Nick Horvath
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Nick Horvath is a naturalised New Zealand
professional basketball
player, originally from the United States
, currently playing for the NZL NBL team Manawatu Jets
.
Horvath attended Mounds View High School
(Arden Hills
, Minnesota
) where he led the Mustangs to state tournament appearances in 1998 and 1999 where they captured the 1999 AA State Championship. Horvath was also named the 1999 Minnesota Mr. Basketball
.
Horvath played college basketball at Duke University
from 2000 to 2004, where he was a part of the 2000-2001 NCAA championship team. He was team captain in 2003 and 2004. Horvath double majored in Physics and English.
Following college, Horvath began playing professionally in Australia
. He averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds a game for the West Sydney Razorbacks in 2005 and 19 points and 8 rebounds a game for the Adelaide 36ers
in 2006. Horvath signed with the South Dragons
for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons where he won an ANBL Championship in 2009.
Horvath earned the naturalised spot on New Zealand national basketball team
to compete in the 2008 Olympics after averaging 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds for the Wellington Saints
in the New Zealand
NBL
.
During the 2011 season Horvath led the NZ NBL in rebounding with an average of 11.7 rebounds per game.
He is the only player to have ever won an NCAA Championship (2001), an ANBL Championship (2009), and an NZ NBL Championship (2010).
He currently teaches physics at Palmerston North Boys' High School.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player, originally from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, currently playing for the NZL NBL team Manawatu Jets
Manawatu Jets
The Manawatu Jets, formerly referred to as the Palmerston North Jets, are a professional basketball team that play in the New Zealand National Basketball League. They play their home games at Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The biggest signed import to play for the Jets was Brandon...
.
Horvath attended Mounds View High School
Mounds View High School
Mounds View High School is a public high school located in Arden Hills, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately nine miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul and includes seven cities with 76,193 residents...
(Arden Hills
Arden Hills, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 2,959 households, and 2,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,087.3 people per square mile . There were 3,017 housing units at an average density of 339.9 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
) where he led the Mustangs to state tournament appearances in 1998 and 1999 where they captured the 1999 AA State Championship. Horvath was also named the 1999 Minnesota Mr. Basketball
Minnesota Mr. Basketball
Minnesota Mr. Basketball is an annual award recognizing excellence in Minnesota boys' high school basketball. The female equivalent is Minnesota Miss Basketball. The award was established in 1975 and is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys' basketball senior in the U.S. state of...
.
Horvath played college basketball at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
from 2000 to 2004, where he was a part of the 2000-2001 NCAA championship team. He was team captain in 2003 and 2004. Horvath double majored in Physics and English.
Following college, Horvath began playing professionally in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds a game for the West Sydney Razorbacks in 2005 and 19 points and 8 rebounds a game for the Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
in 2006. Horvath signed with the South Dragons
South Dragons
The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons where he won an ANBL Championship in 2009.
Horvath earned the naturalised spot on New Zealand national basketball team
New Zealand national basketball team
The New Zealand national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. It is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, derived from the name of New Zealand's Rugby union team, the All Blacks.-History:...
to compete in the 2008 Olympics after averaging 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds for the Wellington Saints
Wellington Saints
The Wellington Saints are a professional basketball team that play in the New Zealand National Basketball League. They play their home games at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Exodus Saints....
in the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
NBL
National Basketball League (New Zealand)
The National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in New Zealand.There were 10 teams in the 2010 season with teams based in Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Shore, Palmerston North,...
.
During the 2011 season Horvath led the NZ NBL in rebounding with an average of 11.7 rebounds per game.
He is the only player to have ever won an NCAA Championship (2001), an ANBL Championship (2009), and an NZ NBL Championship (2010).
He currently teaches physics at Palmerston North Boys' High School.