Nate Linhart

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Nate Linhart

| image = Nate Linhart.jpg

| caption = Linhart with Maccabi Tel Aviv in March 2015

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 215

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|14}}

| birth_place = Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.

| nationality = American

| high_school = Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)

| college = Akron (2005–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2009

| career_end = 2020

| years1 = 2009–2010

| team1 = Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = Erie BayHawks

| years3 = 2011–2013

| team3 = TBB Trier

| years4 = 2013–2014

| team4 = Reyer Venezia

| years5 = 2014–2015

| team5 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years6 = 2015–2016

| team6 = CAI Zaragoza

| years7 = 2016–2018

| team7 = Medi Bayreuth

| years8 = 2018–2019

| team8 = Spirou

| years9 = 2019

| team9 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years10 = 2019–2020

| team10 = Medi Bayreuth

| highlights =

BBL All-Star (2018)
MAC tournament MVP (2009)

}}

Nathaniel Andrew Linhart (born November 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Akron before playing professionally in Austria, Germany, Italy, Israel, Spain and Belgium.

College career

After playing high school basketball at Lincoln, in Gahanna, Ohio, Linhart played 4 seasons of college basketball at the University of Akron, with the Akron Zips.[http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2007-08/bios/linhart_nate00 Akron Zips Bio]

Professional career

Linhart went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. For the 2009–10 season he signed with BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld of Austria.

For the 2010–11 season he signed with Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League. From 2011 to 2013 he played with TBB Trier of the German Basketball Bundesliga. In July 2013, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/103990/venezia-announced-smith-taylor-linhart-and-peric.html Venezia announced Smith, Taylor, Linhart and Peric]

In August 2014, Linhart signed a three-year deal with the Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140049/180 Maccabi Electra inks forward Linhart ] He also competed in the EuroLeague with Maccabi, averaging 5.8 points per contest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005825&seasoncode=E2014|title=LINHART, NATE - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|website=www.euroleague.net|access-date=2019-02-02}} On July 4, 2015, he left Maccabi and signed a one-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of Spain.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/167109/cai-zaragoza-lands-nate-linhart.html CAI Zaragoza lands Nate Linhart]

On July 4, 2016, Linhart signed with Medi Bayreuth for the 2016–17 season.[http://www.medi-bayreuth.de/news/medi-bayreuth/allrounder-auf-hochstem-niveau-nate-linhart-wechselt-zu-medi-bayreuth Allrounder auf höchstem Niveau: Nate Linhart wechselt zu medi bayreuth] {{in lang|de}}

On July 31, 2018, Linhart was announced by Spirou Basket of the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL).{{cite web | last=Maggi | first=A. | title=Spirou Charleroi has signed Hammonds, Linhart and Dario Hunt | website=Sportando | date=July 31, 2018 | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/284146/spirou-charleroi-has-signed-hammonds-linhart-and-dario-hunt.html | access-date=August 5, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143250/https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/284146/spirou-charleroi-has-signed-hammonds-linhart-and-dario-hunt.html | archive-date=August 5, 2018 | url-status=dead }} In early February 2019, he moved back to Germany, signing with the Telekom Baskets Bonn.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/sport/basketball/baskets-bonn-nate-linhart-100.html|title=Basketball-Bundesliga: Bonn verpflichtet Flügelspieler Nate Linhart|date=2019-02-01|website=www1.wdr.de|language=de|access-date=2019-02-02}}

On August 29, 2019, Linhart signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.{{cite news | title=קדנציה שנייה בארץ: נייט לינהארט בב"ש | url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=22511 | date=August 29, 2019 | work=basket.co.il | access-date=August 29, 2019 | language=he}} On October 6, 2019, he parted ways with Be'er Sheva after appearing in one pre-season tournament game.{{cite news | title=נייט לינהארט שוחרר מב"ש, באטלר יערוך בכורה | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/345075.html | date=October 6, 2019 | work=ONE.co.il | access-date=October 6, 2019 | language=he}}

On October 20, 2019, Linhart returned to Medi Bayreuth for a second stint, signing for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news | title=Nate Linhart signs with Medi Bayreuth | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nate-linhart-signs-with-medi-bayreuth/ | date=October 20, 2019 | work=Sportando | access-date=October 20, 2019}}

Career statistics

=Euroleague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

| style="text-align:left;"| Maccabi

| 20 || 2 || 15.7 || .524 || .432 || .533 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .9 || .3 || 5.8 || 6.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"|

| 20 || 2 || 15.7 || .524 || .432 || .533 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .9 || .3 || 5.8 || 6.5

References

External links

[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nate_Linhart/89969 Nate Linhart] at eurobasket.com
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005825 Nate Linhart] at euroleague.net
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808062308/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6047489/tid/6009553/playerview.html Nate Linhart] at fiba.com
[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nate-Linhart/Summary/11195 Nate Linhart] at realgm.com

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Akron Zips men's basketball players

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Austria

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basket Zaragoza players

Category:Basketball players from Ohio