Abdel Nader

Abdel Nader
No. 2 – Iowa State Cyclones
Position Forward
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1993-09-25) September 25, 1993
Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality Egyptian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Niles North (Skokie, Illinois)
College Northern Illinois (2011–2013)
Iowa State (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2012)

Abdel Nader (born September 25, 1993) is an Egyptian college basketball player with the Iowa State Cyclones.

Early life and high school career

Abdel averaged 23.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a senior at Niles North and led the Vikings to a 24-6 record and their first sectional championship and Central Suburban League titles in the school’s 47-year history. He garnered First Team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune,[1] earned Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team All-State recognition, and named to the ESPN Chicago All-Area team.[2]

College career

Freshman season

Nader appeared in all 31 games starting in 29 of them. He averaged a team-best 10.4 points, third among MAC freshmen; and 4.2 rebounds, second-best among MAC freshmen. Nader recorded 21 steals and a team-high 22 blocked shots, the best among conference freshmen. He made his first collegiate start in the season opener at Purdue, scoring nine points and grabbing four rebounds. Abdel scored in double figures in 17 games, including three games of 20-plus points as well as having a season-best 26 points against Ball State. Nader's impressive freshman season earned him MAC All-Freshman Team honors.[3]

Sophomore season

Nader began the season as a preseason All-MAC West selection. He started 18 of the 19 games he played in, leading the team in scoring at 13.1 points while averaging 5.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shooting 77.2 percent from the free-throw line (44-57 FT). He scored in double figures 13 times, including three games with 20-plus points. Abdel posted 23 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range against Central Michigan (8-12 FG). He was named MAC West Player of the Week on Feb. 4 after averaging 22.5 points and 11.0 rebounds during the week.[4] At the end of the season, Nader decided he needed a fresh start and needed to transfer out of the program.[5]

Junior season

Nader eventually transferred to Iowa State.[6] He had to sit out the 2013-2014 season, becoming elibible again for the 2014–15 season. He saw action in 32 games, averaging 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game. He was tied for second on the team with 16 blocked shots. Abdel grabbed six boards, two blocks, two steals, and hit 6-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-6 behind the arc to score 19 points in Iowa State's annual victory at Iowa.[7] He matched his season-high with 19 points at West Virginia. Nader scored 11 points and had six rebounds at home against Kansas State, he scored seven consecutive points in key second-half run against the Wildcats and blocked a fastbreak layup with 2:48 left that would have given the Wildcats the lead.[8] Nader averaged 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds when playing at least 20 minutes, ISU was 8-1 in those games.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Northern Illinois 31 29 24.2 .337 .299 .682 4.2 1.1 .7 .7 10.4
2012-13 Northern Illinois 19 18 25.4 .337 .277 .772 5.6 .9 1.3 .6 13.1
2014–15 Iowa State 32 - 16.4 .406 .217 .767 2.9 .7 .4 .5 5.8
2015–16 Iowa State 11 11 28.5 .490 .297 .793 5.4 1.4 1.5 .6 12.4
Career 93 58 22.3 .369 .274 .737 4.2 .9 .8 .6 9.6

References

  1. ↑ "Boys basketball: 2011 Chicago Tribune All-State first team: Connecticut Stanford Kentucky Louisville Ryan Boatright, Anthony Davis, Wayne Blackshear, Chasson Randle, Abdel Nader". Chicagotribune.com. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Boys basketball all-area team 2010-11 - Chicago High School Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Nader Named to MAC All-Freshman Team - NIUHUSKIES.COM - The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site". Niuhuskies.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Nader Named MAC West Player of the Week - NIUHUSKIES.COM - The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site". Niuhuskies.com. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  5. ↑ "Report: Northern Illinois leading scorer Abdel Nader to transfer | CollegeBasketballTalk". Collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  6. ↑ "Men’s Basketball: Northern Illinois transfer Nader headed to ISU | Ames Tribune". Amestrib.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Iowa State dismantles Hawkeyes in Cy-Hawk showdown". Desmoinesregister.com. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  8. ↑ "Abdel Nader's big block alters course of Iowa State's win". Desmoinesregister.com. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-06-25.

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