Nate Hawthorne

{{Short description|American basketball player (1951–2005)}}

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

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Nate Hawthorne

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|01|19}}

| birth_place = Mount Vernon, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|11|23|1951|01|19}}

| death_place = Tempe, Arizona, U.S.

| high_school = Mt. Vernon (Mount Vernon, Illinois)

| college = Southern Illinois (1970–1973)

| draft_year = 1973

| draft_round = 7

| draft_pick = 118

| draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers

| career_start = 1973

| career_end = 1976

| career_number = 20, 32

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1973|full=y}}

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years2 = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}

| team2 = Phoenix Suns

| bbr = hawthna01

}}

Nate Hawthorne (January 19, 1951 – November 23, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973–74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974–76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois, native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at the age of 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Jerry|title= Former Sun Hawthorne dies at 54 |url= https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/former-sun-hawthorne-dies-at/article_e25bbd66-0e70-5c46-96f7-3e3a64aa1afd.html|date=November 28, 2005|website=East Valley Tribune|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}