 Potts with Nebraska in 2024 | |
| No. 22–Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 7, 2004 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri) |
| College | Nebraska (2023–present) |
| Career highlights | |
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Natalie Potts (born November 7, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference.
Natalie Potts was born on November 7, 2004 in O'Fallon, Missouri. She attended Incarnate Word Academy in Bel Nor, Missouri. During her senior year, she averaged 18.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game, playing a key role in leading the team to its sixth consecutive Missouri state championship in 2023. [1] Potts earned Missouri MaxPreps Player of the Year honors twice in 2021 and 2023, and also received the Gatorade Player of the Year award as a sophomore in 2021. [2] Potts finished her high school career with 2,108 points and 1,008 rebounds over four seasons, becoming only the third player in Missouri high school history to achieve the combined milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. [3]
In her freshman season, Potts was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the conference coaches. She was a unanimous selection for the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from the league's media. [4] [3] Potts was also announced as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week 8 times in her freshman year.
Potts played only five games in her sophomore season before sustaining a season-ending ACL injury on November 19, 2024, in an 85–48 victory over North Alabama. [5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Nebraska | 35 | 35 | 24.5 | 48.9 | 25.4 | 82.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 2024–25 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 21.6 | 68.4 | 72.7 | 80.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| Career | 40 | 40 | 24.2 | 51.3 | 32.1 | 82.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 10.7 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [6] | |||||||||||||