Men’s Basketball Signs Nate Lliteras, Versatile Guard Out of Longwood
4/17/2023 2:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Played in 85 Games at Longwood, Won Big South Title in 2021-22
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's basketball is excited to welcome the addition of versatile 6-7 guard Nate Lliteras, a transfer out of Division I Longwood University with two years of eligibility remaining.
A native of Nebraska, Lliteras logged 85 games for the Lancers while also helping the program win the 2021-22 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Championship.
Nate Lliteras
Head Coach Matthew Driscoll on Nate
"Nate Lliteras has all the essentials necessary to make an immediate impact on our culture. He comes from a winning environment and has prepared his body properly, bringing in size and strength. Nate comes to us as a 40 percent-plus shooter from three-point range in conference games, making him ideal for everything UNF men's basketball represents. His ability to engage, encourage and elevate his teammates is another quality that is vastly overlooked. Once you spend time with him one on one those qualities become more and more evident. Nate's passion to become the best version of himself within the framework of our system will be exciting to watch." -- Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
Collegiate Career Snapshot & Accolades
Personal
A native of Nebraska, Lliteras logged 85 games for the Lancers while also helping the program win the 2021-22 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Championship.
Nate Lliteras
- Position: Guard
- Class: Graduate transfer (two years of eligibility)
- Hometown: Seward, Neb.
- Previous School: Longwood University
- Height: 6-7
- Weight: 210
Head Coach Matthew Driscoll on Nate
"Nate Lliteras has all the essentials necessary to make an immediate impact on our culture. He comes from a winning environment and has prepared his body properly, bringing in size and strength. Nate comes to us as a 40 percent-plus shooter from three-point range in conference games, making him ideal for everything UNF men's basketball represents. His ability to engage, encourage and elevate his teammates is another quality that is vastly overlooked. Once you spend time with him one on one those qualities become more and more evident. Nate's passion to become the best version of himself within the framework of our system will be exciting to watch." -- Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
Collegiate Career Snapshot & Accolades
- Logged 85 games played at Longwood
- Great outside shooter, draining 90 three-pointers during his time at Longwood
- 42.4 percent shooter overall and 79.1 percent shooter from the line
- Has brought in 216 boards, dished out 27 assists, blocked 30 shots and swiped 38 steals
- Posted 432 points across the better part of three seasons with the Lancers
- Helped lead Longwood to a 26-7 season in 2021-22 as LU won the Big South Regular Season and Tournament Title
- Has tallied 11 double-digit scoring performances
- Was perfect beyond the arc, going 7-for-7 with a career-best 21 points in just 19 minutes off the bench against VMI this season
- Put up a huge game against High Point, registering 14 points, 14 boards, two blocks and three three-pointers in 28 minutes
Personal
- Native of Seward, Neb., and attended Seward HS
- Honor roll student and National Honors Society Student in high school
- Also helped volunteer as an outdoor education counselor
- Son of Dave and Dawn Lliteras
- Has five siblings, Taila, Robby, Jake, Noah and Keira
- Wants to pursue a career in medicine
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