Nate Driggers Explained

Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:215
Birth Date:12 October 1973
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
Highschool:Corliss (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Montevallo (1991–1995)
Draftyear:1995
Career Position:Shooting guard
Career Number:27
Years1:1995–1996
Team1:Quad City Thunder
Years2:1996–1997
Team2:La Crosse Bobcats
Team3:Boston Celtics
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:36
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:22
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:6
Bbr:driggna01

Nathan Allen Driggers (born October 12, 1973) is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics. After becoming the all-time leading scorer and 1995 NAIA Player of the Year[1] at the University of Montevallo in Alabama, Driggers appeared in 15 games for the NBA's Boston Celtics in the mid-1990s. He also played professionally in Australia, Belgium and France.[2]

Driggers, who is the only NBA player to have played basketball for the University of Montevallo,[3] scored a total of 36 points for a 1996–97 Celtics team that went 15–67.

Driggers was convicted of selling stolen guns in September 2017. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://dev.montevallo.edu/athletics/Fame/2000.shtm University of Montevallo - Athletics
  2. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-14/news/0906130278_1_counterfeit-ex-nba-player-charges Counterfeit Air Jordans lead to arrest of former NBA player - Chicago Tribune
  3. Web site: NBA Players who Attended University of Montevallo - Basketballreference.com . www.databasebasketball.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060506072247/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=University+of+Montevallo . 6 May 2006 . dead.
  4. Web site: Former Celtic Nate Driggers sentenced to prison for selling stolen guns. ESPN.com. 15 September 2017 . 15 September 2017. espn.