Orlando Carl Nicks (born October 6, 1958) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

He spent the 1977–78 season at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, where he averaged 22.4 ppg.

"[1] With a 3.5 GPA in hand, a focused Nicks returned to Indiana State, averaging 19.3 ppg, earning the nickname "Mr.

Nicks combined with teammate Larry Bird in 1978-79, and helped lead Indiana State to the championship game in the NCAA tournament, with their only loss coming in the final, with the Magic Johnson led Michigan State Spartans defeating the Sycamores 75–64.

[5] He spent played for the Toronto Tornados of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1983–84 season, averaging 24.3 ppg.

In 2007, Nicks was inducted into the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame[7] and his #22 Sycamores jersey was retired in 2018.