Connor Hickman

2024-25 (Senior at Cincinnati):

Played 13 games before missing the rest of the year with a lower-body injury
Had also played the first three Big 12 games through it before it was deemed worse than initially diagnosed
All seven of his starts came in consecutive fashion from Nov. 8 to Dec. 8
Scored 13 points in his UC debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and had 10 and season-high 14 in back-to-back road wins at Northern Kentucky and Georgia Tech, respectively
Was a catalyst off the bench in the gritty 68-65 win over Xavier, where he scored nine points and connected on a pair of 3-pointers
Dished out 15 assists to go with eight steals on the year.

2023-24 (Junior at Bradley):

Finished three seasons at Bradley with 953 points
Averaged 14.5 ppg after averaging 8.6 and 6.8 in preceding years
Scored 14 points in his finale, at Fifth Third Arena against Cincinnati in the NIT
Recorded 91 assists, a 40.2 three-point shooting clip and 32.3 mpg
Had eight 20-point games, highlighted by a career-high 28 at Valparaiso.

2022-23 (Sophomore at Bradley):

Selected to the 2022-23 MVC Men's Basketball Scholar Athlete 2nd Team
Started all 34 games for the Braves in 2022-23 and finished 2nd on the team in minutes played behind Malevy Leons
Also played a career high 40 minutes against I-74 rival Illinois State in an overtime game at Carver Arena where Hickman connected on two of the biggest shots of his young career with a three pointer in the final minute to force OT and another three pointer in the last minute of OT to win the game
Ranked 5th on the team in PPG at 8.6 and 2nd on the team in ASP at just over 2.0
Hickman was one of Bradley's most lethal shooters from distance a season ago with 45 made on the season sitting only behind Duke Deen
Recorded career high in points with 19 against Drake in the regular season finale to win the MVC Regular Season Championship on 2/26/23
Hickman's offensive fireworks didn't end there against the Iowa schools as he collected a career high five made 3-pointers against UNI 2/4/23
Also recorded a career high in assists in a road win against Missouri State with nine on 12/3/22

2021-22 (Freshman at Bradley):

Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team
Appeared in all 31 games as a rookie with 23 starting assignments, including 20 of the final 21 contests
Ranked second among all MVC freshmen with 6.8 points per game, 34 made 3-pointers and 35 assists
Finished third on BU with his 34 made triples and second with a 3-point percentage of 37.4
Scored in double figures nine times during the season, including the final three games of the year
Tallied a season-best 15 points at Drake (Jan. 19) and Missouri State (Feb. 23)
Also scored 14 points in the regular-season finale versus Valparaiso – making 5-of-6 field goals and a career-best 4-of-5 triples (Feb. 26)
Became the first Bradley freshman to start the season opener since 2016, posting five points and three assists at South Dakota State (Nov. 9)
Also added a season-best three assists versus SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 4), Sam Houston (Dec. 21) and Loyola (Jan. 8)
Collected season-high totals of five rebounds versus Saint Joseph’s (Dec. 18) and three steals at Valparaiso (Jan. 26).

PREP:

Earned three letters at Bloomington South High School before missing his senior season with an injury
Led the Panthers to 73 wins during his three seasons with the team, including a perfect 26-0 record a final No. 1 ranking in Indiana at the 4A level in 2019-20 before the postseason was canceled
Averaged 15 points, three assists and four rebounds as a junior, earning all-state and all-conference honors
Also named to the Indiana Junior All-Stars and the Supreme 15 Underclassmen Team by the IBCA ... Overall, helped the Panthers to three sectional and three conference titles in addition to an Elite Eight and a Sweet 16 appearance