Luke Nathan
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He's a walk-on and there will be likely Doorson, Carter, Omoruyi, Johnson, and Doucore ahead of him in the front court so I doubt it.
I'm sure he has an important role on the team as a big body in practice, but he is unlikely to see significant time.
I'm sure he has an important role on the team as a big body in practice, but he is unlikely to see significant time.
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He got some minutes in some early games and did not look that bad. He looks like a great teammate on the bench one of the first to congratulate the team during time outs etc.
We should play Shayle Keating more.
Pikiell said at the CC meeting on Monday night there's a good chance Nathan will be red-shirted next season.
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What I'm curious about is if in practice he competes at a close-to-equal level with Duke and Myles or if he seems not to belong.
Lavar moved to the West Coast and raised his kids. I think Sheridan also went with him.
Dude he was a walk-on, if hes close-to-equal to them then we have a major issue
Piscataway, Pikiell must see promise in Nathan. I am sure he is highly coachable and Pikiell sees him developing into a stretch four. He had Ivy League offers I believe.
Yes he did have a couple of Ivy offers. One game this year he got 5 rebounds in the last 2 minutes. Coach spoke highly of him and his contributions to the team. He has stated that Luke might have a future if he keeps working within a couple of years. He just might be red shirted next season. He seems like a great kid.
I think he's a potential 5-10 minute a game contributor as an upperclassman. I like the idea of redshirting him. He has some skills and pretty good athleticism.
He is a HUGE asset to the team, its been literally decades that we can use a scout team front court guy over 6'5, really helps prepping for games. I like that he will redshirt next season, I can see him being very useful in a couple of seasons being the guy that can play 2-3 minutes a game when for example your starting and backup centers got three fouls right before halftime and you need a guy just to fill in quality minutes to keep the others from fouling out.
The scouting report I got from someone close to his HS program is he needed to get a lot stronger to compete against other bigs. He supposedly has a decent short jumper and is very coachable but raw and still adjusting to being 6'10" if that makes sense.
I am sure his willingness to be coached is why Pikiell sees an investment in him. A sponge is always better than a rock. It will take you to far greater heights.
It is interesting though him playing this year, and now next year redshirting. That shows a lot of confidence.
Is he a huge asset if he is not playing more than 3 minutes a game? As a kid being redshirtted, does that mean he is now a scholarship player?
Nathan brings a great attitude every game.
The same rules apply (five years to play four) for scholarship and non-scholarship athletes.
He's a huge asset if he never plays. To run a practice with a full scout team pays dividends.
Even better if your starters and bench players can both play with near same level of skill.
Generally when walk-ons get to the point where they play over scholarship players, they earn a scholarship. More common in football.... though Jim Valvano started as a walk on at Rutgers, so it's certainly not unheard of.