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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | August 30, 1998||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2020–2021 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | →Greensboro Swarm | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Agua Caliente / Ontario / San Diego Clippers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Joseph Darling (born August 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UAB Blazers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. He is the first and only Blue Hens player in NBA history. [1]
Darling attended DeMatha Catholic High School and was teammates with top recruit Markelle Fultz and football star Chase Young. [2]
Darling began his collegiate career at UAB and averaged 2.5 points per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.1 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent on three-pointers. [2] Following the season, he decided to transfer to the University of Delaware. On December 14, 2019, Darling scored a game-high 29 points against 20th-ranked Villanova in a 78–70 loss, after which his head coach Martin Ingelsby said he was playing like one of the best guards in college basketball. [3] As a junior, Darling averaged 21 points per game. [4] He earned first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors. [5] After the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft while retaining college eligibility. [6] However, on August 3 he announced he was remaining in the draft and turning professional. [7]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Darling signed a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Hornets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. [8] [9] This united him with Canadian assistant coach Jay Triano.
He made his NBA debut on March 13, 2021 against the Toronto Raptors, hitting a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, and became the first Nova Scotia born player in NBA history. [10]
On October 16, 2021, Darling was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived shortly thereafter. [11] On October 23, he was selected by the Agua Caliente Clippers fifth overall in the 2021 NBA G League draft. [12]
On February 17, 2023, Darling signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. [13] He was waived four days later without having played a game for the NBA team. [14] On February 23, he was reacquired by the Ontario Clippers. [15]
On October 9, 2023, Darling signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, [16] but was waived on October 20, prior to the start of the 2023–24 season. [17] Ten days later, he rejoined the Ontario Clippers. [18]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Charlotte | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | .286 | .286 | 1.000 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
Career | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | .286 | .286 | 1.000 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.000 | – | – | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.000 | – | – | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | UAB | 30 | 1 | 9.4 | .491 | .462 | .500 | .5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.5 |
2017–18 | UAB | 33 | 31 | 28.0 | .477 | .409 | .830 | 3.0 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | 10.1 |
2018–19 | Delaware | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Delaware | 32 | 32 | 38.3 | .446 | .399 | .854 | 3.9 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | 21.0 |
Career | 95 | 64 | 25.6 | .459 | .408 | .841 | 2.5 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | 11.4 |
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