2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Taphorn, Nathan
Jersey Number 32
Nathan Taphorn
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pekin, Ill.
- High School:
- Pekin
Bio
2016-17: Saw action in 35 games with two starts ... Became first Northwestern player since Todd Leslie in 1990-91 to lead the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 47.0 percent of his attempts from beyond the arch (39-83) ... Posted 5 points and 4 rebounds in a season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11) ... Contributed 3 points, 4 rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes of action in a victory over No. 22/21 Texas (11/21) ... Knocked down each of his first four 3-point attempts in scoring a season-high 12 points against Notre Dame (11/22)
... Tallied a career high 18 points while matching another best with 6 rebounds in a victory over New Orleans (12/11) ... Connected on three 3-pointers in scoring 11 points in 12 minutes of action in a victory over Dayton (12/17) ... Scored 12 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over IUPUI (12/20) ... Contributed 5 first-half points before suffering an injury in a home victory over Indiana (1/29) ... Missed the game at No. 23 Purdue (2/1) due to injury ... Made second career start and first since his freshman season, contributing 6 points in an upset win at No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... Posted 6 points and 4 rebounds in a starting role against No. 23/24 Maryland (2/15) ... Recorded 8 points with a pair of blocked shots in a victory over Rutgers (2/18) ... Made a length-of-the-court inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds remaining that connected with Dererk Pardon for a game-winning basket at the buzzer to defeat Michigan (3/1) ... Connected on all three 3-point field goal attempts in the team's two NCAA tournament games against Vanderbilt (3/16) and Gonzaga (3/18).
2015-16: Appeared in 24 contests ... Came off the bench score 8 points including knocking down a pair of 3-pointers in season-opening win over UMass Lowell (11/13) ... Hit a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed 4 rebounds with a pair of assists in an overtime win over Columbia (11/20) ... Knocked down two triples in a win over New Orleans (11/28) ... Tallied a season-high 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers, in a victory at Virginia Tech (12/1) ... Connected on three 3-point field goals in scoring 9 points in a win over SIUE (12/5) ... Matched a season high with 11 points—including hitting a trio of 3-pointers—while posting 5 rebounds with 3 assists and a pair of blocked shots in a victory over Chicago State (12/13) ... Posted a career-best 3 blocked shots while matching another with 5 rebounds to go along with 6 points in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/15) ... Grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds to go along with 11 points in a victory over Sacred Heart (12/21) ... Tallied a season-high 13 points, including hitting a trio of 3-pointers, in a blowout win over Rutgers (2/27) ... Scored 6 points with 5 rebounds against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament (3/10).
2014-15: Provided 5 points off the bench in a victory over Elon (11/22) ... Scored a season-high 7 points on 3-for-3 shooting at No. 23 Butler (12/6) ... Tallied a career-best 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in only 13 minutes of action in a victory over Mississippi Valley State (12/14) ... Played a season-high 19 minutes in a win over Western Michigan (12/20), scoring 10 points while grabbing a season-high 5 rebounds with 2 assists ... Hit 4 of 5 field goal attempts in contributing 9 points vs. #4/4 Wisconsin (1/4) ... Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in four attempts in scoring 9 points in a season-high 22 minutes of action at Michigan State (1/11) ... Missed seven straight contests from Jan. 17-Feb. 10 due to injury ... Returned from injury to hit a clutch go-ahead 3-pointer late in regulation in a win over Iowa (2/15) ... Played a season-high 25 minutes, scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers in a win at Minnesota (2/18).
2013-14: Posted 5 points and 4 rebounds in first collegiate game, a season-opening win over Eastern Illinois (11/9) ... Connected on a pair of 3-pointers in a win over IUPUI (11/22) ... Contributed 6 points off the bench in a victory against Gardner-Webb (11/25) ... Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in scoring in double figures for the first time, posting 11 points to go along with 4 rebounds vs. Missouri (11/28) ... Made first collegiate start vs. UCLA (11/29) ... Hit two 3-pointers in as many attempts vs. DePaul (12/27) ... Contributed 6 points off the bench at No. 24/23 Ohio State (2/19).
High School: Averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game, shooting 48 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent from the free-throw line as a senior ... Second-team IBCA Class 3A/4A and Champaign News-Gazette all-state selection senior year ... Associated Press Class 4A honorable mention all-state ... Peoria Journal Star first-team all-area ... Averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from 3-point range as a junior ... Two-time, first-team Mid-Illini Conference ... IHSA honorable mention all-state and Journal Star second-team all-area selection junior year ... Three-time first-team all-area pick of Pekin Times ... Scored 34 points in a regional win over defending state champion Rock Island ... Participated in ESPN/Under Armour Elite 24 3-Point competition in Venice Beach, Calif., during summer of 2012 ...Second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore, averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds per contest ... Team captain ... Played for Illinois Wolves on AAU level ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student ... Also competed in golf, earning all-conference honors and was a state finalist.
