After attending Corliss HS and growing up in Chicago, Nate would become the only future NBA player from the University of Montevallo. He signed as an undrafted rookie with the Celtics at 23 in 19996. Like most WTHHT players, he wasn't on basketball's brightest stage long enough to be remembered by most. Just the one campaign with Boston. He scored 36 points in 15 games that year. Yet he proudly remembered his time with the team:
"It gives you chills because when they'd turn on the giant scoreclock TV screen and you'd see (Larry) Bird and (Kevin) McHale and all those guys.