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Nate Britt

Britt at Oak Hill Academy, 2012
Stanford Cardinal
Director of player development
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 (age 30) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Nationality	American
High school	Gonzaga College HS (Washington, D.C.) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina (2013–2017)
NBA Draft	2017 / Undrafted
Pro career	2017–2022
Coaching career	2022–present
League	Pac-12 Conference
Career history
As player:
2017	Westchester Knicks
2017–2018	Glasgow Rocks
2018	Panionios
2018–2019	Boca Juniors
2019–2020	Omonia
2020–2021	Panthers Schwenningen
2021–2022	Yoast United
As coach:
2022–present	Stanford (director of player development)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2017)

Nathaniel C. Britt II (born January 13, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He had a decorated college career at North Carolina 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 Kris Jenkins, 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 took Jenkins in, to live with them in their Upper Marlboro, Maryland home in 2007. 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 Arkansas.

An ambidextrous player through high school, Britt famously changed shooting hands from left to right as a sophomore after shooting 36.7% from the field and 25% from three his freshman season.

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 Atlanta Hawks in the NBA summer league. He was signed by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League on November 16, 2017. However, he was waived on November 28.

In December 2017, he signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League.

On July 24, 2018, Britt signed with Panionios 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 Wiha Panthers Schwenningen of Germany's ProA 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

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