Nate Green
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 2/12/77
- Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa (USA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Indiana State (1996–2000)
- NBL DEBUT: 21/10/00
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 26/01/01
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Canberra 2001
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Nate Green was born in Des Moines, Iowa (USA) and attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The tough nosed guard played collegiately at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1996 to 2000.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Nate Green made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 22 years of age. He scored seven points in his first game.
Following the close of his college career, Green played in Australia’s National Basketball League for the Canberra Cannons.
He then returned to the United States to play two seasons in the NBA Development League for the North Charleston Lowgators and the Columbus Riverdragons.
Nate Green played one season in the NBL. He averaged 14.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 16 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 23 | Canberra | 3-25 (11) | 16 | 606.0 | 238 | 87 | 69 | 16 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 82 | 207 | 40% | 18 | 61 | 30% | 56 | 81 | 69% | 48% | 44% | 29 | Totals | 16 | 606 | 238 | 87 | 69 | 16 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 82 | 207 | 39.6% | 18 | 61 | 29.5% | 56 | 81 | 69.1% | 49% | 44% | 29 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 23 | Canberra | 3-25 (11) | 16 | 37.9 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 40% | 1.1 | 3.8 | 30% | 3.5 | 5.1 | 69% | 48% | 44% | 29 | Total | 16 | 37.9 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 39.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.5% | 1.1 | 3.8 | 69.1% | 49% | 44% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Italy - Air Avellino (2003–2005), Climamio Bologna (2005–2006), Armani Jeans Milano (2006–2007), Snaidero Cucine Udine (2007–2008)
Nate Green spent five seasons in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A between 2003–04 and 2007–08, playing for Air Avellino, Climamio Bologna, Armani Jeans Milano and Snaidero Cucine Udine, and he averaged 11.0 points per game across 159 Serie A appearances in that span.
Green’s Italian stint began with Air Avellino, where he averaged 10.5 points per game across 31 league games in 2003–04, before lifting his output to 13.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game over 34 games in 2004–05.
In 2005–06, he moved to Climamio Bologna and played 31 Serie A games at 10.0 points per game, while also appearing in 18 EuroLeague games with Bologna and averaging 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest as the club went 27–7 in Serie A TIM and 12–8 in EuroLeague play.
Green continued in Serie A with Armani Jeans Milano in 2006–07 (10.2 points per game in 30 league games) and then with Snaidero Cucine Udine in 2007–08, where he averaged 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game across 33 league appearances.
COLLEGE
Nate Green played at Indiana State from 1996–97 through 1999–2000 and became the program’s defining two-way guard of that era, appearing in 114 games while starting throughout his four-year career and finishing with 1,182 career points.
As a freshman in 1996–97, Green stepped straight into a major role, starting 25 games and averaging 8.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.1 steals per game while establishing the defensive playmaking that would become a trademark of his Sycamores career.
He continued to build in 1997–98, starting all 27 games and averaging 8.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game, then made another jump as a junior in 1998–99 with 10.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game, while shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range across the season.
Green’s breakout senior season in 1999–2000 delivered the year that put Indiana State back on the national stage, as he averaged 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game and led the Sycamores to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 21 years, while earning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honours in the same season.
That 1999–2000 campaign also produced some of the most dominant defensive numbers in school history, as Green recorded 92 steals for the season and averaged 2.9 steals per game, and he tied Indiana State’s single-game record with eight steals against Eastern Illinois on December 19, 1999.
Indiana State entered the 2000 NCAA tournament and faced Texas in the first round, and in that game Green finished with seven points and five rebounds as the Sycamores’ long-awaited return to the national tournament ended in a 77–61 loss.
For his full Indiana State career, Green’s legacy extended beyond scoring, as he finished fourth in school history in assists with 496, fourth in blocks with 109, and became the program’s all-time co-leader in steals with 240, matching the career total set by Larry Bird.
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