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Nick Courtney

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Coppell, Texas

High School:
Coppell

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 170

Position:
Defender

About Courtney: A skilled and athletically gifted defender ... Capable of playing in the midfield or anywhere in the back ... A potential starter.

In 2007: Played in 12 games with two starts ... Posted the game-winning goal over Bradley on Sept. 9 ... Logged minutes in ACC matches against Maryland, Duke, Clemson and Boston College.

In 2006: Saw action in 10 games with seven starts ... Made Deacon debut as a starter in season opener vs. Central Florida (Aug. 25) ... Registered starts vs. four top 20 teams (No. 13 Penn State, No. 20 Ohio State, No 6 Duke, No. 6 Maryland) ... Earned assist in spring season match vs. Carolina RailHawks.

Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Coppell HS for head coach John Lawhon ... Helped Coppell to the Texas 5A State Championship in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2005 ... Team was ranked fifth in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Winter National Rankings ... Named district Most Valuable Player, all-area and Texas All-Tournament team in 2005 ... Earned all-district in 2004 ... Plays club soccer for FC Texas and head coach Charles DeLong ... Member of his church youth group and high school band ... Four-time regional band member.

Personal: Born in Grapevine, Texas on November 30, 1987 ... Son of Evelia Soto and Felix Courtney ... Chose Wake Forest over SMU, Brown and Tulsa ... Pursuing a degree in physics.

Career Stats

YearGP-GSShotsGoalsAssistsPointsGWG
200610-800000
200712-221021
Totals22-1021021