Nate Pierre-Louis | |
Position: | Shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
League: | NBA G League |
Team: | Long Island Nets |
Number: | 94 |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1998 |
Birth Place: | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
High School: |
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College: | Temple (2017–2020) |
Draft Year: | 2020 |
Career Start: | 2021 |
Years1: | 2021–2023 |
Team1: | South Bay Lakers |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Team2: | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
Years3: | 2024–present |
Team3: | Long Island Nets |
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Nate Pierre-Louis (born December 23, 1998)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls.
After attending St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey and St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, Pierre-Louis attended Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, New Jersey, where he averaged 15.6 points per game, leading Roselle to an 18–10 record, to the Union County Tournament final and the South Jersey, Non-Public B final.[3]
Pierre-Louis attended Temple coming as a three-star recruit. He played 91 games and averaged 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior before entering the NBA draft.[4]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Pierre-Louis joined the South Bay Lakers on October 23, 2021, after a tryout,[5] playing 32 games and averaging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 27.7 minutes.[6]
In June 2022, Pierre-Louis joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2022 NBA Summer League[7] and on October 11, 2022, he signed for them.[8] However, he was waived four days later[9] and on October 22, he returned to South Bay.[10] He played 47 games and averaged 7.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 18.4 minutes. On March 29, 2023, he was awarded the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.[11]
On October 30, 2023, Pierre-Louis joined the Capitanes de Ciudad de México[12] where he played 22 games and averaged 4.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 18.2 minutes.
On February 27, 2024, Pierre-Louis was traded to the Long Island Nets[13] where he played 11 games and averaged 3.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 15.1 minutes.
Pierre-Louis has a brother Josh, who also played at Temple. He majored in psychology.