Nick Larkin is a high IQ guard that was called upon to step in immediately and make an impact in 2016-17 ... Possesses great court vision and ball distribution skills ... Also has the ability to penetrate the defense make things happen ... Great shooter mid-range and out ... Took a red-shirt season last year … Scored 789 career points along with 375 rebounds, 376 assists and 117 steals … His career averages are 12.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals … His 376 career assists rank fourth all-time at JCCC, and his 6.0 per game average ranks fifth all-time … Also ranks 12^th all-time in career steals, 12^th in career field goal accuracy at 54.2 and eighth in free throw accuracy at 79.6.

Sophomore Year 2018-19

Selected NJCAA All-American second-team, Kansas Jayhawk Division II All-Conference and All-Region VI D-II first-team … Also voted his team MVP and the JCCC Male Athlete of the Year ... Played in 34 games, 32 as a starter … Averaged 13.5 points, second-best on the team, 6.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game … Shot 51.9 from the field, and 78.6 at the free throw line … Led the Kansas Jayhawk Conference and ranked third in the NJCAA in assists with 210 … That total ranks as the fourth-best season at JCCC … Led the conference and ranked seventh in the NJCAA with a 6.2 assists-per-game average … Also ranked among the conference leaders in made free throws (107-2^nd), free throw accuracy (78.7-2^nd), assist-to-turnover ratio (3.0-2^nd), steals (62-2^nd) total rebounds (218-3^rd) and rebound average (6.4-7^th) … Scored in double figures 26 times on the season, and topped 20 or more points six times … Produced five double-doubles and two triple-doubles … Recorded his first double-double of the season with 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 95-79 win over Southeast (11-6-18) … Was the Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference Basketball Athlete of the Week for three straight weeks, beginning with week 4 after averaging 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals three games of action … In week 5 he averaged 19.0 points 9.0 rebounds 6.5 assists and shot 73 percent in a pair of blowout wins … Finished with 25 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals in an 88-61 win over John Wood (11-30-18) … Flirted with a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in a 102-58 win over Washburn JV (12-1-18) … In week 6 he averaged a double-double of 11.5 points and 10.0 assists in two blowout wins … Had eight points and dished out 14 assists, which rank as the eighth-best game in team history, in a 104-74 win at North Central Missouri (12-5-18) … Followed with a team-high 15 points, five rebounds and six assists in a 103-60 win over MCC-Penn Valley (12-8-18) … Hit 9-of-13 shots and finished with 24 points in a 94-74 win over Southwestern (12-15-18) … Had double-double of 15 points and 11 boards, along with seven assists, in a 75-67 win over No. 3-ranked Highland (1-28-19) … Became just the second player in team history to register a triple-double, finishing with 10 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in an 87-52 win over Kansas City Kansas (2-11-19) … His 16 boards set a new career high and tie the 19^th-best game in team history …  Two games later became the only player in JCCC history to have a triple-double twice posting 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 79-65 win over Labette (2-16-19) … Had a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds in a 60-59 road win at Hesston (2-20-19) …  Poured in a game-high 21 points, along with six rebounds and eight assists, to lead JCCC to an 86-72 win over Labette in the Region VI Tournament semifinals (3-2-19) … Produced the greatest game in JCCC postseason history finishing with a career-high 36 points, a career-high eight steals and five rebounds and four assists to lead the Cavaliers to an 85-76 win over Highland and a Region VI Championships (3-5-19) … His 36 points the 21^st best game in team history, and ranks as the No. 1 scoring game in postseason play … His eight steals tie the fourth-best game ever at JCCC … Was selected to the 12-person NJCAA D-II All-Tournament Team and was given the Jack Cistriano Best Small Man Award … Averaged 12.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in the tournament … His 50 total points rank ninth-best by a JCCC player in national tournament play … Also had 23 rebounds which ranks 10^th and 19 assists which ranks second all-time … Opened the tournament with 10 points five rebounds and four assists in a 96-69 win over Pitt (3-19-19) … Flirted with a triple-double in JCCC’s 73-72 quarterfinal win over Lakeland, finishing with 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists (3-20-19) … His seven assists tie the best single game by a JCCC player in tournament play … Had 18 points, seven boards, four assists and two steals in the 81-78 semifinal win over Cecil (3-22-19) … Had four points, four rebounds and four assists in the championship loss to Kirkwood (3-23-19).

