Howard Nathan is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. Nathan attended DePaul University

DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...

, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Louisiana at Monroe

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) and Northwest Arkansas Community College

Northwest Arkansas Community College

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. He played 5 games during the 1995–96 NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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, averaging 2.6 points and 0.4 assists per game.

Nathan appears in the 1994 documentary film

Documentary film

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 Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....

as an adversary of Arthur Agee

Arthur Agee

Arthur "Man" Agee, Jr. is one of two Chicago-area high school basketball players whose lives were chronicled in the 1994 Kartemquin Films documentary, Hoop Dreams.-Early life:...

's John Marshall Metropolitan High School

John Marshall Metropolitan High School

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 Commandos in the 1991 Illinois high school basketball championship tournament; Nathan's Manual High School (Peoria)

Manual High School (Peoria, Illinois)

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 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

Oldsmobile

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in Peoria on July 30, 2006.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com