Nate Grimes (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
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Position | Power forward |
League | Israeli Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 26) Las Vegas, Nevada |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Kobrat |
2021–2022 | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen |
2022 | BG Göttingen |
2022–present | Hapoel Eilat |
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Grimes began his high school career at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a junior, he averaged 13.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.4 assists per game. For his senior season, Grimes transferred to Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[1] In September 2014, he committed to play college basketball at Fresno State over offers from Boise State, Iowa, San Francisco, Utah State, Washington State and Wichita State.[2]
Grimes redshirted his freshman season. He averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman. As a sophomore, Grimes averaged 4.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He averaged 11.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a junior.[3] On January 25, 2020, Grimes was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.[4] As a senior, he averaged 11.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.[3] Grimes was named to the Third Team All-Mountain West by the media.[5] On March 16, 2020, Grimes was arrested and charged with corporal injury to spouse/cohabitant.[6]
On September 24, 2020, Grimes signed his first professional contract with Kobrat of the Korisliiga.[7] He averaged 16.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
On June 30, 2021, Grimes signed with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen of the BNXT League.[8] He averaged 18 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.0 block per game in eight games.
On February 19, 2022, Grimes signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9]
On August 4, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[10]
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