Nate Driggers

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1973)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image =

| width =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|12}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| nationality = American

| highschool = Corliss (Chicago, Illinois)

| college = Montevallo (1991–1995)

| draftyear = 1995

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_position = Shooting guard

| career_number = 27

| years1 = 1995–1996

| team1 = Quad City Thunder

| years2 = 1996–1997

| team2 = La Crosse Bobcats

| years3 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}

| team3 = Boston Celtics

| highlights =

• NAIA Player of the Year (1995)
• Southern States Player of the Year (1995)

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 36

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 22

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 6

| bbr = driggna01

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Nathan Allen Driggers (born October 12, 1973) is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics. After becoming the all-time leading scorer and 1995 NAIA Player of the Year[http://dev.montevallo.edu/athletics/Fame/2000.shtm University of Montevallo - Athletics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605054507/http://dev.montevallo.edu/athletics/Fame/2000.shtm |date=2014-06-05 }} at the University of Montevallo in Alabama, Driggers appeared in 15 games for the NBA's Boston Celtics in the mid-1990s. He also played professionally in Australia, Belgium and France.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140605063222/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-14/news/0906130278_1_counterfeit-ex-nba-player-charges Counterfeit Air Jordans lead to arrest of former NBA player - Chicago Tribune]

Driggers, who is the only NBA player to have played basketball for the University of Montevallo,{{cite web |url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=University+of+Montevallo |title=NBA Players who Attended University of Montevallo - Basketballreference.com |website=www.databasebasketball.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506072247/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=University+of+Montevallo |archive-date=6 May 2006 |url-status=usurped}} scored a total of 36 points for a 1996–97 Celtics team that went 15–67.

Driggers was convicted of selling stolen guns in September 2017. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.{{cite web|title=Former Celtic Nate Driggers sentenced to prison for selling stolen guns|url=http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/20706846/former-boston-celtic-nate-driggers-sentenced-prison-selling-stolen-guns|website=ESPN.com|date=15 September 2017 |accessdate=15 September 2017|ref=espn}}