Nate Darling

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
High School:
DeMatha Catholic
Prev School:
UAB
Major:
History

AT DELAWARE
• Played one season with the Blue Hens

2019-20 SEASON
• Named first team All-CAA and NABC All-District 10
• USBWA All-District II selection
• Second team All-ECAC honoree
• UD Alumni Association/Colonel C.B. Shaffer Team MVP
• UD Outstanding Male Athlete
• Led UD in scoring in 23 of the 32 games in which he appeared
• Scored 672 points, third most in a UD single season and 14th in the country
• Averaged 21.0 points per game - sixth in a UD single season, third in the CAA and 18th in the nation
• Led the CAA and ranked eighth in Division I with 3.34 three-pointers made per game
• Led the CAA and ranked third in the nation with 38:14 minutes played per game
• Ranked eighth in the CAA and 28th in the country with a 39.9 three-point percentage
• Tied for third in the conference with an 85.4 free throw percentage and was 11th with 2.8 assists per game
• Ranked fifth in a UD single season with 218 field goals made, fourth with 489 field goals attempted, and 12th with an 85.4 free throw percentage
• Posted 17 20-point games and four 30-point efforts
• Second player in program history to score at least 34 points four times in a season
• One of five players in Division I to reach the 34-point mark four times during the year
• Set the UD single season record with 107 three-pointers, 21 more than the previous mark
• His 107 three-pointers were sixth most in Division I during the year and fifth on the CAA single season chart
• Also set a program record by attempting 268 three-pointers
• Played 1,223 minutes, third most in a UD single season
• Made 38 consecutive free throws from Feb. 6-22, the second longest streak in UD history and tied for the second longest in CAA history
• Scored a career-high 37 points in the win over UTSA, while his eight triples are one shy of the UD single game record
• Named Sunshine Slam Most Valuable Player
• Finished with a game-high 29 points and led Delaware with five assists vs. Villanova
• Scored 34 points, all but six in the second half, during the win at Northeastern
• Scored 34 points and hit seven 3-pointers vs. Towson
• Scored 27 points and hit the game-winning bucket with five seconds left in the home win over James Madison
• Hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 21 seconds left during the win at Elon
• Scored 36 points and went 11 of 11 from the foul line at William & Mary
• Reached the 1,000-point mark for his career vs. Hofstra
• Selected CAA Player of the Week on Dec. 16, Jan. 27 and Feb. 8
• Named to Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List

2018-19 SEASON
• Sat out the season after transferring to Delaware from UAB during the summer of 2018

AT UAB
2017-18 SEASON
• Appeared in all 33 games and started all but one for UAB
• Led the Blazers with 61 three-pointers while shooting a team-high 40.9 percent from behind the arc
• Ranked fourth on the squad with a 10.1 scoring average
• His 90 assists were third most on the team
• Averaged 3.0 rebounds per game
• Shot 47.7 percent from the field and 83.0 percent from the foul line
• Reached double figures 17 times this year
• Scored a career-high 23 points during UAB's win over Western Kentucky in the regular season finale, finishing a perfect 8 of 8 from the field including a 6 of 6 performance from behind the arc
• Added 21 points at Marshall, including five triples
• Poured in 20 points against Alabama A&M and Southern Miss

2016-17 SEASON
• Appeared in 30 games during his freshman campaign for the Blazers, averaging 9.4 minutes per game
• Averaged 2.5 points per contest
• Scored a season-high 20 points and hit six three-pointers in a win over Southern Miss

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played his final three years at DeMatha Catholic
• Helped the Stags to a 33-4 record as a junior
• Named MVP of the Canadian National Basketball Championship after scoring 50 points in the final game
• Led Nova Scotia to a Canadian National Basketball Championship in the U17 Division
• Helped Team Canada win a silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Basketball Championship

PERSONAL
• Nate Darling
• Born on Aug. 30, 1998
• Son of Jason Darling and Julie Metlege
• Has brothers Josh, Jake, Tyler and Anthony
• History major at Delaware

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 37 vs. UTSA, 11/10/19
Field Goals Made: 12 vs.UTSA, 11/10/19
Field Goals Attempted: 22 vs. Drexel, 2/1/20
3-Pt. Field Goals Made: 8 vs. UTSA, 11/10/19
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 13 vs. Towson, 2/6/20
Free Throws Made: 11 at William & Mary, 2/15/20
Free Throws Attempted: 11, twice
Rebounds: 8, twice
Assists: 7 vs. Delaware State, 12/16/19
Blocks: 1, seven times
Steals: 3, twice
Minutes: 45 at LIU, 12/20/19

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP/GS	Min.	Avg.	FG-FGA	Pct.	3FG-FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	OR	DR	Reb.	Avg.	A	T	B	S	Pts.	Avg.
2019-20	32/32	1223	38.2	218-489	.446	107-268	.399	129-151	.854	14	112	126	3.9	90	89	7	25	672	21.0
TOTALS	33/32	1223	38.2	218-489	.446	107-268	.399	129-151	.854	14	112	126	3.9	90	89	7	25	672	21.0