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Calvin Natt
| Personal information |
| Born |
(1957-01-08) January 8, 1957 (age 68)
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| High school |
Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana) |
| Listed height |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight |
220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information |
| College |
Louisiana–Monroe (1975–1979) |
| NBA Draft |
1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets |
| Pro career |
1979–1990 |
| Career history |
| 1979–1980 |
New Jersey Nets |
| 1980–1984 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1984–1989 |
Denver Nuggets |
| 1989 |
San Antonio Spurs |
| 1989–1990 |
Indiana Pacers |
|
| Career highlights and awards |
- NBA All-Star (1985)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1980)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1979)
- TAAC Player of the Year (1979)
|
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| Career NBA statistics |
| Points |
10,291 (17.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds |
4,070 (6.8 rpg) |
| Assists |
1,306 (2.2 apg) |
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Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons (1979–1990), spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers. He represented the Nuggets in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game, and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player Kenny Natt. Natt's nickname was "Pit Bull".
Calvin Natt later became an ordained minister. He owns a funeral home in Denver, Colorado.
NBA career statistics
| Legend |
| GP |
Games played |
GS |
Games started |
MPG |
Minutes per game |
| FG% |
Field goal percentage |
3P% |
3-point field goal percentage |
FT% |
Free throw percentage |
| RPG |
Rebounds per game |
APG |
Assists per game |
SPG |
Steals per game |
| BPG |
Blocks per game |
PPG |
Points per game |
Bold |
Career high |
Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1979–80 |
New Jersey |
53 |
|
38.6 |
.479 |
.200 |
.711 |
9.7 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
.4 |
19.7 |
| 1979–80 |
Portland |
25 |
|
32.4 |
.480 |
.500 |
.770 |
7.1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
.5 |
20.4 |
| 1980–81 |
Portland |
74 |
|
28.5 |
.497 |
.500 |
.707 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
.2 |
13.4 |
| 1981–82 |
Portland |
75 |
71 |
34.7 |
.576 |
.250 |
.750 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
.8 |
.5 |
17.7 |
| 1982–83 |
Portland |
80 |
80 |
36.0 |
.543 |
.150 |
.792 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
.8 |
.4 |
20.4 |
| 1983–84 |
Portland |
79 |
74 |
33.4 |
.583 |
.118 |
.797 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
.9 |
.3 |
16.2 |
| 1984–85 |
Denver |
78 |
76 |
34.1 |
.546 |
.000 |
.793 |
7.8 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
.4 |
23.3 |
| 1985–86 |
Denver |
69 |
62 |
29.1 |
.504 |
.333 |
.801 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
.8 |
.2 |
17.7 |
| 1986–87 |
Denver |
1 |
1 |
20.0 |
.400 |
– |
1.000 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
.0 |
10.0 |
| 1987–88 |
Denver |
27 |
7 |
19.7 |
.490 |
.000 |
.740 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
.5 |
.1 |
9.6 |
| 1988–89 |
Denver |
14 |
0 |
12.0 |
.440 |
.000 |
.710 |
3.3 |
.5 |
.4 |
.1 |
4.7 |
| 1988–89 |
San Antonio |
10 |
0 |
18.5 |
.379 |
– |
.729 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
.2 |
.2 |
8.5 |
| 1989–90 |
Indiana |
14 |
0 |
11.7 |
.645 |
– |
.773 |
2.5 |
.6 |
.1 |
.0 |
4.1 |
| Career |
599 |
371 |
31.4 |
.528 |
.219 |
.768 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
.9 |
.3 |
17.2 |
| All-Star |
1 |
0 |
11.0 |
.333 |
– |
.500 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
– |
– |
3.0 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1980 |
Portland |
3 |
– |
41.7 |
.438 |
.000 |
.600 |
8.0 |
.7 |
.7 |
.3 |
16.0 |
| 1981 |
Portland |
3 |
– |
31.7 |
.452 |
– |
.500 |
6.7 |
.3 |
.3 |
.3 |
10.7 |
| 1983 |
Portland |
7 |
– |
39.1 |
.490 |
.500 |
.646 |
9.1 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
.1 |
18.9 |
| 1984 |
Portland |
5 |
– |
39.0 |
.514 |
.000 |
.694 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
.2 |
19.8 |
| 1985 |
Denver |
15 |
15 |
33.9 |
.550 |
– |
.809 |
6.6 |
3.8 |
.5 |
.3 |
22.3 |
| 1986 |
Denver |
10 |
6 |
29.3 |
.465 |
.500 |
.780 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
.2 |
.3 |
17.9 |
| 1990 |
Indiana |
2 |
0 |
7.0 |
.333 |
– |
– |
1.0 |
.5 |
.0 |
.0 |
1.0 |
| Career |
45 |
21 |
33.4 |
.503 |
.222 |
.736 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
.6 |
.3 |
18.4 |
See also
In Spanish: Calvin Natt para niños
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
