Jayce Nathaniel - Men's Basketball

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Mark Black

Chris Kohley

2024-25 (Freshman):

Competed in three games, all in a reserve role.
Averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 10 minutes per game.
Registered season highs of eight points (4-5 FG) and five rebounds on Nov. 16 in a home win against Saint Mary’s (Minn.).
Collected a single block in each game he competed in.

Prep/Personal:

Played three seasons at Buford (Ga.) Lanier High School before moving to Chandler, Ariz., to attend AZ Compass Prep and playing for its EYBL Scholastic Program during his senior year.
While there, he averaged 5.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, including a season-high 17 points in a win at Bartlett (Tenn.) High School and a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) at Whitehaven (Tenn.).
During his three years at Lanier, Nathaniel was a 1,000-point scorer, a Georgia Basketball Coaches Association (GBCA) Junior All-Star and a consensus all-state selection in 2023 after helping the Longhorns to a school record-tying 26 wins and a berth in the Georgia Class 6A Final Four.
On the AAU circuit, Nathaniel was a standout for Team Curry, notably averaging 9.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game at the Sportradar Showdown in Las Vegas.
A three-star athlete who was ranked among the top 50 power forwards in the country by 247Sports and selected UIC over offers from power conference programs Georgia and Cincinnati.

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