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AT TECH
One of Sweden's better young players who enrolled at Tech after committing over the summer of 2002 ... Played two years for the Yellow Jackets before returning homs to his native country to continue his career.
2003-04
Had a much better go of it after missing more than half of his freshman season due to assorted injuries and an NCAA suspension (due to playing for a Swedish club team).
Played in 12 games as a sophomore and shot the ball very well, 80 percent overall and 62.5 percent from three-point range.
Notched a career-high 10 points in 12 minutes against Tennessee State, making all four field goal attempts and both three-pointers and handing out two assists.
Made 10 of his last 12 shots over the last five games he has played, misfiring twice against Marist ... Went 3-for-3 for eight points against Alabama A&M, draining both trey attempts.
2003 World University Games
Helped Sweden to a 4-4 record and 11th place in the 16-team field in Seoul, starting six of the eight games … Averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … Shot 47.6 percent from the floor in eight games, 44.0 percent (11-of-25) from three-point range and 85.0 percent from the free throw line … High game was 23 points in a win over Japan, also scored 20 in a win over China … Hit double figures in six games.
2002-03
Did not play in Tech's last five games … Also missed seven games in January and February due to a left calf muscle strain suffered in practice on Jan. 24 before playing four minutes against Wake Forest Feb. 26 … Sat out the season's first eight games on an NCAA mandate for playing three seasons with the Solna Vikings of the Swedish League.
Hit 3-of-16 three-point attempts in nine games, including 2-of-3 for six points against Cornell … Played 10 minutes at North Carolina Mar. 1, missing his only two shots but recording two assists … Averaged 10.0 points in Tech's two exhibition games, making 7-of-12 shots from the floor and 5-of-10 three-pointers … Also had four assists and two turnovers in 23 minutes of play.
HIGH SCHOOL/SWEDEN
Considered one of the premier young players in Sweden ("one of the five best shooting guards in Sweden" according to Eurobasket.com) ... Earned a spot on the Swedish Under-20 National Team in 2001, and recently was named to the Swedish National Team ... Finished his third season with the Solna Vikings team in the Swedish League, averaging 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists ... Shot 44.1 percent from the floor, 33.7 percent from three-point range and 77.4 percent from the free throw line ... Averaged 5.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 2000-01 ... Solna won the Swedish League championship all three years he was with the team, and he earned a spot on the Swedish League all-star team ... Attended Fryshusets Kunskap Centrum (FKC Stockholm) high school, graduating with a 3.47 grade-point average.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jim Allan Nyström ... Born October 5, 1982 in Kista, Stockholm ... Son of Allan and Mari Nyström ... Majored in Management.
Nyström's Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2002-03. 9-0 53/5.9 4-19 .211 3-16 .188 0-0 .000 1-3 4 0.4 8-0 5 3 0 2 11/1.2
2003-04. 12-0 48/4.0 12-15 .800 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 1-2 3 0.3 3-0 2 4 0 3 31/2.6
TOTAL... 21-0 101/4.8 16-34 .471 8-24 .333 2-4 .500 2-5 7 0.3 11-0 7 7 0 5 42/2.0
Nyström's Career Statistics (ACC Games Only)
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2002-03. 7-0 39/5.6 1-13 .077 1-11 .091 0-0 .000 1-2 3 0.4 4-0 3 2 0 1 3/0.4
2003-04. 1-0 2/2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0
TOTAL... 8-0 41/5.1 1-13 .077 1-11 .091 0-0 .000 1-2 3 0.4 4-0 3 2 0 1 3/0.4
Nyström's Career Highs
Points: 10, Tennessee State, 12-6-03Field Goals: 4, Tennessee State (4-4), 12-6-03
Field Goal Attempts: 5, Maryland (1-5), 12-29-02; Wake Forest (0-5), 1-19-03
Field Goal Pct: 1.000, Tennessee State (4-4), 12-6-03
3-Pt Field Goals: 2, Cornell (2-3), 1-8-03; Tennessee State (2-2), 12-6-02; Alabama A&M (2-2), 12-17-03
3-Pt Field Goal Att.: 5, Maryland (1-5), 12-29-02
3-Point FG Pct.: 1.000, Tennessee State (2-2), 12-6-02; Alabama A&M (2-2), 12-17-03
Free Throws: 2, Marist (2-2), 12-23-02
Free Throw Attempts: 2, Tennessee State (0-2), 12-6-03; Marist (2-2), 12-23-02
Rebounds: 1, seven times
Assists: 2, Cornell, 1-8-03; North Carolina, 3-1-03; Tennessee State, 12-6-03
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 2, UL-Lafayette, 11-18-03
Minutes: 13, Wake Forest, 1-19-03
Nyström Game-by-Game
| 2003-04 | MP | FG | 3FG | FT | O-R | A | TO | Bl | St | Pts |
| UL-Lafayette | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Hofstra | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | dnp | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee State | 12 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Saint Louis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama A&M | 5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| St. John's | dnp | |||||||||
| Marist | 9 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| VCU | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | dnp | |||||||||
| North Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State | dnp | |||||||||
| Clemson | dnp | |||||||||
| Duke | dnp | |||||||||
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Tennessee | dnp | |||||||||
| North Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State | dnp | |||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | dnp | |||||||||
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Duke (ACC) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Iowa (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Boston College (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Nevada (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Kansas (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Connecticut (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Season Highs | 12 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002-03 | MP | FG | 3FG | FT | O-R | A | TO | Bl | St | Pts |
| Ark-PB | dnp | |||||||||
| Georgia | dnp | |||||||||
| Gard.-Webb | dnp | |||||||||
| Minnesota | dnp | |||||||||
| Marist | dnp | |||||||||
| Tennessee | dnp | |||||||||
| Troy State | dnp | |||||||||
| Syracuse | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | 9 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tulane | dnp | |||||||||
| Cornell | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NC State | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | 13 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elon | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duke | inj | |||||||||
| N. Carolina | inj | |||||||||
| Virginia | inj | |||||||||
| Clemson | inj | |||||||||
| Maryland | inj | |||||||||
| NC State | inj | |||||||||
| Florida State | inj | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Carolina | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State (ACC) | dnp | |||||||||
| Ohio St. (NIT) | dnp | |||||||||
| Iowa (NIT) | dnp | |||||||||
| Texas Tech (NIT) | dnp |
*game started
