Nathan Allen Driggers (born October 12, 1973) is a retired American

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player who played in the

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(NBA) for the

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. After becoming the all-time leading scorer and 1995 NAIA Player of the YearUniversity of Montevallo - Athletics
at the

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, Driggers appeared in 15 games for the

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in the mid-1990s. He also played professionally in Australia, Belgium and France.Counterfeit Air Jordans lead to arrest of former NBA player - Chicago Tribune
/ref> Driggers, who is the only NBA player to have played basketball for the University of Montevallo, scored a total of 36 points for a 1996–97 Celtics team that went 15–67. Driggers was convicted of selling stolen guns in September 2017. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

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