Abdel Nader

Nader was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1993. He moved with his family to the United States when he was three years old and eventually attended Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois. He was a star for the Niles North Vikings, averaging 23.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during his senior season. Nader also led the team to its first ever Central Suburban League title and garnered First Team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune. He was also named to the ESPN Chicago All-Area team. Nader is a big fan of Juventus Football Club and enjoys listening to Jay Z and Young Thug. Follow Nader on Twitter (@AbdelNader2) and Instagram (@dulenader2). Nader split his four years of college play between Northern Illinois and Iowa State. He started in 2011-12 at Northern Illinois, where he led the Huskies in scoring (10.8 points per game) and earned MAC All-Freshman team honors. He also started 29 of 31 games. During his sophomore season, he averaged 13.1 points, 5.6 boards and 1.3 assists. He eventually transferred to Iowa State, making Nader ineligible for the 2013-14 season. Upon his return in 2014-15, Nader averaged 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds during his first season with the Cyclones. In his 2015-16 senior campaign. Nader started all 35 games and averaged 12.9 points, earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention status. Nader helped the Cyclones to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, where they made it to the third round as the Midwest's No. 4 seed before falling to top-seeded Virginia.