1 Nathaniel Lester 6-5, 210, Sr., Forward Hometown: Brooklyn, NY High School: Canarsie High School Coach: Tommie Allen
meet the pride At <strong>Hofstra</strong>: 2010-11: Took a medical red-shirt after suffering an injury over the summer. At <strong>Hofstra</strong>: 2009-10: Played in all 34 games, including 22 starts…Averaged 8.0 points and 4.8 rebounds…Averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in conference games… Scored a season-high 21 points against Farmingdale State… Also had 19 points in a win over Yale at the NIT Season Tip-Off… Pulled down a careerhigh tying 11 rebounds against Connecticut on the second day of the NIT…Scored 18 points in a narrow 84-80 home win over Fairfield… Tallied 17 points and seven rebounds in a road win over Florida Atlantic, while adding a key steal in the final minute as <strong>Hofstra</strong> was clinging to a one-point lead…Had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a home game against William & Mary….Tallied 14 points, including 8-8 shooting at the foul line in an overtime win over Rider as part of ESPN Bracket Buster Weekend…Averaged 24.9 minutes per game. 2008-09: Played in all 32 games, including 14 starts…Averaged 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds…Averaged 7.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in conference games…Scored in double-figures eight times in the final 13 games of the year…Had a career high 22 points and matched his career high with 11 rebounds in a home win over James Madison…Had 21 points, including 19 in the second half, of a home win over Towson…Tallied 18 points in a road win over UNC Wilmington…Had 10 points in only seven minutes played in an opening round win over UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament… Had 11 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Old Dominion…Tallied <strong>12</strong> points and nine rebounds in a road win over Delaware…Averaged 20.8 minutes per game. 2007-08: Played in all 30 games, including seven starts…Averaged 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds…Averaged 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in conference games…Hit numerous clutch shots for the Pride during his freshman season, including a tying three-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in an overtime loss to UNC Wilmington, when he finished with 17 points… Gave <strong>Hofstra</strong> the lead for good with a three-pointer with just over 2:00 to play in the Pride’s home win over Charlotte…Hit a three-pointer with 47 seconds left to cut <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s deficit to three in a road loss at Delaware… Had four points in the second overtime of a home loss to George Mason… Had seven points in the final 1:40 of a home game against Stony Brook, while scoring a season high 20 points…Had 17 points and 11 rebounds in Nathaniel Lester’s Career Statistics Year G/GS FGM-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP Avg. 07-08 30/7 64-187 .342 40-58 .690 74 2.5 58 14 53 7 14 189 6.3 08-09 32/14 72-187 .385 52-79 .658 137 4.3 62 35 44 11 17 211 6.6 09-10 34/22 88-211 .417 87-113 .770 163 4.8 82 27 57 18 31 273 8.0 Totals 96/43 224-585 .383 179-250 .716 374 3.9 202 76 154 36 62 673 7.0 3-point FG: 07-08: 21-85 (.247), 08-09: 15-54 (.278), 09-10: 10-43 (.233), Totals: 46-182 (.253) a loss to Marist at the Aeropostale Holiday Festival…Had 13 points and eight rebounds in a starting assignment against Longwood…Averaged 18.7 minutes per game. High School/Personal: Capped off his stellar high school career by helping Canarsie to the New York Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Semifinals as a senior, including a 30-point performance in Canarsie’s semifinal loss to Lincoln… Averaged 29 points per game overall, as well as 10 rebounds a game in PSAL contests…Considered by some recruiting analysts to be the top senior in New York City in 2006-07… Averaged 24.5 points per game at Canarsie as a junior during the 2005-06 season, while leading the team to the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) semifinals…Also averaged 21.4 points and 10 rebounds per game as a sophomore during the 2004-05 campaign…A New York Post All-PSAL selection as a senior… Has one older sister… Also recruited by Rutgers, Massachusetts and St. John’s…Started playing basketball at age 14…Lists He Got Game as his favorite movie…Born April 28, 1988…Graduated in December 2010... Pursuing a master’s degree in linguistics. Career Highs: PTS: 22 vs. James Madison, 2/18/09 REBS: 11 (three times, most recently at Connecticut, 11/17/09) ASTS: 5 vs. Northeastern, 1/17/09 FGM: 8 (twice, most recently vs. Yale, 11/16/09) FGA: 19 vs. Marist, <strong>12</strong>/29/07 3FGM: 3 (twice, most recently at Delaware, 2/27/08) 3FGA: 11 vs. Marist, <strong>12</strong>/29/07 FTM: 8 vs. Rider, 2/20/10 FTA: 10 at Florida Atlantic, <strong>12</strong>/29/09 OR: 6 at William & Mary, 1/16/10 DR: 8 at Delaware, 2/14/09 TO: 5 (twice, most recently vs. Longwood, 1/28/08) ST: 5 vs. Farmingdale State, 11/20/09 BS: 2 (seven times, most recently vs. Rider, 2/20/10) MIN: 48 vs. James Madison, 2/18/09 <strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong> HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 33
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