Full Name: Nathaniel Luke Minor
Position: Center
Height/Weight: 7-3 / 275
Birthdate: April 17, 1980
High School: Faith Baptist HS (Fredericksburg, VA), then Trinity Episcopal HS (Richmond, VA, then Blue Ridge Academy (Dyke, VA)
College: Si Tanka University

BACKGROUND

College Highlights: Finished collegiate career at Si Tanka University, an NAIA Division II school located in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Started college career at Southern Cal, and then routed through Hagerstown Community College in Maryland and Virginia Tech before ending up at Si Tanka. Sat out the 1999-2000 season at Southern Cal as a redshirt.

Senior (2003-04): Averaged 4.0 points and 4.3 rebounds while ranking second on the team in blocked shots with 0.9 blocks per contest. Scored season-high 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting against Mayville State. Posted a total of points, nine rebounds, and six blocked shots in consecutive contests against Dakota State and the University of Mary. Grabbed season-high 11 rebounds (six of them offensive) against Dakota Wesleyan.

Junior (2002-03): Averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.4 minutes a contest. Appeared in seven games. Scored season-high four points and grabbed two rebounds at Western Michigan. Grabbed season-high four boards against Boston College.

Sophomore (2001-02): Played at Hagerstown (statistics unavailable).

Redshirt Freshman (2000-01): At USC, Averaged 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in 2.2 minutes a contest. Appeared in 10 games.

Personal: Majored in fine arts with an emphasis on studio art. An avid reader whose favorite authors include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Shakespeare.