Nick Minnerath

Nicolas Lake Scott "Nick" Minnerath (born August 11, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Jackson College and the University of Detroit Mercy.

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 42 points in a game against Kirkland C.C. Minnerath made 15 2-pointers and 4 3-pointers in the victory. ^[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. In 15 games, he averaged 6.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.^[4][5] The next day, he signed with STB Le Havre of France for the rest of the season.^[6] In 15 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.^[5]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Minnerath joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.^[7] On July 25, 2014, he signed with Cholet Basket for the 2014–15 season.^[8] In 34 games, he averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.^[5]

2015–16 season

On September 28, 2015, Minnerath signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[9] However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games.^[10] On October 30, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Cavaliers.^[11] On November 14, he made his debut for the Charge in a 106–99 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds and one block in 38 minutes.^[12] At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team after playing in 49 games and averaging 18.5 points on .508 shooting and 6.9 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game, helping the Charge tie a franchise record 31 wins.^[13][14]

2016–17 season

On July 15, 2016, Minnerath signed with the Russian team Avtodor Saratov.^[15]

Personal

Minnerath is the son of Marie and Michael Minnerath, the latter a Cape Cod National Seashore Ranger,^[16] and has a twin sister named Jessica.^[17]

References

External links

• Eurobasket.com profile
• Detroit bio