Nate Linhart

Weight:
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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Gahanna, Ohio
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln HS

Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team selection and a candidate for All-MAC ... one of the top defenders in the league ... versatile athlete whose skill set is unique for his size ... left handed ... starter in 70 of 98 career games played ... one of two returning starters in 2008-09 (Chris McKnight) ... has played in nine MAC tournament games (including two title contests) and four National Invitation Tournament games in his career ... 124 career steals place him tied for ninth on the program’s career chart.

as a Junior (2007-08): Starter in 28 of 35 games played ... started in 26 of the team’s final 27 games ... absent from the starting five in the regular-season finale against Kent State (March 9) due to Senior Day ... 35 games played tied five other players for most in a season in school history and is also the most by a junior in program history ... led team and ranked eighth in the league in steals (57/1.6 spg) ... those 57 steals ranked tied for 10th most in a single season in program history and also tied for third most by an Akron junior ... earned a career-high four steals on three occasions, with the last performance coming against Kent State (March 15) in the MAC tournament title game ... also had four takeaways versus Northern Illinois (Feb. 12) and at Buffalo (Jan. 12) ... finished second on the squad in rebounding (4.7 rpg) and fourth in scoring (8.5 ppg) ... 29.0 minutes-per-game average was the second most on the team ... over the last five games of the season (three MAC tourney games and two NIT games), ranked second on the team in both scoring (10.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) ... played all 40 minutes in a 68-52 win over Toledo (Jan. 30) and logged 44 minutes in an 83-81 double-overtime loss at top-25 ranked Dayton (Jan. 2) ... grabbed a season-high 10 boards, scored nine points, had a career-best three blocks and three steals in the UD contest ... recorded his first career double-double at Ball State (Feb. 9), scoring a career-high 19 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and having four assists in 35 minutes ... averaged 37.7 percent (46-of-122) from 3-point distance, which ranked 12th in the MAC ... scored in double figures 14 times ... led Akron in scoring five times, in rebounding 12 times and in steals 16 times ... scored a tip-in with four seconds remaining in regulation to help lift the Zips to a 55-54 triumph over Ohio (Jan. 17) ... finished with 12 points (5-of-8 field goals) in that game versus the Bobcats ... earned his first career MAC Player of the Week award on Dec. 17, after scoring 14 points (all in the second period) to key UA’s 64-55 win at Austin Peay (Dec. 15).

as a Sophomore (2006-07): Played in 31 games, starting 25 times ... logged 23-consecutive starts (at Oral Roberts/Dec. 2 - vs. Bowling Green/Feb. 24) ... played 25 minutes or more in a game 11 times ... went a then career-high 35 minutes versus Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 11) ... sat out games at Duquesne (Feb. 26) and at Buffalo (March 1), and was not in the starting lineup for the final four games of the season (including three MAC tournament games) due to a broken thumb on his shooting hand (left) ... ranked second on the team in steals (36/1.2 spg) ... snagged a then career-best three steals six times ... established a then career-high in points, scoring 16 at Bowling Green (Jan. 14) ... that was one of six double-digit scoring outputs ... scored 15 points to go with four assists at Youngstown State (Jan. 2) ... scored in double figures in back-to-back games twice (12 points vs. Loyola Marymount/Dec. 29 and 15 points at Youngstown State/Jan. 2) and (11 points vs. Buffalo/Jan. 21 and 10 points at Northern Illinois/Jan. 24) ... achieved a career-high six assists at Toledo (Feb. 10) ... had a season-high seven rebounds four times ... shot 71.4 percent (20-of-28) from the charity stripe.

as a Freshman (2005-06): Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... a regular in the starting lineup for much of his rookie campaign, being in the starting five in 17 of the 32 games in which he played ... at the time, those 32 games played was most in a season by a freshman in program history ... logged 14-consecutive starts ... played 20 minutes or more in a game 18 times ... went a then career-high 29 minutes twice, at Western Michigan (Jan. 10) and at Central Michigan (Jan. 18) ... his 29 steals (0.9 spg) ranked third on the team ... scored a career-high 13 points versus Eastern Michigan (Jan. 21) ... that performance was one of five double-digit scoring outputs ... scored double digits in back-to-back games twice, following up the 13-point showing versus EMU with 10 points at Ohio (Jan. 24) ... scored 12 points in consecutive games versus Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) and at Cleveland State (Jan. 16) ... tallied 10 points at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 11) ... grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Western Michigan (March 9) in the quarterfinal round of the MAC tournament ... 10 of those boards came off the defensive glass ... converted 81.3 percent (39-of-48) from the free-throw line, which is the second best all-time by a UA freshman.

at Gahanna Lincoln High School: Averaged 17 points-per-game, nine rebounds-per-game and four assists-per-game as a senior ... First-Team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection as a junior and a senior ... team finished as district runner-up his junior season, with a 16-7 record.

Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1986 ... parents are Kelly and Andrea Linhart ... enjoys spending his spare time playing video games, doing creative writing and drawing ... has served as a camp counselor at a high school basketball camp and at a church camp ... has four siblings ... chose Akron because of the coaching staff... majoring in marketing.