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'''Calvin Leon Natt''' (born [[January 8]], [[1957]] in [[Monroe, Louisiana]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player. The 6'6" forward from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], Natt played 11 NBA seasons ([[1979-80 NBA season|1979]]-[[1989-90 NBA season|1990]]), spending time with the [[New Jersey Nets]], [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[Denver Nuggets]], [[San Antonio Spurs]], and [[Indiana Pacers]]. He represented the [[Denver Nuggets|Nuggets]] in the [[1985]] [[NBA All-Star Game]], and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player [[Kenny Natt]].<ref name=bastrop>[http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/06/05/sports/sports3.txt An exciting time for Natt] by Marq Mitcham - June 5, 2007</ref> |
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{{Infobox basketball biography |
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| name = Calvin Natt |
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| image = |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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| height_in = 6 |
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| weight_lb = 220 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|01|08}} |
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| birth_place = [[Monroe, Louisiana]], U.S. |
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| high_school = [[Bastrop High School (Louisiana)|Bastrop]] ([[Bastrop, Louisiana]]) |
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| college = [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball|Louisiana–Monroe]] (1975–1979) |
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| draft_year = 1979 |
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| draft_round = 1 |
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| draft_pick = 8 |
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| draft_team = [[New Jersey Nets]] |
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| career_start = 1979 |
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| career_end = 1990 |
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| career_number = 43, 33, 7, 42 |
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| career_position = [[Small forward]] |
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| years1 = {{nbay|1979|full=y}} |
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| team1 = [[New Jersey Nets]] |
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| years2 = {{nbay|1979|end}}–{{nbay|1983|end}} |
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| team2 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] |
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| years3 = {{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}} |
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| team3 = [[Denver Nuggets]] |
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| years4 = {{nbay|1988|end}} |
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| team4 = [[San Antonio Spurs]] |
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| years5 = {{nbay|1989|full=y}} |
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| team5 = [[Indiana Pacers]] |
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| highlights = |
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* [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1985}}) |
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* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1979|end}}) |
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* Consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1979]]) |
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* [[Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|TAAC Player of the Year]] (1979) |
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| stats_league = NBA |
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| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]] |
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| stat1value = 10,291 (17.2 ppg) |
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| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] |
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| stat2value = 4,070 (6.8 rpg) |
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| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] |
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| stat3value = 1,306 (2.2 apg) |
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}} |
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'''Calvin Leon Natt''' (born January 8, 1957) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) [[forward (basketball)|forward]], Natt played at [[University of Louisiana at Monroe|Northeast Louisiana University]] under coach [[Lenny Fant]]. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons ([[1979–80 NBA season|1979]]–[[1989–90 NBA season|1990]]), spending time with the [[New Jersey Nets]], [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[Denver Nuggets]], [[San Antonio Spurs]], and [[Indiana Pacers]]. He represented the [[Denver Nuggets|Nuggets]] in the 1985 [[NBA All-Star Game]], and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player [[Kenny Natt]].<ref name=bastrop>[http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/06/05/sports/sports3.txt An exciting time for Natt]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} by Marq Mitcham – June 5, 2007</ref> Natt's nickname was "'''Pit Bull'''".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-12-26-4288898189_x.htm|title=Calvin Natt assists grieving parents with funerals|date=December 26, 2008|first=Pat|last=Graham|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=October 2, 2013}}</ref> |
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Calvin Natt is now an ordained [[Christian ministry|minister]] and owns a funeral home in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name=bastrop/> |
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Calvin Natt later became an ordained [[Christian ministry|minister]]. He owns a [[funeral home]] in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name=bastrop/> |
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==Notes== |
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<references/> |
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== NBA career statistics == |
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==External link== |
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{{NBA player statistics legend}} |
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*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nattca01.html Career Stats] |
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=== Regular season === |
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{{NBA player statistics start}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1979}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1979–80 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] |
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| 53 || || '''38.6''' || .479 || .200 || .711 || '''9.7''' || 2.1 || '''1.5''' || .4 || 19.7 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1979}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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| 25 || || 32.4 || .480 || '''.500''' || .770 || 7.1 || 2.3 || 1.0 || '''.5''' || 20.4 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1980}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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| 74 || || 28.5 || .497 || '''.500''' || .707 || 5.8 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.4 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1981}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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| 75 || 71 || 34.7 || .576 || .250 || .750 || 8.2 || 2.0 || .8 || '''.5''' || 17.7 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1982}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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| '''80''' || '''80''' || 36.0 || .543 || .150 || .792 || 7.5 || 2.1 || .8 || .4 || 20.4 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1983}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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| 79 || 74 || 33.4 || .583 || .118 || .797 || 6.0 || 2.3 || .9 || .3 || 16.2 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1984}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1984–85 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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| 78 || 76 || 34.1 || .546 || .000 || .793 || 7.8 || '''3.1''' || 1.0 || .4 || '''23.3''' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1985}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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| 69 || 62 || 29.1 || .504 || .333 || .801 || 6.3 || 2.4 || .8 || .2 || 17.7 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1986}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986–87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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| 1 || 1 || 20.0 || .400 || – || '''1.000''' || 5.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 10.0 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1987}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987–88 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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| 27 || 7 || 19.7 || .490 || .000 || .740 || 3.6 || 1.7 || .5 || .1 || 9.6 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1988}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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| 14 || 0 || 12.0 || .440 || .000 || .710 || 3.3 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 4.7 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1988}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]] |
