Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Merrimack on November 3, 2025 at 8 p.m.
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8 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Merrimack
South Dakota State University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Barnhart, Nate
Jersey Number 5
Nate Barnhart
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lenexa, Kan.
- High School:
- De Soto H.S.
- Prev School:
- Wyoming
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
Honors & Award
2024-25: Played in 21 games off the bench … competed for a season-high 22 minutes and scored seven points in a Nov. 18 victory over Mount Marty … set career-best free throw total making four and scored season-high eight points in Nov. 20 win against Southern Miss … found score column in 10 appearances … had four rebounds on two occasions … played most minutes (12) of Summit League schedule on March 1 at Denver … appeared in SDSU’s Summit League quarterfinal tournament game versus North Dakota.
2023-24: Played in 33 games and made 11 starts in first season at South Dakota State … scored season-high 11 points twice … went 3 of 5 from field in Nov. 19 loss versus UCF … also was 3-for-4 in victory in regular season finale at NDSU on March 2 … scored double digits four times … corralled season-high six rebounds twice and set career-high four assists in win over Mayville State on Dec. 14 … played a season-high 28 minutes in Dec. 1 win over Towson … competed for most minutes of conference play, 21, in win at Omaha on Feb. 17 … blocked multiple shots in eight contests and had three blocks in three games apiece … ended season averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per contest … shot 47.1% from the field and had a 32.7% clip from 3-point range.
Background: Spent the previous two years at the University of Wyoming … utilized the 2021-22 season as a redshirt on a Cowboy squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament … as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23, Barnhart played in 20 games and started in three … while he averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game, Barnhart shot 56.8% from the field and was 5-for-14 (35.7%) from 3-point range … claimed a Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 6 in 2023 … earned the accolades following a career-high 12-point and two-block performance against Fresno State and a four-rebound effort at San Jose State … had another double-digit scoring showing when he tallied 11 on Jan. 17 versus Air Force, going 5 of 5 from the floor and playing a career-high 31 minutes … registered his college best of nine rebounds in 20 minutes of action versus UNLV on Feb. 8 … graduated from De Soto High School in 2021 … was ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was listed as the 39th best center in his signing class … was a multiple time all-conference selection during his prep career … claimed Second Team All-State honors as a junior and was an honorable mention as a senior.
- 2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
- 2024-25 NABC Honors Court
2024-25: Played in 21 games off the bench … competed for a season-high 22 minutes and scored seven points in a Nov. 18 victory over Mount Marty … set career-best free throw total making four and scored season-high eight points in Nov. 20 win against Southern Miss … found score column in 10 appearances … had four rebounds on two occasions … played most minutes (12) of Summit League schedule on March 1 at Denver … appeared in SDSU’s Summit League quarterfinal tournament game versus North Dakota.
2023-24: Played in 33 games and made 11 starts in first season at South Dakota State … scored season-high 11 points twice … went 3 of 5 from field in Nov. 19 loss versus UCF … also was 3-for-4 in victory in regular season finale at NDSU on March 2 … scored double digits four times … corralled season-high six rebounds twice and set career-high four assists in win over Mayville State on Dec. 14 … played a season-high 28 minutes in Dec. 1 win over Towson … competed for most minutes of conference play, 21, in win at Omaha on Feb. 17 … blocked multiple shots in eight contests and had three blocks in three games apiece … ended season averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per contest … shot 47.1% from the field and had a 32.7% clip from 3-point range.
Background: Spent the previous two years at the University of Wyoming … utilized the 2021-22 season as a redshirt on a Cowboy squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament … as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23, Barnhart played in 20 games and started in three … while he averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game, Barnhart shot 56.8% from the field and was 5-for-14 (35.7%) from 3-point range … claimed a Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 6 in 2023 … earned the accolades following a career-high 12-point and two-block performance against Fresno State and a four-rebound effort at San Jose State … had another double-digit scoring showing when he tallied 11 on Jan. 17 versus Air Force, going 5 of 5 from the floor and playing a career-high 31 minutes … registered his college best of nine rebounds in 20 minutes of action versus UNLV on Feb. 8 … graduated from De Soto High School in 2021 … was ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was listed as the 39th best center in his signing class … was a multiple time all-conference selection during his prep career … claimed Second Team All-State honors as a junior and was an honorable mention as a senior.
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