Florida State University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Christian Nitu
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-11
- Hometown:
- Whitby, Ontario, Canada
- Weight:
- 220
- High School:
- Fort Erie International Academy
CHRISTIAN NITU'S CAREER HIGHS
PTS: 6 vs. Tulane (12-14-24)
REBS: 5 at Stanford (1-25-25)
BLKS: 1 vs. Tarleton State (1-12-24)
STLS: 1 at Virginia (3-8-25)
ASTS: 1 vs. Tulane (12-14-24), vs. Syracuse (1-4-25)
HONORS
2025 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team
2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll
WHY I WEAR MY NUMBER
Christian Nitu – I wear No. 11 at Florida State because I felt like changing my uniform number from high school and I like the way it looks on our Florida State uniforms. I wore No. 1 throughout high school.
Christian Nitu is the 28th player in school history to wear uniform No. 11. Sheldon Hilaman was the first player in school history to wear No. 11. He was a starter in Florida State’s first-ever game – and first-ever win – over Spring Hill College on December 10, 1947.
WHAT'S IN A NAME
My full name is Christian Alexander Nitu. I was named by my parents to honor a first cousin of our family who passed away before I was born. The friendship between my father and his cousin was an amazing bond.
MY HOMETOWN
My hometown of Whitby in Ontario, Canada is a community-focused, quickly-growing town with great schooling for students, and a great atmosphere to thrive as part of an extraordinary collection of wonderful people. The town is located in Southern Ontario on the north shore of Lake Ontario.
ON NITU
Averaged 1.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 22 games played during his only season as a Seminole under head coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff (2024-25)…scored his Florida State career-high of 8 points on a perfect four of four shooting from the field on the road at Virginia (March 4)…his Florida State career-high of five rebounds came on the road at Stanford (Jan. 5)…entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on March 29, 2025 and committed to the University of Washington on May 22, 2025…named to the Biosteel All-Canadian Team in 2023 following his senior season at the Port Erie International Academy…played in the North Pole Hoops GameSpeaks Combine/Top Prospects Camp in 2023…named as the MVP of the camp…Ranked as a top-40 forward in the class of 2024…originally signed with Indiana State …Played as a member of UPLAY Canada on the EYBL Circuit…participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Boarders program in 2023…participated in the team camp in Salt Lake City in February of 2023…Nitu was one of three Canadian players selected to participate in the camp and was among 40 international prospects from 27 different countries which took place at the Utah Jazz Practice Facility as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in 2023…Nitu and each of the participants also attended the 72nd NBA All-Star Game at Vivint Arena on Sunday…the Basketball without Borders program included skill development, shooting and skills competitions, life skills seminars and 5-on-5 games, under the guidance of NBA Basketball Operations staff and select NBA players attending NBA All-Star 2023…competed for team Canada in the U17 World Cup in the 2022 FIBA Tournament in Spain…averaged 5.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 0.3 blocked shots as a member of the Canadian U17 team in 2023… played in seven games as a member of the Canadian U17 team…played his best games with 14 points and five rebounds against New Zealand…totaled eight points and 2 rebounds against Lebanon…Canada finished with a 4-3 record and in seventh place in the tournament with victories over Argentina, Egypt, Lebanon, and New Zealand…took the opportunity to measure his skill on a world level while playing with the Canadian U17 team…the Canadians advanced to the Round of 16 in the event before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Spain…his wingspan is 7-1…named ot the 2025 ACC All-Academic Men’s Basketball team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2025)
Averaged 1.9 points (11th on the team) and 1.3 rebounds (tied for ninth) as he played in 22 games during his only season as a Seminole…earned playing time in 13 of the Seminoles’ 20 ACC games…scored his Florida State career-high of 8 points on a perfect four of four shooting from the field on the road at Virginia (March 4)…totaled 2 points in 6 minutes of playing time in Florida State's 74-62 win over Northern Kentucky at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Nov. 4)...scored 4 points in 8 minutes of playing time with 1 rebound in Florida State's 72-52 win over Tarleton State in Tallahassee (Nov. 12)...scored 6 points, with 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in Florida State's victory over Tulane in the Orange Bowl Classic (Dec. 14)...totaled 1 assist in 1 minute of play in Florida State's 90-74 win over Syracuse in Tallahassee (Jan. 4)...totaled 5 points with 5 rebounds in Florida State's ACC game at Stanford (Jan. 25)...scored 4 points with three rebounds in 8 minutes of playing time in Florida State's victory over Notre Dame in Tallahassee (Feb. 4).
AT FORT ERIE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Graduated from the Port Erie International Academy in 2023…selected to play in the 2023 BioSteel All-Canadian All-Star game in 2023…one of four players from his team selected to play in the All-Star game following his senior season…played at the same school as Leonard Miller who was a second-round draft choice (33rd pick overall) of the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft.
AT ROYAL CROWN ACADEMY
Attended the Royal Crown Academy during the 2021-22 season…helped his team to the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association championship with a 14-0 record.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 30, 2005…Christian is the son of Carmen and Alexandru Nitu…considers his dad to be his role model…an older sister, Alexandra…his family is originally from Romania…both of his parents are Romanian…he was born and raised in Canada, and considers himself to be Canadian-Romanian…began his athletic career as a soccer player both transitioned to basketball as he grew taller during his formative years…was a goalkeeper with professional potential as a soccer player…bring from Canada, he is a Drake fan…watched a lot of film of Tracy McGrady, Dork Nowitzki, Kevin Durrant and Kristaps Porzingis while he was developing his game…selected Florida State over Illinois, Creighton, South Carolina, Nebraska, Indiana State, Pittsburgh, Utah, and Santa Clara.
