Nate Green

{{Short description|American basketball player and official}}

{{about|the basketball player|the author|Nate Green (author)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Nate Green

| image =

| number =

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 195

| league =

| team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|2}}

| birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa

| nationality = American

| highschool = Theodore Roosevelt
(Des Moines, Iowa)

| college = Indiana State (1996–2000)

| draft_year = 2000

| career_start = 2000

| career_end = 2008

| years1 = 2000–2001

| team1 = Canberra Cannons

| years2 = 2001–2002

| team2 = North Charleston Lowgators

| years3 = 2002–2003

| team3 = Columbus Riverdragons

| years4 = 2003–2005

| team4 = Air Avellino

| years5 = 2005–2006

| team5 = Climamio Bologna

| years6 = 2006–2007

| team6 = Armani Jeans Milano

| years7 = 2007–2008

| team7 = Snaidero Cucine Udine

| highlights =

• MVC Player of the Year (2000)
• First-team All-MVC (2000)
• NBDL Finalist (2001-02)

}}

Nate Green (born December 2, 1977) is a current NBA referee and retired American basketball player who played professionally in the Australian National Basketball League, the NBA Development League and Italy's Lega Serie A.

Green, a 6'5" guard from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, played collegiately at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1996 to 2000. While there, Green was a four-year starter and as a senior in the 1999–2000 season led the Sycamores to the first NCAA tournament appearance in 21 years. That year, Green averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and defensive player of the year.{{cite web| last = Bennett | first = Mark | title =Best of the best: Nate Green picks off rare double-double, conference MVP and top defensive player | publisher = Tribune-Star | date = March 1, 2000 | url =http://specials.tribstar.com/isu.champs/march1a1.html | accessdate = January 21, 2013}} For his career, Green scored 1,182 points and is the school all-time co-leader in steals with 240 - a record he shares with Larry Bird.{{cite web| title =Indiana State men's basketball career records| publisher =Indiana State Athletics| url =http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200| accessdate =January 21, 2013| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130605144158/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200| archivedate =June 5, 2013}}

Following the close of his college career, Green played in Australia's National Basketball League for the Canberra Cannons. He then returned to the United States to play two seasons in the NBA Development League for the North Charleston Lowgators and the Columbus Riverdragons. He then played several seasons in Italy's top league, averaging 20.5 points per game over seven seasons.{{cite web| last = | first = | title =Nate Green Italian League profile | publisher = Lega Basket Serie A | date = | url =http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=GRE-NAT-77 | accessdate = January 21, 2013}}

Green retired as a professional basketball player and now works as an NBA official. He was inducted into the Indiana State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.{{cite web| last = Jenison| first = Kevin | title =Nate Green Inducted Into 21st Class Of ISU Athletics Hall Of Fame | publisher = Indiana State University | date = October 1, 2012 | url =http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=205702804 | accessdate = January 21, 2013}}