Nate Hawthorne

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other Nate Hawthorne (January 19, 1951 – November 23, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973–74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974–76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois, native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at the age of 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Nbay	L.A. Lakers	33	6.9	.409	.625	1.0	.7	.3	.2	3.2
Template:Nbay	Phoenix	50	12.4	.411	.649	1.8	.8	.6	.4	5.9
Template:Nbay	Phoenix	79	14.5	.430	.676	2.6	.6	.4	.2	6.1
Career		162	12.3	.421	.660	2.1	.7	.4	.3	5.4 Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1974 L.A. Lakers 3 4.7 .143 .800 .7 .7 .3 .3 2.0 1976 Phoenix 15 5.4 .346 .727 1.1 .3 .3 .1 1.7 Career 18 5.3 .303 .750 1.0 .3 .3 .1 1.8 References