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Jersey Number 55
Luke Nathan
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Randolph, N.J.
- High School:
- Randolph HS
- Garden State native has spent four seasons at Rutgers
- Three-time Big Ten All-Academic honoree (2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)
- Dedicated and hard-working student-athlete who brings good size and energy to the program
- Joined the team as a preferred walk-on
- Saw action in two games
- Saw action in five games, scoring two points and collecting seven rebounds
- Did not see game action (redshirted)
- Played in seven games as a true freshman, averaging 2.4 minutes, 0.6 points and 0.9 rebounds
- Made Rutgers debut with three points, one rebound and a block against CCNY (Nov. 10)
- Had five rebounds and made a free throw in win over Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 9)
- Saw action in three straight Big Ten games, versus Purdue (Feb. 3), Indiana (Feb. 5) and Nebraska (Feb. 9)
- A 2017 graduate of Randolph High School
- Three-year varsity starter under head coach Matt Tighe
- Led team to 20-win campaigns in junior and senior seasons
- Recorded back-to-back triple-doubles in state tournament as a senior
- Averaged 14.0 points-per-game
- A First Team All-Morris County and First Team NCAC All-National Conference selection
- Competed in the North-South All-Star Game as a senior
- Played for on the AAU circuit for Sports U Team IZOD
- Parents are John and Donna
- Has two younger siblings, Josh and Elle
- Majoring in Marketing
| Nickname: | Tim Duncan Jr |
| One word to describe your Coach: | Committed |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Shaun O'Hara |
| Major: | Marketing |
| I chose my major because: | I wanted to be in the business school and marketing seemed like the best major for be because I can express my creativity. |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My dad because he always has the best advice. |
| If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: | A surfer |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Eli Manning |
| Favorite professional sports team: | New York Giants |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: | Teammate |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: | Chill |
| Few people know that I: | Like to hike |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | My dad |
| I started playing my sport because…: | I was tall |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | It's the State University of New Jersey! |
| Favorite cereal: | Fruity Pebbles |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Mark Hammill |
| Favorite musician/group: | Weezer |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Fantasy Football |
| Famous people I have met include: | Shaquille O'Neal, John Rostein |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | Listening to podcasts |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Powerbeats |
| Pets I had growing up were: | A fish |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Nathan's Hot Dog |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | New Zealand |
| The website I visit most often is: | theringer.com |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) | Professor Jacobs, Sophomore year, General Psychology |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | “Your focus determines your reality.” – Qui-Gon Jinn |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | Luke |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Navy Blue |
| My spirit animal is: | Orca Whale |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | To learn how to surf |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Spotify |
| What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? | Without you nothing would be possible! You are the reason our success continues to grow! Thank you! |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? | The new addition of the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center is still so surreal and I am so grateful to be able to spend my time there! |
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