Nick Minnerath

Nick Minnerath
Cholet Basket
Position Forward
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born August 11, 1988
Truro, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Nauset (North Eastham, Massachusetts)
College Jackson CC (2008–2010)
Detroit (2010–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Obradoiro CAB
2014 STB Le Havre
2014–present Cholet Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Horizon League First Team (2013)
  • NJCAA D2 All-American Third Team (2010)

Nicolas Lake Scott "Nick" Minnerath (born August 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A.

High school career

Minnerath attended Nauset Regional High School in North Eastham, Massachusetts. After playing sparingly as a junior, just two games into his senior year, he broke his leg and missed the rest of the season.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Jackson Community College, Minnerath finished runner-up in the Western Conference’s Player of the Year award after averaging 22.8 points and 9.1 rebounds, including setting the school record with 37 points in a game.[1]

In his sophomore season, he finished 19th in the nation in points per game (21.0), 16th in free throw percentage (82 %) and 15th in blocks per game (2.24). A 1,000-point scorer at the JUCO level, he also earned back-to-back Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) All-Region honors as well as first team All-Western Conference accolades. He capped off an impressive two-year career at Jackson by being named a NJCAA Division II third team All-American.[1]

In 2010, he transferred to Detroit where he started every game in his first year, finishing the 2010–11 season with a hot stretch, as he had six 20-point games starting on January 1, 2011. In 33 games, he averaged 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game.[1][2]

Minnerath redshirted his senior year after playing just five games before a knee injury ended his season. In those five games, he averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his redshirted senior season, he was named to the 2013 All-Horizon League first team. He was also named to the NABC District 12 second team and was one of 64 outgoing seniors to be invited to the 2013 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. In 33 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 29.6 minutes per game.[1][2]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Minnerath joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 30, 2013, he signed with Obradoiro CAB of Spain for the 2013–14 season.[3] On January 13, 2014, he parted ways with Obradoiro after 15 games.[4] The next day, he signed with STB Le Havre of France for the rest of the season.[5]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Minnerath joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] On July 25, 2014, he signed with Cholet Basket for the 2014–15 season.[7]

Personal

Minnerath is the son of Marie and Michael Minnerath, the latter a Cape Cod National Seashore Ranger,[8] and has a twin sister named Jessica.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Nick Minnerath - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". DetroitTitans.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nick Minnerath Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Obradoiro announced Nick Minnerath". Sportando.com. August 30, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nick Minnerath, Obradoiro part ways". Sportando.com. January 13, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Le Havre announced Nick Minnerath". Sportando.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cholet announces Nick Minnerath". Sportando.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Dave (September 20, 2013). "Nick Minnerath, One More Detour". forumblueandgold.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Farrell, Perry (February 26, 2013). "Detroit Titans honor Nick Minnerath for battling injuries, hardships". freep.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

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