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2001-02: First-year player cracked the 49ers starting lineup ... started 29 of 30 games, averaging 10.0 points and 3.6 rebounds ... vs. C-USA: 9.1 points; 2.9 rebounds ... 49ers leading scorer in NCAA loss to Notre Dame (15 pts; career-high 9 rebounds; 6 assists) and vs. Cincinnati in C-USA Semifinal loss (17 pts; 7-10 FG)... shot .368 from long-range ... also a strong perimeter defender ... 16 games in double figures with high of 22 (5-11 3FG) vs. Valparaiso; 19 (4-8 3FG) in home win vs. Saint Louis ... hit a three in all but four games ... topped team in assists in C-USA play with 70 (4.4/gm) ... had a 1.73 A-TO ratio ... career-best 8 assists vs. Tulane ... surpassed 100 assists ... third-team Junior College all-America was ranked as one of the top four junior college perimeter players in the nation.
At Hill Junior College (Hillsboro, Texas): Named third-team all-America by Ballplayers J.C. Report ... averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists in his one and only season there ... also attended South Plain Community College, where he averaged 15 points and eight assists as a freshman ... was ranked as one of the top four junior college perimeter players in the nation by Mike Mitchell’s “Midwest Scouting Service” ... scored 17 points on four-of-six three pointers and added eight assists in Rick Ball’s Top 20 Junior College All-Star Game ... chose the 49ers over Oklahoma State, Illinois and Auburn ... attended L.D. Bell High School in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Personal: Is the son of Rochelle Nash and the late Curtis Nash, Sr. ... has a younger brother Casey ... was born November 7, 1980.
Notes/Highlights:
* Curtis scored in double figures in 16 games, last year.
* Curtis owned a 1.73 A-TO ratio, seeing time at the 1, 2 and 3 spots.
* Curtis enjoyed a seven-game stretch in C-USA play in which he passed out 37 assists (5.3) with only 8 turnovers (1.1).
“We’re going to put the ball in his hands, more and let him make plays and make decisions. He has a chance to be an all-conference player because of his size and because he can play the point.” -- Bobby Lutz
