Nate Santos

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2021-22

Appeared in 25 games making six starts
Averaged 2.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
Totaled seven points and two rebounds on the road at Notre Dame (3/5)
Made two threes and grabbed three boards in nine minutes of play at Syracuse (1/11)
Scored in double-digits with 11 points, six rebounds and a steal against Vanderbilt (11/24)
Had a career day at home against Towson, scoring 14 points with four three-pointers and pulled down eight rebounds with two steals in a season-best 37 minutes of action (11/19)

High School

Attended Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn.
Three star recruit ranked in the top 250 in his class in 247 Sports’ composite rankings
No. 2 prospect in Connecticut and No. 5 overall in New England
Rated as high as No. 63 by 247Sports before sliding in the rankings following a torn ACL sophomore season
Averaged 17.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
Earned All-NEPSAC honors
Led Loomis Chaffee to a 20-6 record and the NEPSAC Class A and Founders League Championships junior year
Loomis Chaffee played three games in 2020 before COVID-19 halted the season

Personal

Born Nov. 9, 2001 in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Son of Lori and Joe Santos
Has two older sisters and an older brother
Brother K.J. played collegiate basketball at Missouri
Sister Sydney played collegiate basketball at Oakland, while sister Ashley played basketball at Louisiana Tech
Mom played collegiate basketball at Wichita State and dad played professional basketball in Puerto Rico
All members of his intermediate family played for the Puerto Rican National Team
Favorite NBA player is LeBron James
Cites football as his favorite sport besides basketball and would play quarterback or wide receiver
Enrolled in Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences