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Swen Nater

スウェン・ネイター　/　すうぇん・ねいたー

Basketball player from Netherlands

January 14, 1950 (age 76)　・　Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands

North Holland
basketball player

My Take

Swen Nater fascinates me because of one stat that says everything about character: he is the only player to lead both the NBA and the ABA in rebounding. Rebounding is unglamorous, exhausting work, the labor nobody fills a highlight reel with, and he made it his identity across two leagues. At 211 cm out of UCLA, with a Rookie of the Year award and two ABA All-Star nods, he chose substance over flash. I have a soft spot for the players who do the dirty, decisive things. Nater is the platonic ideal of an unsung anchor.

Overview

Swen Erick Nater (born January 14, 1950) is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He played primarily in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and is the only player to have led both the NBA and ABA in rebounding. Nater was a two-time ABA All-Star and was the 1974 ABA Rookie of the Year.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Swen Nater
Name (Japanese): スウェン・ネイター
Reading: すうぇん・ねいたー
Born: January 14, 1950 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Tiger
Origin: Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: 211 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
University: Cypress College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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