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Nate Darling
No. 3 – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
PositionShooting guard
LeagueColonial Athletic Association
Personal information
Born (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 (age 25)
Saint John, New Brunswick
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2020)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Egypt National team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Chile National team

Nathan Joseph Darling (born August 30, 1998) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

High school career

Darling attended DeMatha Catholic High School and was teammates with top recruit Markelle Fultz and football star Chase Young.[1]

College career

Darling began his collegiate career at UAB and averaged 2.5 points per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.1 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent on three-pointers.[1] Following the season, he decided to transfer to the University of Delaware. On December 14, 2019, Darling scored a game-high 29 points against 20th-ranked Villanova in a 78–70 loss, after which his head coach Martin Ingelsby said he was playing like one of the best guards in college basketball.[2] As a junior, Darling averaged 21 points per game.[3] He earned first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors.[4] After the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft while retaining college eligibility.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 UAB 30 1 9.4 .491 .462 .500 .5 .5 .1 .0 2.5
2017–18 UAB 33 31 28.0 .477 .409 .830 3.0 2.8 .4 .3 10.1
2018–19 Delaware
Redshirt Redshirt
2019–20 Delaware 32 32 38.3 .446 .399 .854 3.9 2.8 .8 .2 21.0
Career 95 64 25.6 .459 .408 .841 2.5 2.1 .4 .2 11.4

References

  1. ^ a b Tresolini, Kevin (April 25, 2018). "Former DeMatha guard Darling transfers to Delaware from UAB". The News Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bedford's Nate Darling declares for NBA draft". The Chronicle Herald. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nate Darling Enters 2020 NBA Draft Process, Maintains Eligibility". Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "CAA Basketball Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Accolades" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Daly, Brian (7 April 2020). "Bedford's Nate Darling declares for NBA draft, retains college eligibility". CBC. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

External links

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