Nate Pickens - College Basketball News & Rumors | FOX Sports

Will miss rest of season Pickens underwent surgery for an undisclosed injury and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Pickens didn't play in the season opener, and it turns out he'll end up sitting the entire campaign. He averaged 7.2 points per game last season at UC Riverside. This means Trey Stewart and Jared McGregor will see more time as the backup point guards behind Robert Wright.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out Monday Pickens (undisclosed) will not play in Monday's game against Villanova, Mitch Harper of KSL News Salt Lake City reports.

Impact Pickens will miss the season-opener as he continues to work his way back from injury. He will aim to be back for Saturday's game against Holy Cross.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

DNP in exhibition Pickens (undisclosed) did not play during Friday's exhibition matchup against North Carolina, per Jackson Payne of Deseret.com.

Impact Pickens was held out of Friday's exhibition due to an undisclosed injury. The 6-foot-3 senior is expected to be a contributor for the Cougars this season after transferring in from UC Riverside in the off-season, where he averaged 9.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last year. The details and severity of his injury are thus far unknown.

OCTOBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Joins BYU Pickens has committed to joining BYU for the 2025-26 campaign, Travis Branham of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Pickens gets a fresh start with his new school after playing the previous three seasons at UC Riverside. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists on 27.3 minutes across 33 appearances.

MAY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE