Nathaniel C. Britt II (born January 13, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He had a decorated college career at

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where he won a national NCAA championship in 2017. Following this, Britt played five seasons of professional basketball in several countries.

Early life

Britt is the son of Melody Britt and Nate Britt Sr, a police officer. He has a younger sister, Natalya. His friendship with

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, who went on to play for Villanova, began when they were 11 years old playing for the same AAU team coached by Britt's father. The Britts adopted Jenkins in 2007 into their

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home. Britt was named Washington, D.C. player of the year in high school. He played for the USA under-18 national team, winning gold in the FIBA Americas under-18 Championships in Brazil in 2012.

College career

Britt started his first ten games as a freshman at North Carolina. He had 10 points in an NCAA Tournament win over

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. As a junior, Britt posted 5.4 points and 1.7 assists while only playing 15.4 minutes per game as a backup to Joel Berry II. He shot 38% from the field and 32% from behind the arc as the Tar Heels reached the NCAA Tournament final. As a senior, Britt averaged 4.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. The Tar Heels won the 2017 NCAA Tournament, defeating Gonzaga in the title game.

Professional career

Britt played with the

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in the NBA summer league. He was signed by the

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of the

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on November 16, 2017. However, he was waived on November 28. In December 2017, he signed with the

Glasgow Rocks The Caledonia Gladiators are a professional basketball club in Glasgow, Scotland. The Gladiators compete in the British Basketball League, the top tier of British basketball. Since 2012, the team have played their home games at the Emirates A ...

of the

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. On July 24, 2018, Britt signed with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

in Greece. On September 24, 2018, he was replaced on the roster of the Greek team. Britt signed with Boca Juniors in Argentina on December 5, 2018. In August 2019, Britt signed with Omonia B.C. in Cyprus. On May 28, 2020, Britt signed with the

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of Germany's

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league. Britt joins the Panthers for the 2020–21 season after the 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 22, 2021, Britt signed with Yoast United of the Dutch BNXT League.

Coaching career

On July 22, Britt joined the coaching staff of the Stanford Cardinal as the new director of player development.

Personal

Britt graduated from North Carolina with a degree in management and society.

Career statistics

Professional

, - , align=center , 2017–18 , align=left ,

, 25 , , 24 , , 28.5 , , .378 , , .268 , , .815 , , 3.7 , , 3.6 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 11.7 , - , align=center , 2018–19 , align=left , Boca Juniors , 10 , , 1 , , 15.1 , , .340 , , .286 , , .500 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , align=center , 2019–20 , align=left , Omonia Nicosia , 21 , , 20 , , 33.7 , , .382 , , .254 , , .775 , , 4.1 , , 3.6 , , 1.8 , , .1 , , 14.5 , - , align=center , 2020–21 , align=left ,

, 31 , , 29 , , 30.0 , , .419 , , .359 , , .808 , , 3.7 , , 5.4 , , 2.2 , , .3 , , 13.6 , - , align=center , 2021-22 , align=left , Yoast United , 32 , , 31 , , 33.2 , , .442 , , .284 , , .675 , , 3.5 , , 4.9 , , 2.1 , , .2 , , 12.7 , -

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–2014 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 16 , , 20.9 , , .367 , , .250 , , .794 , , 1.4 , , 2.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–2015 , style="text-align:left;",

, 38 , , 3 , , 15.3 , , .384 , , .366 , , .882 , , 1.4 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–2016 , style="text-align:left;",

, 39 , , 0 , , 15.4 , , .384 , , .321 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .0 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–2017 , style="text-align:left;",

, 40 , , 7 , , 19.0 , , .354 , , .333 , , .730 , , 1.8 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 151 , , 26 , , 17.6 , , .372 , , .335 , , .812 , , 1.5 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .0 , , 5.1

References

External links

North Carolina Tar Heels bio
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