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| 10 || 0 || 18.5 || .379 || – || .729 || 3.2 || 1.1 || .2 || .2 || 8.5 |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1989}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1989–90 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]] |
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| 14 || 0 || 11.7 || '''.645''' || – || .773 || 2.5 || .6 || .1 || .0 || 4.1 |
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|- class="sortbottom" |
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career |
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| 599 || 371 || 31.4 || .528 || .219 || .768 || 6.8 || 2.2 || .9 || .3 || 17.2 |
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|- class="sortbottom" |
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star |
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| 1 || 0 || 11.0 || .333 || – || .500 || 3.0 || 1.0 || – || – || 3.0 |
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{{S-end}} |
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=== Playoffs === |
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{{NBA player statistics start}} |
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|- |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1980 NBA Playoffs|1980]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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|3||–||'''41.7'''||.438||.000||.600||8.0||.7||.7||'''.3'''||16.0 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1981 NBA Playoffs|1981]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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|3||–||31.7||.452||–||.500||6.7||.3||.3||'''.3'''||10.7 |
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|- |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1983 NBA Playoffs|1983]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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|7||–||39.1||.490||'''.500'''||.646||'''9.1'''||1.6||1.1||.1||18.9 |
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|- |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1984 NBA Playoffs|1984]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] |
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|5||–||39.0||.514||.000||.694||7.6||1.8||'''1.2'''||.2||19.8 |
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|- |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1985 NBA Playoffs|1985]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1984–85 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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|'''15'''||'''15'''||33.9||'''.550'''||–||'''.809'''||6.6||'''3.8'''||.5||'''.3'''||'''22.3''' |
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|- |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1986 NBA Playoffs|1986]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1985–86 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] |
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|10||6||29.3||.465||.500||.780||7.9||2.8||.2||'''.3'''||17.9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[1990 NBA Playoffs|1990]] |
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|style="text-align:left;”|[[1989–90 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]] |
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|2||0||7.0||.333||–||–||1.0||.5||.0||.0||1.0 |
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|- class="sortbottom" |
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career |
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| 45 || 21 || 33.4 || .503 || .222 || .736 || 7.2 || 2.4 || .6 || .3 || 18.4 |
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{{S-end}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game]] |
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*[[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Basketballstats|bbr=n/nattca01}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 24 March 2024
Personal information | |
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Born | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | January 8, 1957
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana) |
College | Louisiana–Monroe (1975–1979) |
NBA draft | 1979: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
Playing career | 1979–1990 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 43, 33, 7, 42 |
Career history | |
1979–1980 | New Jersey Nets |
1980–1984 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1984–1989 | Denver Nuggets |
1989 | San Antonio Spurs |
1989–1990 | Indiana Pacers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 10,291 (17.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,070 (6.8 rpg) |
Assists | 1,306 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons (1979–1990), spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers. He represented the Nuggets in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game, and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player Kenny Natt.[1] Natt's nickname was "Pit Bull".[2]
Calvin Natt later became an ordained minister. He owns a funeral home in Denver, Colorado.[1]
NBA career statistics[edit]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1979–80 | New Jersey | 53 | 38.6 | .479 | .200 | .711 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 19.7 | |
1979–80 | Portland | 25 | 32.4 | .480 | .500 | .770 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .5 | 20.4 | |
1980–81 | Portland | 74 | 28.5 | .497 | .500 | .707 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.4 | |
1981–82 | Portland | 75 | 71 | 34.7 | .576 | .250 | .750 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | 17.7 |
1982–83 | Portland | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .543 | .150 | .792 | 7.5 | 2.1 | .8 | .4 | 20.4 |
1983–84 | Portland | 79 | 74 | 33.4 | .583 | .118 | .797 | 6.0 | 2.3 | .9 | .3 | 16.2 |
1984–85 | Denver | 78 | 76 | 34.1 | .546 | .000 | .793 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 23.3 |
1985–86 | Denver | 69 | 62 | 29.1 | .504 | .333 | .801 | 6.3 | 2.4 | .8 | .2 | 17.7 |
1986–87 | Denver | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | .400 | – | 1.000 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 10.0 |
1987–88 | Denver | 27 | 7 | 19.7 | .490 | .000 | .740 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .5 | .1 | 9.6 |
1988–89 | Denver | 14 | 0 | 12.0 | .440 | .000 | .710 | 3.3 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 4.7 |
1988–89 | San Antonio | 10 | 0 | 18.5 | .379 | – | .729 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .2 | 8.5 |
1989–90 | Indiana | 14 | 0 | 11.7 | .645 | – | .773 | 2.5 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 4.1 |
Career | 599 | 371 | 31.4 | .528 | .219 | .768 | 6.8 | 2.2 | .9 | .3 | 17.2 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .333 | – | .500 | 3.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.0 |
Playoffs[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1980 | Portland | 3 | – | 41.7 | .438 | .000 | .600 | 8.0 | .7 | .7 | .3 | 16.0 |
1981 | Portland | 3 | – | 31.7 | .452 | – | .500 | 6.7 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 10.7 |
1983 | Portland | 7 | – | 39.1 | .490 | .500 | .646 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 18.9 |
1984 | Portland | 5 | – | 39.0 | .514 | .000 | .694 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.8 |
1985 | Denver | 15 | 15 | 33.9 | .550 | – | .809 | 6.6 | 3.8 | .5 | .3 | 22.3 |
1986 | Denver | 10 | 6 | 29.3 | .465 | .500 | .780 | 7.9 | 2.8 | .2 | .3 | 17.9 |
1990 | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | – | – | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 45 | 21 | 33.4 | .503 | .222 | .736 | 7.2 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | 18.4 |
See also[edit]
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
References[edit]
- ^ a b An exciting time for Natt[permanent dead link] by Marq Mitcham – June 5, 2007
- ^ Graham, Pat (December 26, 2008). "Calvin Natt assists grieving parents with funerals". USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American Christian clergy
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Denver Nuggets players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players
- NBA All-Stars
- New Jersey Nets draft picks
- New Jersey Nets players
- People from Bastrop, Louisiana
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Small forwards