Tomas Nagys Class: Senior Hometown: Mazeikiai, Lithuania Height / Weight: 6-10 / 250 Position: Forward Experience: 3VL Major: Marketing

Overview: Has 315 points and 311 career rebounds entering his senior year...has played 83 games in three-years at Clemson, third among active players...enters his senior year with career 67.4 percent free throw accuracy, his exact percentage as a junior...has 37 career blocked shots, second among active Tigers behind Ray Henderson…has started only nine games, but averages 13 minutess per game over his career, including 15 per game each of the last two seasons…did not have a start as a junior, but averaged 15 minutes per game…shot career high 47 percent last year…one of three three-year lettermen on the Clemson team…needs just six hours in the second semester to earn his degree in four years in  marketing….has played well against Florida State and Virginia in his career…has 35 points and 31 rebounds against Florida State, 37 points and 32 rebounds against North Carolina…averages 6.2 points and 5.4 rebounds a game against Virginia for his career.

In 2001-02: Played well over the last three games, he hit 7 of his last nine shots to close season at 47 percent from the field...also made 11 of his   last 14 free throws to finish the season...did not start a game, but played all 30 contests as a junior...did not lead the team in any category, but was solid in many areas...third on the team in free throw shooting percentage and blocked shots...fourth in rebounding...second on the team in rebounding on a  40-minute basis, his 4.5 average in just 15 minutes per game was equivalent to a 12.0 rebounding average for a 40-minute game... does a good job drawing fouls, he attempted 86 free throws in just 15 minutes per game... played at least double figures in minutes in all but five games, but never more than 24.

Best Games of 2001-02:  Closed his junior season in grand style, he had 18 points and nine rebounds in the ACC Tournament game against Florida State in Charlotte...made 5-6 shots from the field, 1-1 on three-point attempts and 7-10 from the foul line...the nine rebounds tied a career high and the 18 points were just one short of his career high...also, did not have a turnover in 30 minutes and made the field goal with 0.6 seconds left that sent the game into overtime...that was his best game of the year, just his third double figure scoring games... against North Carolina on Jan. 27 had nine points and nine rebounds, he made 7-9 free throws…had solid game  in first meeting vs. Florida State, he contributed five points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes... made his first three-point goal of the year at Maryland, second straight year he has made his first three at Cole Fieldhouse... played 24 minutes against #5 Virginia and did not score, but he made a contribution with his hustle and interior defense... had five rebounds, including four offensive, two blocks and three steals... had  two double figure scoring games early in the year, 12 in the win over Charleston Southern and 11 at Penn State....had season high tying nine rebounds in the win at Penn State, including five offensive rebounds...had eight points and eight rebounds in loss to Yale as a reserve... had one of his better games of the year against a top-25 Miami (FL), he scored eight points on 4-6 shooting and had four rebounds in just 18 minutes...made 5-6 shots from the field against Charleston Southern and 3-3 against Elon.

In 2000-01:   Had more rebounds than points (115-103) in 2000-1,  and that is the same for his career, he has 176 rebounds and 169 points…led the Tigers in blocked shots with 17…had better stats against ACC teams than non-league, he averaged 4.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in league play…third on the team in rebounds in league play, he averaged 4.9 in 16 minutes per game…that would be a double-digit average if pro rated to a 40-minute game… shot 26 percent from the field the first 18 games of the year, 46 percent in the last 10… missed three games with a sprained ankle in early January, he suffered against Charleston Southern...had five rebounds in just 10 minutes in that game prior to the injury…. had 115  rebounds in just 404  minutes, that would pro rate to about 12 rebounds a game for a 40 minute game.

Best Games of 2001-02:  Had a 19-point, 9-rebound performance at Virginia...that was his career high in scoring and tied his high in rebounding...shot 5-7 from the field, including 2-2 from three-point land...did that in 21 minutes...had six points and seven rebounds in regular season finale against Florida State...had an important five points and six rebounds in just 18 minutes in the win over #1 North Carolina...had just his second career three-point goal and a diving banker for five points in a row in the last quarter of that win...had outstanding week at Maryland and at home against Duke... had career high nine rebounds at Maryland...also scored seven points, including his first career three-point goal...added two blocked shots and three steals...followed that with 3-4 shooting and seven points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes against Duke at Littlejohn Coliseum...contributed to the win over NC State with six rebounds in just nine minutes...had career high nine rebounds in 22 minutes against 10th-ranked Seton Hall, he also had four points and two blocked shots...had eight rebounds in 18 active minutes against Florida Atlantic.

