Nathaneal Jordan Renfro (born December 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...

of the

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(LBA). He played

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at the

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Early life and high school career

Renfro was born in

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, in the United States. He attended

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, in Tucson. While at Sahuaro, he played high school basketball with the school's boys team. During his high school playing career, he was selected to AllSportsTucson.com's The Five Boys Division II All-Stars team, the

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's All-Southern Arizona First Team, and to AZSsports360.com's All-Section First Team.

College career

After high school, Renfro attended the

, where he played

at the

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level. He played with the school's men's basketball team, the

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, from 2015 to 2019. In 2017, Renfro was named to the

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's All-Tournament Team. Renfro averaged 7.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in his senior college season. Renfro finished his college playing career with the Dons, in fifth place on the school's all-time

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list, and he also played in a total of 132 games, which is a school record.

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2020–2022)

After college, Renfro began his professional career in the 2020–21 season, with the

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of the

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. He averaged 4.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game, during the NBA G League 2020–21 season. Renfro then played in the 2021

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with the

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' summer league team. On 1 October 2021, Renfro signed an

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training camp contract with the

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. However, he was waived by the Spurs on 4 October 2021. He then returned to the Spurs' NBA G-League affiliate, the Austin Spurs, for the 2021–22 season. He averaged 3.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game, during the NBA G League 2021–22 season.

PAOK Thessaloniki (2022–2023)

Renfro signed with the

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club

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

, on 3 April 2022. He averaged 6.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game, in 7 games played in the Greek Basket League 2021–22 season. Renfro re-signed with PAOK, for the 2022–23 season. He averaged 6.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game, in 30 games played in the Greek Basket League 2022–23 season, and 6.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game, in 8 games played in the FIBA Champions League 2022–23 season. Renfro was named the Greek Basket League 2022–23 season's Most Spectacular Player, which is an award that is given to the player that was voted to have had the most impressive highlight plays of the season, which are usually

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highlights.

Peristeri (2023–2024)

Renfro appeared in the 2023

with the

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summer league team. On 28 July 2023, Renfro signed with the Greek club

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, of the European-wide secondary competition, the

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Dinamo Sassari (2024–2025)

On June 19, 2024, he signed with

of the

(LBA).

References

Nate Renfro
– college basketball player statistics at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Renfro, Nate 1996 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Austin Spurs players Basketball players from Arizona Centers (basketball) Dinamo Sassari players Greek Basket League players P.A.O.K. BC players People from Tucson, Arizona Peristeri B.C. players San Francisco Dons men's basketball players

Early life and high school career

College career

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2020–2022)

PAOK Thessaloniki (2022–2023)

Peristeri (2023–2024)

Dinamo Sassari (2024–2025)

References

External links