Howard Nathan

Howard Nathan (born January 21, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) and Northwest Arkansas Community College. He played 5 games during the 1995–96 NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.6 points and 0.4 assists per game.

Nathan appears in the 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams as an adversary of Arthur Agee's John Marshall Metropolitan High School Commandos in the 1991 Illinois high school basketball championship tournament. Nathan's Manual High School (Peoria) ultimately won the game. Nathan was named Mr. Basketball of Illinois in 1991.

Nathan is now paralyzed after an allegedly drunk driver drove into his Oldsmobile in Peoria on July 30, 2006.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "An accident left Peoria basketball legend Howard Nathan paralyzed, but he says his life is headed on the right path" by Brian Hamilton. Published December 17, 2006; accessed April 8, 2008.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jamie Brandon		 Illinois Mr. Basketball Award Winner
1991 		Succeeded by
Chris Collins


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