Nate Grimes

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Nate Grimes

| image =

| caption =

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lbs = 227

| league = IBL

| team = Borneo Hornbills

| number = 4

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|1}}

| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| high_school =

Desert Pines
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Quality Education Academy
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

| college =

Fresno State (2016–2020)

| draft_year = 2020

| career_start = 2020

| career_end =

| years1 = 2020–2021

| team1 = Kobrat

| years2 = 2021–2022

| team2 = Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen

| years3 = 2022

| team3 = BG Göttingen

| years4 = 2022–2023

| team4 = Hapoel Eilat

| years5 = 2023

| team5 = Sigal Prishtina

| years6 = 2023

| team6 = Iwate Big Bulls

| years7 = 2024

| team7 = Golden Eagle Ylli

| years8 = 2024–2025

| team8 = Assigeco Piacenza

| years9 = 2025–present

| team9 = Borneo Hornbills

| highlights =

2× Third-team All-Mountain West (2019, 2020)

}}

Nathanial Paul Grimes (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Early life

Grimes began his high school career at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. For his senior season, Grimes transferred to Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with whom in 24 games he averaged 13.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.4 assists per game.{{cite web |title=FRESNO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/pdf/mbasketball/2017-18/Game%20Notes/opp03.pdf |website=Arkansas Razorbacks |access-date=February 22, 2022}} In September 2014, he committed to play college basketball at Fresno State over offers from Boise State, Iowa, San Francisco, Utah State, Washington State and Wichita State.{{cite news |last1=Payne |first1=Terrence |title=Rivals150 recruit commits to Fresno State |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2014/09/28/three-star-small-forward-nate-grimes-becomes-fresno-states-first-2015-commitment/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=NBC Sports |date=September 24, 2014}}

College career

Grimes redshirted his freshman season. He averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman.{{Cite web|url=https://gobulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nate-grimes/9359|title=Nate Grimes - Men's Basketball|website=Fresno State}} As a sophomore, Grimes averaged 4.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks (7th in the conference) per game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/nate-grimes-1.html|title=Nate Grimes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}} He was third in the country in total rebounds per minute (0.44 rebounds per minute played).

He averaged 11.8 points, 9.2 rebounds per game (3rd in the conference), and 1.7 blocks per game (2nd), while leading the conference with a two-point .625 field goal percentage, as a junior.{{cite news |title=Fresno State's Nate Grimes arrested, charged with domestic abuse |url=https://247sports.com/college/fresno-state/Article/Fresno-State-basketball-Nate-Grimes-arrested-charged-with-domestic-abuse-145123201/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=247 Sports |date=March 17, 2020}} On January 25, 2020, Grimes was suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team.{{cite news |last1=Kuwada |first1=Robert |title=Fresno State badly beaten at both ends |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96177648/the-fresno-bee/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=The Fresno Bee |date=January 27, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/fresno-state/Article/Fresno-State-basketball-Air-Force-score-recap-79-68-win-Bulldogs-Falcons-Nate-Grimes-New-Williams-Mountain-West-2020-road-Justin-Hutson-142882114/|title=Grimes returns as Bulldogs bounce back to 79-68 win at Air Force|website=BarkBoard.com}}

As a senior, he averaged 11.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game (3rd in the conference), while leading the conference with 1.6 blocks per game. Grimes was named to the Third Team All-Mountain West by the media.{{cite news |last1=Potter |first1=Davis |title=Wyoming's Hunter Maldonado voted third-team all-Mountain West by the media |url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/mbb/wyomings-hunter-maldonado-voted-third-team-all-mountain-west-by-media/article_35f53d0d-452b-5e34-ae81-f89ce89e8af9.html |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |date=April 7, 2020}} On March 16, 2020, Grimes was arrested and charged on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse/cohabitant.{{cite news |last1=Shaikh |first1=Zaeem |title=Breaking: Former Fresno State star basketball player arrested Monday |url=https://collegian.csufresno.edu/2020/03/breaking-former-fresno-state-star-basketball-player-arrested-monday/#.YhUPSejMK1s |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=The Collegian |date=March 16, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/fresno-state/Article/Fresno-State-basketball-Nate-Grimes-arrested-charged-with-domestic-abuse-145123201/|title=Fresno State's Nate Grimes arrested, charged with domestic abuse|website=BarkBoard.com}}

Professional career

On September 24, 2020, Grimes signed his first professional contract with Kobrat of the Korisliiga.{{cite web |title=Grimes starts his pro career at Kobrat |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/news/645806/Grimes-starts-his-pro-career-at-Kobrat |website=Eurobasket |access-date=February 22, 2022 |date=September 24, 2020}} He averaged 16.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

On June 30, 2021, Grimes signed with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen of the BNXT League.{{cite web |title=Nate Grimes naar Kangoeroes Mechelen |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20210630_92338424 |website=Nieuwsblad.be |access-date=February 22, 2022 |language=Dutch |date=June 30, 2021}} He averaged 18.0 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 1.0 block per game in eight games.

On February 19, 2022, Grimes signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web |last1=Buyse |first1=Peter |title=Goettingen inks Nate Grimes, ex Mechelen |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/news/732250/Goettingen-inks-Nate-Grimes,-ex-Mechelen |website=Eurobasket |access-date=February 22, 2022 |date=February 19, 2022}} In 16 games he averaged 6.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and 16.5 minutes per game.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nate-Grimes/Summary/84312|title=Nate Grimes Player Profile, Fresno State - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}

On August 4, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Grimes joined Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League on February 6, 2023.{{cite web |title=Nate Grimes - përforcon edhe më Prishtinën! |url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/nate-grimes-perforcon-edhe-me-prishtinen/fbk-superliga |website=Topsporti |access-date=February 19, 2023 |date=February 8, 2023}}

On July 10, 2023, Grimes signed with Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigbulls.jp/news/detail/id=17928|title=【チーム情報】Nathanial Grimes（ネサニアル・グライムス）選手契約合意のお知らせ|language=Japanese|publisher=Iwate big Bulls|date=July 1, 2023|access-date=July 21, 2023}} On November 17, his contract was terminated.{{cite web |title=【チーム情報】ネサニアル・グライムス選手契約解除のお知らせ |url=https://www.bigbulls.jp/news/detail/id=18303 |website=岩手ビッグブルズ |access-date=March 9, 2025 |date=November 17, 2023}}

On July 22, 2024, Grimes signed with the Assigeco Piacenza of the Serie A2.{{cite web |title=L’Assigeco firma il pivot statunitense Nate Grimes: “Pronto a dare tutto per questa maglia” |url=https://www.uccassigecopiacenza.com/lassigeco-firma-il-pivot-statunitense-nate-grimes-pronto-a-dare-tutto-per-questa-maglia/ |website=UCC Assigeco Piacenza |access-date=March 9, 2025 |date=July 22, 2024}} On January 16, 2025, his contract was terminated.{{cite web |title=Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Nate Grimes |url=https://www.uccassigecopiacenza.com/risoluzione-consensuale-del-contratto-con-nate-grimes/ |website=UCC Assigeco Piacenza |access-date=March 9, 2025 |date=January 16, 2025}} On March 9, he signed with the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), replacing Devondrick Walker.{{cite web |title=Nate Grimes Gantikan Devondrick Walker |url=https://iblindonesia.com/news/nate-grimes-gantikan-devondrick-walker |website=IBL |access-date=March 9, 2025 |date=March 9, 2025}}