state first team selection ... USA TODAY Honorable Mention ... averaged 15.5 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game and 2.4 steals per game ... three-time athlete of the week pick ... Nike Easter Classic MVP and Diamonds in the Rough MVP ... selected as Henderson's Top Female Player of the Year and named to the All-Henderson team ... Southeast Division MVP ... also played for the Las Vegas Vipers AAU team in the summer of 2000 ... Honor roll student.

Personal Ni'Quannya Sherice Hitchens ... born on Feb. 27, 1983, in Paramount, Calif. ... daughter of Gregory and Alanda Hitchens ... majoring in biology.

Hitchens' Career Statistics
YEAR	G-GS	FGM-FGA	FG%	3FG-ATT	3PT%	FT-FTA	FT%	OR-DR	REB	AVG	AST	TO	BLK	STL	MIN	PTS	AVG
*2001-02	25-10	92-198	.465	3-13	.231	45-64	.703	49-58	107	4.3	21	101	3	32	575	232	9.3
2003-04	34-34	72-171	.421	0-5	.000	44-60	.733	53-76	129	3.8	52	72	7	39	794	188	5.5
2004-05	28-24	91-188	.484	1-6	.167	48-73	.658	59-79	138	4.9	31	65	1	27	729	231	8.3
Totals	87-68	255-557	.458	4-24	.167	137-197	.695	161-213	374	4.3	104	238	11	98	2,098	651	7.5
* Texas-Pan American Statistics