| Pierre Niles |
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Overview
Saw limited time as a reserve in 2006-07 ... Has a game that can go inside and outside ... Has unbelievable hands and feet for his size ... Coaches would like to see him get his weight to around 270-75 pounds ... Gives opponents mismatch problems with his quickness ... Runs the floor well ... Can step away from the basket and shoot the ball.
Career
Has played in 25 games ... Averaging 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds ... Has four assists, nine blocks and eight steals ... Shooting 42.1 percent from the floor.
2006-07 Season (Freshman)
Saw game action in 25 contests ... Averaged 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds ... Shot 42.1 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from the free throw line ... Had four assists, nine blocked shots and eight steals ... Ranked among Conference USA freshmen leaders in rebounding (16th) and blocked shots (11th) ... Postseason (NCAA/C-USA Tournaments): Played in five of the Tigers' seven postseason games ... Averaged 0.2 points and 1.0 boards while shooting 50 percent from the free throw line ... Had four assists and one block ... Saw game action in two NCAA Tournament contests ... Averaged 0.5 boards in NCAA Tournament play ... Played two minutes vs. Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament South Region semifinal ... Grabbed one rebound in three minutes vs. North Texas in the NCAA Tournament first round ... Played in all three Conference USA Tournament games ... Averaged 0.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in the league tournament ... Saw a minute of action vs. Houston in the C-USA Tournament championship game ... Played a postseason-high 10 minutes vs. Tulane in the C-USA Tournament semifinal ... Scored one point (1-of-2 FT) and grabbed one board vs. the Green Wave ... Had three rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in six minutes vs. Marshall in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinal contest ... Conference USA play: Played in 10 of the Tigers' 16 conference games ... Averaged 1.4 points, 1.8 boards and 0.5 blocks ... Shot 41.7 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the foul line ... Gave valuable minutes off the bench in a road win at SMU to clinch a perfect 16-0 C-USA regular season for the Tigers ... Scored five points (2-of-3 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and had four boards and two blocks in seven minutes vs. the Mustangs ... Pulled down four rebounds in 10 minutes in a home victory over Rice ... Had four boards and one blocked shot vs. Tulane ... Played a C-USA-high 12 minutes vs. the Green Wave ... Scored two points and grabbed one board in a home win over SMU ... Had three points (1-of-2 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and attempted his first career three-pointer vs. UCF ... Scored two points (2-of-2 FT) and pulled down one rebound in a home win over Tulsa ... Had two points (1-of-3 FG) and two rebounds vs. UAB ... Grabbed two rebounds and blocked one shot vs. Marshall ... Non-conference play (regular season games only): Saw action in 10 of the Tigers' 14 non-Conference USA contests ... Averaged 2.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.8 steals ... Shot 50 percent from the floor ... Had two points and two rebounds in a home win over Cincinnati ... Grabbed two boards in a home victory over Middle Tennessee ... Had two points and three rebounds vs. Manhattan ... Posted six points, four boards, one assist and three steals (tied career high) in a home win over Arkansas State ... Tied a career best with seven rebounds vs. Kentucky in the EA Sports Maui Invitational third-place game ... Also scored four points vs. the Wildcats ... Pulled down a career-high seven boards vs. Oklahoma in the EA Sports Maui Invitational first round ... Added six points, one assist, one blocked shot and two steals vs. the Sooners ... Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Jackson State in the season opener ... Had four points, four boards, one assist and one block in the home win over Jackson State.
Summer 2004
Played for the South team in the USA Youth Development Festival ... South squad posted a perfect 5-0 record and earned the festival's gold medal ... Saw action in three games ... Averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds.
High School
Attended The Patterson School in Lenior, N.C., the second half of the 2005-06 campaign ... Transferred from Florida Prep ... Helped The Patterson School to a 34-3 overall record and a No. 3 national ranking from Scout.com ... Played in the 2006 Derby Festival Classic in April 2006 ... Before senior campaign, was rated the nation's No. 22 power forward and Tennessee's No. 7 player ... Ranked the nation's No. 37 player by YouthPrepStars.com ... Prior to attending prep school, played for Ridgeway High School in Memphis ... Averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 in his junior campaign at Ridgeway (2004-05) ... Named a finalist for the 2005 Memphis Commercial Appeal "Best of the Preps" Player of the Year honor ... Selected to the 2005 Appeal's "Best of the Preps"/All-Metro Class AAA team ... Helped lead the Roadrunners to a 34-5 record and the Tennessee Class AAA state championship ... Had 16 points and 12 boards in the state title game ... Named the Tennessee Class AAA state tournament MVP ... Also helped lead Ridgeway to the District 15-AAA and Region 8-AAA tournament titles ... Picked to the 2005 Tennessee All-State second team.
Personal
Full name is Jartavious Pierre Niles ... Born June 7, 1987 ... Son of Ruby Niles and Harvey Henderson ... Major is undeclared.
CAREER STATISTICS
-- Total -- -- 3-Point -- -- Rebounds --
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO A TO B ST Pts-Avg
2006-07 25-0 185/7.4 16-38 .421 0-1 .000 7-16 .438 20-34 54 2.2 36-1 4 16 9 8 39-1.6