In 1999-00:  Strong forward who put on 25 pounds of muscle from the end of his freshman year to start of sophomore season… benefitted by playing for Lithuanian Junior National team in summer of 2000.... took a team best 12 charges for the year in just 193 minutes of play...got the the free throw line 58 times in just 193 minutes, the best on the team in terms of minutes per free throw...shot strong 69 percent from the foul line for the year...only Lithuanian on Clemson team, he is following in the tradition set by Andrius Jurkunas, a member of three Clemson NCAA Tournament teams…. handled the ball well, he had just 21  turnovers in 193  minutes… fourth on the club in free throw   shooting at 69  percent that year.

Best Games of 1999-00: Played well at the outset of the season, he had 11 points and six rebounds in just 13 minutes in exhibition game against California All-Stars to open the season...started in two of Clemson's best wins of the season, the victory over South Carolina and the win over NCAA Tournament team Winthrop… had season high eight rebounds at Duke, he also  scored eight points in productive 17 minutes...that was his top minutes played total in an ACC game and his top all-around game of the season...six of his eight rebounds were offensive, the top offensive rebounding game by a Tiger in 1999-00...led Clemson in rebounding in game with South Carolina State, he had eight in that game, including four off the offensive boards...made 5-6 free throws in that game, he was 7-8 from the line in his first game...had seven points in win over East Tennessee State  to open the season and added seven more in win over NCAA Tournament team Winthrop...had seven points in eight productive minutes against Virginia.

In High School:   Led Montgomery Catholic High to the 1999 Capital City conference championship, then the state 2A Championship in Alabama...named first-team all-conference and second-team all-state…played in the Alabama state high school North-South All-Star game...led Maurice Bailey's team to a 26-6 record this past year...averaged 14 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots per game his senior year...altogether played three years of high school basketball and one year of track...played just the one year in Alabama at Montgomery Catholic and two years of High School  in Lithuania...also has significant experience playing on various junior national teams in Lithuania, the same types of teams that helped mold Andrius Jurkunas game... born Tomas Nagys in Mazeikiai, Lithuania on March 5, 1980...majoring in management  at Clemson...comes from good genes, both his mother  (Laima) and father (Stasys)  played for professional teams in Lithuania.

Coach Larry Shyatt on Tomas Nagys
“Tomas has had an exceptional preseason.  He is in the finest shape both physically and mentally that he has been in, since he first came to Clemson.   Academically, he needs just six more hours in the spring semester to graduate.  He has been a leader at different times during his career.

“He is probably our most aggressive interior player and without question our best screener on offense, which is very important running a motion offense.  Tomas made a difference in some key victories the last couple of years and could become a focal point when it comes to ACC time.   He really played well in the ACC Tournament last season when he scored 18 points against Florida State.”

Nagys Personality Profile
Favorite NBA Player: Arvidas Sabonis
Favorite athlete outside of basketball:  Andre Agassi,
Favorite Movie:   Training Day
Favorite TV Show:  Saturday Night Live
Favorite Pro Sports Team:    Portland Trailblazers
Favorite Food:    Pasta & Chicken
Favorite place on Clemson Campus:   My Apartment at Lightsey Bridge
Person who has had biggest influence on my athletic career: My father Stasys Nagys, my coach in Lithuania,  Stepas Kairys,  my coach in Alabama, Maurice Bailey, my mother Laima,  and Coach Shyatt
Clemson player who will be a surprise this year:    Sharrod Ford
Best Player I have faced on the Basketball Court:  Shane Battier
If I could have dinner with anyone in history it would be:  Michael Jordan
If I could switch places with anyone for a day it would be: President George  W. Bush
My best moment in athletics so far:    Beating #1 North Carolina two years ago
One word to describe me on the court is:  Aggressive
Two words to describe me off the court is:  Laid Back
If I am not in basketball, in 10 years I will be: A sports agent
Most Interesting class so far at Clemson:   Math
Best thing about being a college athlete: You get to travel all over the country
I wear #3 because:   I want to follow the Lithuanian tradition here that was started by Andrius Jurkunas.  That was his number.

Tomas Nagys  Career Highs

Tomas Nagys  career vs. the 2002-03 Opponents

Tomas Nagys, 1999-00

Tomas Nagys 2000-01

Tomas Nagys  Game by Game 2001-02

Tomas Nagys  Career Stats