Freshman Year 2016-17

Selected All-Region VI second-team and Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference second-team ... Earned Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II Player of the Week three times during the season, second to the four won by D-I forward Shakur Juiston of Hutchinson ... Averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game ... Also shot .577 from the field, .500 from 3-point range and .786 from the free throw line ... Led the conference in assists per game, and in total assists with 166 ... Also led the conference in field goal accuracy, fourth in free throw accuracy, fifth in rebound average and 11th in scoring average ... Nationally he ranked 21st in total assists and 31st in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.7... Scored in double figures in 17 games, including four of 20 or more points .. Has three double-digit rebounds games, topped double figures in assists three times and has four double-doubles ... Earned his first of four Player of the Week honors in the third week  after he averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 2.0 steals while leading the Cavaliers to a 2-1 week ... Finished with a double-double in each the wins, and flirted with a triple-double in both games as well ... Also shot 57 percent from the field and 100 percent at the free throw line ... Had 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in an 86-50 win over Pure Prep Academy (11-18-16), and 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in an 89-58 win over Midland JV (11-19-16) ... Followed with 24 points in a 91-66 road win over Wentworth Military (11-28-16) ... Earned his second honor in week 11 after he nearly pulled off back-to-back triple-doubles while leading the Cavaliers to a pair of wins ... Had 9 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 99-75 home win over Brown Mackie (1-25-7), and capped the week with 15 points, 7 boards and 10 assists in an 88-66 road win at Hesston (1-28-17) ... Got his third honor in week 15 after he scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 95-74 home win over Hesston (2-22-17) ... Hit 11-of-15 shots for 73 percent shooting from the field ... Also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out two assists and recorded three steals ... Had 17 points and three assists in JCCC’s 65-56 Region VI/District 5 semifinal win over Fort Scott (3-6-17), and recorded 13 points, seven board and five assists to lead JCCC to a 74-67 win against Highland in the title game (3-6-17) ... Averaged 8.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the four games at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament ... Also shot .571 from the field and .778 at the line ... Had a 11 points, four boards and four assists in a 76-68 win over Waubonsee (3-24-17) ... Finished the tournament with a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds along with four assists in a 67-73 loss to Essex County (3-25-17).

High School 

Was a two-year starter and three-year letter winner for coach Blake Little at Lee’ Summit High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo. … Graduated 2016 … Earned first-team All-Suburban Gold Conference, All-District honors  and honorable mention All-Metro as a senior … Also selected to play in the Missouri vs. Kansas High School All-Star Challenge … Averaged 13 points, six rebounds and five assists … Earned first-team All-Suburban gold Conference honors as a junior … Helped the Tigers to back-to-back Suburban Conference Gold Division and Class 5 District 14 championships … Helped Lee’s Summit win a conference title with a 10-0 mark and finished the regular season undefeated at 24-0 … The team went on to reached the Missouri Class 5 State semifinals, falling to Kickapoo, 85-81, and finish the season 29-2 with a fourth place state finish … Led the Lee’s Summit with 22 points in the state semifinal loss … The 29 wins are the second most in school history … Lee’s Summit finished 20-8 his sophomore year , 21-7 his junior year and 70-17 overall during his three varsity seasons.

Personal 

Born Nicholas Robrien Larkin on July 7, 1998, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. … Nickname is Nick … Son of Nicole Larkin … Major is undecided ... Also reruited by Northwest Missouri State University ...  Favorite food is shrimp ... Favorite fast food restaurant is Go Chicken Go ... Favorite restaurant is Bo Lings ... Favorite TV show is Narcos ... Favorite sports movie is Above the Rim ... Favorite actor is Michael B. Jordan ... Favorite cartoon character is Riley Freeman ... Favorite athlete is LeBron James ... Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs ...  A notable alumnus from his school is Missouri quarterback Drew Lock.