2009-10
Quincy Hankins-Cole added a big, athletic body in the post for the Huskers. The junior college transfer struggled at times adjusting to the rigors of high Division I play but still averaged 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds over 26 games. Playing 9.6 minutes per game, he hit 44.9 percent from the floor but hit just 43.6 percent at the charity stripe.
During non-conference play, Hankins-Cole posted double figures three times, posting a season-high 15 points against Jackson State and Southern Utah. He hit 7-of-8 shots from the field and added six boards in a season-high 19 minutes against JSU, and came back three games later to connect on 6-of-8 shots from the floor against SUU.
Once the season turned to Big 12 play, Hankins-Cole saw his time diminish as he played more than 10 minutes just three times in his final 13 appearances. He scored six points, going 4-of-4 at the free throw line, against nationally ranked Baylor for his highest point total in league action. Hankins-Cole added more than two rebounds four times, including a league-high of four against nationally ranked Kansas State.
Following the season, Hankins-Cole announced he would transfer from the Nebraska program and likely attend college closer to home because of personal reasons.
Before Nebraska
Hankins-Cole was a formidable post presence for the Polk (Fla.) Community College Vikings for the past two years. Last year, he averaged an impressive 15.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game as a sophomore. For his efforts, Hankins-Cole was named to the All-Suncoast Conference first team and also earned all-state honors as a first-team All-FCCAA selection, which is made up of four junior college conferences throughout the state of Florida.
Following his final junior college season, Hankins-Cole was listed at No. 42 on the 2009 JucoJunction.com Top 150. He helped Polk to a 26-6 record under coach Matt Furjanic in 2008-09, including a perfect 12-0 mark in the Suncoast Conference standings as Polk won its second straight league title.
Hankins-Cole played both years alongside current Husker teammate Lance Jeter. The duo helped Polk rank second in the region in scoring defense by allowing just 60.5 points per game last year and averaged 73.6 points per contest on offense in 2009. Over their two years, Polk won two regular-season conference championships while compiling a 49-12 record.
Hankins-Cole hit a team-best 53 percent from the floor as he knocked down 167-of-314 shots in 2008-09. His percentage was 16th in the region, among the four major statistical categories in which he ranked in the region's top 30 (also scoring, 20th; rebounding, second; steals, 27th) as a sophomore. It was the second straight season Hankins-Cole led the squad in field-goal percentage, as he hit 58 percent (126-of-216) from the floor a year earlier. As a freshman, he averaged 11.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his first season at Polk.
As a sophomore, Hankins-Cole also earned a nod as the FCCAA Player of the Week alongside Jeter. Hankins-Cole picked up the honor after averaging 24.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in a pair of contests. He posted 24 points, eight boards and three steals in a win over Hillsborough, ranked No. 6 in the region, and finished the week hitting 59.0 percent (13-of-22) from the floor and 78.6 percent (22-of-28) at the charity stripe.
In high school, Hankins-Cole was one of the top post players on Long Island as he was an all-county Class A first-team selection as a senior. Hankins averaged nearly 19 points and more than 10 rebounds per game on the basketball court in his final year at Roosevelt High School, including at least seven 25-plus point contests. He had one four-game stretch where he averaged 28 points and 15 rebounds, including a 31-point, 14-rebound effort in a victory over Westbury. He was selected to play in the Nassau Senior All-Star Game following his senior season and won the slam dunk contest.
Hankins-Cole, who was just 16 years old when he graduated high school in 2007, also played football and ran track at Roosevelt. He helped the football squad to two Long Island Class IV titles. He was named the Tri-State Player of the Week as a senior when he scored two touchdowns on offense and added three interceptions on defense. Hankins-Cole also lettered twice in track and field, where he won one county title.
Personal
Quincy is the son of Gloria Hankins and James Cole Jr., and was born Feb. 18, 1990. His guardian is his grandfather, George Hankins, and Quincy has two brothers, James and Korey, and two sisters, Alexis and Reina. Quincy is planning to major in sociology at Nebraska.
Hankins-Cole was also recruited by Seton Hall and South Florida before signing with the Cornhuskers.