Nate Huffman
Personal information | |
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Born | Battle Creek, Michigan | April 2, 1975
Died | October 15, 2015 Battle Creek, Michigan | (aged 40)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lakeview (Battle Creek, Michigan) |
College |
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Idaho Stampede | |
1998–1999 | Fuenlabrada |
1999–2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2002–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nathaniel Thomas Huffman (April 2, 1975 – October 15, 2015) was an American professional
High school and college career
Huffman played for
Professional career
After college, Huffman signed as a free agent with the
He then moved to Europe, and played for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Spanish ACB League.
In the 1999–00 season, he was signed by
After his successes in Israel, he was signed in July 2002, by the
Later life and death
After his basketball career, he decided to fund a basketball camp for children in 2005, with retired Romanian-Israeli basketball player Constantin Popa. Huffman was awarded in 2010, by the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, with the Book of Life Award.
On September 29, 2015, Huffman announced that he had Stage 4 bladder cancer, and his "condition is terminal".[6] He died on October 15, 2015.[7]
References
- ^ "Huffman signs with Raptors". Central Michigan Life. July 31, 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Nate Huffman minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ NBA.com Career Highlights.
- ^ ESPN.com Raptors must pay Huffman remainder of contract.
- ^ Realgm.com 02/09: Arbitrator: Raptors owe Huffman $2.5 million. Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nate Huffman has terminal cancer". Eurohoops. 29 September 2015.
- ^ De Lucas, Chema (15 October 2015). "Adiós al histórico ex Maccabi y Fuenla Nate Huffman. Fallece a los 40 años víctima de un cáncer". gigantes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Nate Huffman at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Nate Huffman at draftexpress.com
- Nate Huffman at eurobasket.com
- Nate Huffman at euroleague.net
- Nate Huffman at fibaeurope.com
- Nate Huffman at nba.com