Nathaniel Archibald (1952 – January 18, 2018) was an American

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player. He is best known for his collegiate career with the

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, with whom he was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

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as a junior in 1973. He earned back-to-back first-team all-SWAC honors during his final two seasons. During his college career, Archibald scored 1,240 points and grabbed 968 rebounds. He went on to attend graduate school at

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and spent time as an assistant coach for the basketball team.

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