High School 

• Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
• No. 92 player in the nation by Rivals
• Position ranks: #12 (Rivals), #16 (247), #21 (ESPN)
• State ranks: #2 (Rivals), #5 (247), #6 (ESPN)
• Played for head coach Ken Turner at Belleville West
• Three-year letterwinner
• 2025 IHSFCA 7A All-State First Team
• Also played basketball in high school and was an All-Southwestern Conference selection
• Two-time Academic All-Southwestern Conference
• Offers included Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, USC, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Personal

• Born June 22, 2008
• Son of Nick Hankins Sr. and Precious Lyons
• Three brothers, Rickey, Kunle, and Solomon, and one sister, Janylah
• Plans to major in business