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Nathaniel Blackwell (born February 15, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player and former coach. He was a 6'4" (1.93 m) and 170 lb (77 kg) point guard who played collegiately for Temple University.

Nate Blackwell

Personal information
Born	(1965-02-15) February 15, 1965 (age 57) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Temple (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987 / Round: 2 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1987–1987
Position	Point guard
Number	3
Career history
As player:
1987	San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
1990–1992	Temple (graduate assistant)
1992–1996	Coppin State (assistant)
1996–2003	Temple (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – UPI (1987) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1987) Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1987)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Blackwell averaged 19.8 points per game as a senior at Temple, helping the team finish 32–4. He scored 1,708 points in his career. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. He played for the Spurs for 10 games in 1987–88.[1]

Blackwell served as a graduate assistant coach at Temple from 1990 to 1992. From 1992 to 1996 he was an assistant coach at Coppin State. Blackwell returned to Temple as an assistant in 1996. He resigned on May 2, 2003 due to personal reasons.[2] Blackwell had been considered a potential successor to John Chaney, but addiction issues ended his coaching career.[1]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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