Calvin Natt

Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons (1979–1990), spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers. He represented the Nuggets in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game, and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player Kenny Natt.^[1] Natt's nickname was "Pit Bull".^[2]

Calvin Natt

Personal information
Born	(1957-01-08) January 8, 1957 (age 66) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana–Monroe (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1979–1990
Position	Small forward
Number	43, 33, 7, 42
Career history
1979–1980	New Jersey Nets
1980–1984	Portland Trail Blazers
1984–1989	Denver Nuggets
1989	San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1985) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1980) Consensus second-team All-American (1979) TAAC Player of the Year (1979)
Career NBA statistics
Points	10,291 (17.2 ppg)
Rebounds	4,070 (6.8 rpg)
Assists	1,306 (2.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Calvin Natt later became an ordained minister. He owns a funeral home in Denver, Colorado.^[1]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	New Jersey	53		38.6	.479	.200	.711	9.7	2.1	1.5	.4	19.7
1979–80	Portland	25		32.4	.480	.500	.770	7.1	2.3	1.0	.5	20.4
1980–81	Portland	74		28.5	.497	.500	.707	5.8	2.1	1.0	.2	13.4
1981–82	Portland	75	71	34.7	.576	.250	.750	8.2	2.0	.8	.5	17.7
1982–83	Portland	80	80	36.0	.543	.150	.792	7.5	2.1	.8	.4	20.4
1983–84	Portland	79	74	33.4	.583	.118	.797	6.0	2.3	.9	.3	16.2
1984–85	Denver	78	76	34.1	.546	.000	.793	7.8	3.1	1.0	.4	23.3
1985–86	Denver	69	62	29.1	.504	.333	.801	6.3	2.4	.8	.2	17.7
1986–87	Denver	1	1	20.0	.400	–	1.000	5.0	2.0	1.0	.0	10.0
1987–88	Denver	27	7	19.7	.490	.000	.740	3.6	1.7	.5	.1	9.6
1988–89	Denver	14	0	12.0	.440	.000	.710	3.3	.5	.4	.1	4.7
1988–89	San Antonio	10	0	18.5	.379	–	.729	3.2	1.1	.2	.2	8.5
1989–90	Indiana	14	0	11.7	.645	–	.773	2.5	.6	.1	.0	4.1
Career		599	371	31.4	.528	.219	.768	6.8	2.2	.9	.3	17.2
All-Star		1	0	11.0	.333	–	.500	3.0	1.0	–	–	3.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980	Portland	3	–	41.7	.438	.000	.600	8.0	.7	.7	.3	16.0
1981	Portland	3	–	31.7	.452	–	.500	6.7	.3	.3	.3	10.7
1983	Portland	7	–	39.1	.490	.500	.646	9.1	1.6	1.1	.1	18.9
1984	Portland	5	–	39.0	.514	.000	.694	7.6	1.8	1.2	.2	19.8
1985	Denver	15	15	33.9	.550	–	.809	6.6	3.8	.5	.3	22.3
1986	Denver	10	6	29.3	.465	.500	.780	7.9	2.8	.2	.3	17.9
1990	Indiana	2	0	7.0	.333	–	–	1.0	.5	.0	.0	1.0
Career		45	21	33.4	.503	.222	.736	7.2	2.4	.6	.3	18.4

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds

References

1. An exciting time for Natt^{[permanent dead link]} by Marq Mitcham – June 5, 2007
2. Graham, Pat (December 26, 2008). "Calvin Natt assists grieving parents with funerals". USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2013.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com