Nate Fox (April 14, 1977 – December 22, 2014) was an American professional basketball player.

Nate Fox
Personal information
Born(1977-04-14)April 14, 1977
Plainfield, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 37)
Bloomingdale, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolPlainfield (Plainfield, Illinois)
CollegeBoston College (1995–1997)
Maine (1998–2000)
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career2000–2012
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
2000–2001Aveiro Esgueira
2001CB Ciudad de Huelva
2001Aveiro Esgueira
2001–2002Barreirense
2002–2003Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2003–2004Ramat Hasharon
2004Basket Groot Leuven
2004MPC Capitals
2005–2008Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2008–2009Kalev/Cramo
2009–2010NY Phantoms Braunschweig
2011STB Le Havre
2011–2012Okapi Aalstar
Career highlights and awards
  • All-KML First Team (2009)
  • First-team All-America East (2000)

Fox played college basketball for the University of Maine Black Bears, averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in his senior year.

After graduating, he played in Europe. From 2000 until 2002 he played in Portugal before signing with Bayer Giants Leverkusen in Germany. For the next two seasons Fox played in Israel, Belgium and The Netherlands. In 2005, he returned to Bayer Giants Leverkusen and became one of the best players in Basketball Bundesliga and a leader at his team. In March 2008 he received a worldwide suspension for seven and a half months after a positive doping test and was fired from Leverkusen. After the suspension ended Fox signed with BC Kalev/Cramo. Fox was one of the best players in the Baltic League and he received the Baltic Basketball League MVP of the Month award in December 2008.[1] For the 2009–10 season Fox moved back to Bundesliga basketball, playing for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig. In February 2011 he signed with French club STB Le Havre.[2]

Death

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Fox was shot to death shortly after 9:30 p.m on December 22, 2014, in the driveway of his Bloomingdale, Illinois, home.[3] The shooter was Hinsdale, Illinois, businessman Jeffrey Wayne Keller, who was convicted on May 26, 2017, of first-degree murder for the killing.[4]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Nate Fox December MVP Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine" SEB BBL Homepage (2009-01-08). Retrieved on 2009-01-28
  2. ^ Le Havre signs Nate Fox
  3. ^ Nate Fox, 37, Fatal shot in driveway of Bloomingdale home
  4. ^ Ward, Clifford (26 May 2017). "Hinsdale businessman guilty of murder in shooting death of perceived rival". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2017.