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Nate Johnson
College: Louisville Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 lbs. Position: Forward BirthDate: Sept. 8, 1977 Birthplace: Camden, NJ Highlights Was a four-year starter at Louisville. Finished 15th on Louisville's career scoring list with 1,513 points. Ranked sixth in career steals. Named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was a Second Team Freshman All-America selection by Basketball Weekly. Became just the 10th freshman in Denny Crum's 27 years to start an opening game. Fred Johnson, who played college basketball at New Mexico, is his father. At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, earned all-tourney honors after averaging 16.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg. College highlights at Louisville Finished second on the team in scoring (13.9 ppg) and assists (3.1 apg) as a senior. Scored in double figures 20 times. Finished seventh in Conference USA in field goal percentage. Scored a career-high 35 points against Houston in the regular season finale on March 4. Had 26 points and 10 rebounds against South Florida. Averaged 18.0 ppg in two games against Cincinnati. Scored 31 points against North Carolina on Dec. 23. Led the Cardinals in scoring (12.3 ppg) as a junior. Averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last nine games. Named to the All-Conference USA Third Team. Had 16 double-digit scoring games. Had 20 points and seven rebounds against UCLA. Scored a season-high 25 points against South Florida. Recorded a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) at DePaul, including the game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds left. Topped Louisville in scoring (12.3 ppg) as a sophomore. Finished fourth in C-USA in field goal percentage (.489). Also averaged 5.9 rpg. Played his best late in the season, averaging 18.0 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last nine games. Scored a season-high 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds against UCLA. Had 19 points and 11 rebounds against Tulane. Named C-USA Freshman of the year after starting all 35 games and averaging 10.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg. Had 17 double figure scoring games. Shot .517 from the field. Had 21 points against UMass in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Scored a season-high 24 points against Houston on Jan. 15. Tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds against Texas.
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