Daily News | Family ties help form La Salle guard Josh Nickelberry’s love for the game
His mother, Meredith McKinney, and stepmother, Jessie, were former athletes and are Army veterans. In addition, his father, Gerald Nickelberry, was an All-American linebacker at Northern Illinois, where he finished sixth in career tackles .
“I started getting recruited in eighth-grade,” said Nickelberry, who studies sports broadcasting. “So once I [saw] I started getting looks, I got my first offer in ninth grade. It just made me go even harder.”He started playing AAU for Team Loaded North Carolina in eighth and ninth grade, followed by Game Elite Gold in Atlanta in 10th and 11th grade. A car ride could take six hours. A train ride could range between eight to 10 hours. A plane ride? Less than two hours.
“Those are a few guys I’ve been playing with since I was in fifth grade. ... So, being able to play with all high-level players and them all be on the same team that one year, it was great,” he said. “We went to state, and we ended up losing the state championship. But it was a great season. So then after that, I just decided to jump back to my own lane.”
Nickelberry spent his freshman and sophomore years as a Cardinal, averaging 2.8 points and 13.2 minutes per game in his second season when he was injured. In the summer before his sophomore season, he had cartilage break off his left knee and on the side of his kneecap. He played on the knee most of the year, causing it to grow worse. At the end of the season, Nickelberry broke off more cartilage behind his kneecap and needed a second surgery.
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