Personal: Born Nathan Patrick Taphorn ... Son of Pat and Lisa Taphorn ... Father played college basketball at UW-Green Bay ... Uncle, Matt Taphorn, played at Illinois State ... Chose Northwestern over Creighton, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Green Bay and Bradley ... Fifth individual from Pekin High to play at NU... Major is Communication Studies.
... Tallied a career high 18 points while matching another best with 6 rebounds in a victory over New Orleans (12/11) ... Connected on three 3-pointers in scoring 11 points in 12 minutes of action in a victory over Dayton (12/17) ... Scored 12 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over IUPUI (12/20) ... Contributed 5 first-half points before suffering an injury in a home victory over Indiana (1/29) ... Missed the game at No. 23 Purdue (2/1) due to injury ... Made second career start and first since his freshman season, contributing 6 points in an upset win at No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... Posted 6 points and 4 rebounds in a starting role against No. 23/24 Maryland (2/15) ... Recorded 8 points with a pair of blocked shots in a victory over Rutgers (2/18) ... Made a length-of-the-court inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds remaining that connected with Dererk Pardon for a game-winning basket at the buzzer to defeat Michigan (3/1) ... Connected on all three 3-point field goal attempts in the team's two NCAA tournament games against Vanderbilt (3/16) and Gonzaga (3/18).2015-16: Appeared in 24 contests ... Came off the bench score 8 points including knocking down a pair of 3-pointers in season-opening win over UMass Lowell (11/13) ... Hit a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed 4 rebounds with a pair of assists in an overtime win over Columbia (11/20) ... Knocked down two triples in a win over New Orleans (11/28) ... Tallied a season-high 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers, in a victory at Virginia Tech (12/1) ... Connected on three 3-point field goals in scoring 9 points in a win over SIUE (12/5) ... Matched a season high with 11 points—including hitting a trio of 3-pointers—while posting 5 rebounds with 3 assists and a pair of blocked shots in a victory over Chicago State (12/13) ... Posted a career-best 3 blocked shots while matching another with 5 rebounds to go along with 6 points in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/15) ... Grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds to go along with 11 points in a victory over Sacred Heart (12/21) ... Tallied a season-high 13 points, including hitting a trio of 3-pointers, in a blowout win over Rutgers (2/27) ... Scored 6 points with 5 rebounds against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament (3/10).
2014-15: Provided 5 points off the bench in a victory over Elon (11/22) ... Scored a season-high 7 points on 3-for-3 shooting at No. 23 Butler (12/6) ... Tallied a career-best 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in only 13 minutes of action in a victory over Mississippi Valley State (12/14) ... Played a season-high 19 minutes in a win over Western Michigan (12/20), scoring 10 points while grabbing a season-high 5 rebounds with 2 assists ... Hit 4 of 5 field goal attempts in contributing 9 points vs. #4/4 Wisconsin (1/4) ... Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in four attempts in scoring 9 points in a season-high 22 minutes of action at Michigan State (1/11) ... Missed seven straight contests from Jan. 17-Feb. 10 due to injury ... Returned from injury to hit a clutch go-ahead 3-pointer late in regulation in a win over Iowa (2/15) ... Played a season-high 25 minutes, scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers in a win at Minnesota (2/18).
2013-14: Posted 5 points and 4 rebounds in first collegiate game, a season-opening win over Eastern Illinois (11/9) ... Connected on a pair of 3-pointers in a win over IUPUI (11/22) ... Contributed 6 points off the bench in a victory against Gardner-Webb (11/25) ... Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in scoring in double figures for the first time, posting 11 points to go along with 4 rebounds vs. Missouri (11/28) ... Made first collegiate start vs. UCLA (11/29) ... Hit two 3-pointers in as many attempts vs. DePaul (12/27) ... Contributed 6 points off the bench at No. 24/23 Ohio State (2/19).
High School: Averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game, shooting 48 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent from the free-throw line as a senior ... Second-team IBCA Class 3A/4A and Champaign News-Gazette all-state selection senior year ... Associated Press Class 4A honorable mention all-state ... Peoria Journal Star first-team all-area ... Averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from 3-point range as a junior ... Two-time, first-team Mid-Illini Conference ... IHSA honorable mention all-state and Journal Star second-team all-area selection junior year ... Three-time first-team all-area pick of Pekin Times ... Scored 34 points in a regional win over defending state champion Rock Island ... Participated in ESPN/Under Armour Elite 24 3-Point competition in Venice Beach, Calif., during summer of 2012 ...Second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore, averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds per contest ... Team captain ... Played for Illinois Wolves on AAU level ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student ... Also competed in golf, earning all-conference honors and was a state finalist.
Personal: Born Nathan Patrick Taphorn ... Son of Pat and Lisa Taphorn ... Father played college basketball at UW-Green Bay ... Uncle, Matt Taphorn, played at Illinois State ... Chose Northwestern over Creighton, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Green Bay and Bradley ... Fifth individual from Pekin High to play at NU... Major is Communication Studies.
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