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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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51 Nate Fowler

  • Position C
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool Moeller

Biography

*2018-19 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Sportsmanship Award winner
*Selected to the 2017-18 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
* His .564 career field goal percentage ranks in Butler's all-time Top 10

AS A SENIOR (2018-19): 
2018-19 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Sportsmanship Award winner...finished seventh on the team in scoring at 5.5 points per game and fourth in rebounding at 3.7 per game...played in all 33 games, making 20 starts...averaged 18.5 minutes per game...shot 45 percent from the field...finished 14th in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (1.8 per game)...scored in double figures three times...had a season-best 15 points in the win over Seton Hall Feb. 2...pulled down a season-high eight rebounds at DePaul Jan. 16...had four other games with seven rebounds...tied a career-high with three made three-pointers vs. Creighton Jan. 5...handed out five assists in the Dec. 8 win over Northern Illinois.

AS A JUNIOR (2017-18): Selected to the 2017-18 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team...saw action in all 35 games for Butler, making two starts...his 17.4 minutes per game were seventh on the team...averaged 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game...shot 61 percent from the field (91-150), which was second on the team...finished the season as the team's sixth-leading scorer...posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the Dec. 21 win over Western Illinois...the 12 rebounds were a career-high...had a career-high four blocks against Western Illinois...had nine rebounds at Xavier Jan. 2...scored in double figures in seven games...his 15 points (on 7-of-9 shooting) against Creighton Feb. 20 came in only 14 minutes and were a season-high...went 6-of-7 from the field for 12 points against Youngstown State Dec. 9...played a career-high 29 minutes at St. John's Feb. 28.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Played in all 34 games, including his first Butler start against Xavier, 1/14/17...shot .667 (66-of-99) from the field, which would be considered the best single-season field goal percentage in Butler program history if he had reached 100 attempts...made 10 of his 21 three-point attempts (.476)...averaged 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game...shot 79 percent from the free throw line...played 405 minutes (11.9 per game)...38 of his 70 total rebounds were on the offensive end...scored a career-high 19 points 2/11/17 at Providence (7-of-9 shooting, including making all three of his three-point attempts)...had 17 points and a career-high seven rebounds against Norfolk State, 11/21/16...led the team in scoring in three games...scored in double figures four times...led team with 15 points 2/19/17 against DePaul...scored nine points in the win over Cincinnati, 12/10/16...his five points in the final minute of regulation at Georgetown, 1/7/17, forced overtime in an eventual Butler win...went 7-of-8 from the free throw line and posted nine points in the NCAA Tournament win over Winthrop, 3/16/17.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Played in 20 games, averaging 6.3 minutes per game...averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game...shot 56 percent from the field and made two of his three three-point attempts...posted career-highs of six points and five rebounds against VMI 12/7/15...also had five rebounds against IUPUI 12/28/15...hit a three-pointer and had two rebounds in Butler's win over #9 Purdue 12/19/15...played double-figure minutes in four games, including a season-best 18 minutes against Southern Utah 12/22/15. 

PRIOR TO BUTLER: Averaged 12.4 points and 10 rebounds as a junior at Moeller High School in Cincinnati...shot 66 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line...widely-regarded as the top center prospect in Ohio heading into his senior season...honorable mention all-state and a Cincinnati Equirer All-Area selection as a junior...helped Moeller to the Ohio Division I regional finals as a junior...missed his senior season at Moeller due to a foot injury...returned to participate in summer workouts at Butler prior to his freshman season...finished ninth in his class academically at Moeller High School...coached at Moeller by Carl Kremer...Moeller also produced former Butler standouts Alex Barlow and Mike Monserez. 

PERSONAL: Son of Cris and Laura Fowler...has a brother, Jon, and sister, Marykate...Jon played Division III basketball at Bluffton University.

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2015-16Freshman

    C
    6'10" 240 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2016-17Sophomore

    C
    6'10" 240 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2017-18Junior

    F/C
    6'10" 240 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2018-19Senior

    C
    6'10" 240 lbs
    51
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