1. Nathaniel Thomas Huffman was an American professional basketball player, who played most of his career with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
10 Facts About Nate Huffman
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Nate Huffman was the 2001 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, as well as the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Player of the Year.
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Nate Huffman played for Lakeview High School and then for Lansing Community College.
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Nate Huffman then played for Central Michigan University from 1995 until 1997.
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Nate Huffman was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Team in 1998.
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Nate Huffman then moved to Europe, and played for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Spanish ACB League.
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Nate Huffman was named the FIBA SuproLeague Player of the Year, as well as the "Best American Player in Europe", by Basket News, in 2001.
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Shortly after, Huffman was released by Toronto which terminated his contract in January 2003, because team management charged that he hid a knee injury from them when he signed the contract.
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Nate Huffman was awarded in 2010, by the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, with the Book of Life Award.
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On September 29,2015, Nate Huffman announced that he had Stage 4 bladder cancer, and his "condition is terminal".