AN OVERVIEW
Nikola Kecman transferred to Ohio State in 2008 after spending a season at Eastern Arizona in Thatcher, Ariz., where he was named the Arizona Community College Athletics Association tournament MVP. He scored a team-high 21 points in the Gila Monsters’ 69-58 win over Arizona Western in the Region I Championship. The victory earned Eastern Arizona a spot in its first NJCAA Tournament appearance since 1995. Kecman was recognized in the tournament with the Sesher Sportsmanship Award, presented annually to the player demonstrating the best sportsmanship throughout the tournament and helped Eastern Arizona to a fifth-place tournament finish.

Kecman averaged 13.4 points as a freshman and scored 428 points, the second-highest scoring total on the team. He made 170 of 301 (.565) field goals and 35 of 80 (.438) 3-pointers. Kecman is eligible to play three seasons with the Buckeyes beginning in 2009-10.

Kecman is the son of Nevenka and Vitomir. He is a native of Belgrade, Serbia. After graduation, Nikola hopes to play basketball professionally.

KECMAN IN 2008-09
• Kecman tore his left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in practice Jan. 12 and sat out the remainder of the season.
• Marked his first minutes of play for the Buckeyes vs. Houston Baptist Jan. 9
• Recorded his first Ohio State points against the Huskies (1/9/09) ... grabbed 5 rebs. and posted 6 pts. in 11 minutes of play
• Sat out the first 12 games of the 2008-09 season to satisfy NCAA penalty