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Harding Nana
Senior
Forward
Douala, Cameroon/Newport School (MD)/Virginia Tech

As A Blue Hen:
All-American candidate • named to Preseason All-CAA first team • first team All-CAA pick by Athlon Sports magazine • transferred to Delaware from Virginia Tech prior to the 2003 spring semester • will start at forward for the Blue Hens after a stellar junior season • outstanding athlete who can battle inside as well as come out and hit the jump shot • enters the season tied for eighth with a 16.1 career scoring average, 32nd with 458 rebounds, and 43rd with 776 points.

2004-05 Season: Co-captain • first team All-CAA selection • tied for eighth in Division I with 19 double-doubles • one of seven players in Division I to lead his conference in scoring and rebounding • ranked 11th in the nation in rebounds per game and 43rd in points per game • ranked fifth in UD single season history with 574 points, 322 rebounds, and 441 field goals attempted • scored over 20 points 14 times • scored a team-high 23 points and hit 9-of-12 shots from the field against Mount St. Mary’s (11/27) • scored a game-high 21 points at St. Mary’s, nailing 9-of-13 shots from the floor (12/2) • recorded a team-high 20 points and pulled down a game-best 10 rebounds at San Francisco (12/4) • had game-highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds against Drexel and hit two free throws with 33 seconds left to put UD up three (12/8) • posted 19 points and 12 rebounds versus Rider and scored the game-winning basket (12/11) • scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting against Toledo (12/21) • named to San Juan Shootout All-Tournament Team • posted game-highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds versus UMBC (12/29) • recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds against American (1/2) • posted game-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds at William & Mary (1/8) • again recorded game-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds against George Mason (1/12) • scored a game-high 29 points and hit six three-pointers versus VCU (1/19) • notched game-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds at James Madison (2/2) • recorded game-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds versus William & Mary (2/5) • tied career-high with 30 points at VCU (2/16) • scored 14 points and added 17 rebounds at UNC Wilmington (2/23) • had game-highs of 19 points and 16 rebounds against Towson in the CAA Tournament First Round (3/4) • again posted game-highs of 27 points and a career-high 19 rebounds against VCU in the CAA Tournament Quarterfinals (3/5).

2003-04 Season: Sat out first seven games due to NCAA transfer rules • appeared in 16 games with 11 starts • missed five games from January 28 to February 11 with a separated shoulder • led the Blue Hens with 8.5 rebounds per game and was second with 12.6 points per game • also second on the team with 136 rebounds despite missing 12 games • earned the Team Rebounding Award • in his first game at Delaware, an 85-59 win over Siena (12/23), he scored 21 points, hitting 6-of-9 shots from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range • had seven assists and 13 points in first career start against Towson (1/10) • recorded four straight double-doubles in the final four regular season games of the year • concluded the regular season with 28 points and 10 rebounds in the 76-64 win over Drexel (2/28), hitting 10-of-15 shots from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free throw line • named Colonial Association Co-Player of the Week on March 2 after that performance • also had a double-double with 19 points, including nine in the extra session, and 11 rebounds (1/21) in the 93-82 overtime victory over William & Mary • narrowly missed another double-double when he scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the 80-66 win over James Madison (1/12) • grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in the 66-59 triumph over Hofstra (1/3).

At Virginia Tech
2002-03 Season:
Did not appear in any games before being granted his release for transfer on December 14.
2001-02 Season: Appeared in three games, scoring four points and grabbing six rebounds • missed the rest of the season due to surgery for tendinitis in both knees.

Prep School
2000-01 Season: Played at Notre Dame Prep in Middleburg, MA • averaged 12.3 ppg and 8.0 rpg for coach Bill Barton.

High School
Attended Newport School in Kensington, MD his last two years of high school • averaged 11 ppg and 11 rpg his senior season when his team went 30-8 and won the private school state championship • was on a team with four other Division I players and a McDonald’s All-American his senior year • attended high school in his native Cameroon his first two years.

Personal
Harding Ngueyep Nana (pronounced NAH-NAH) • born January 17, 1981 in Cameroon • Georges and Cookie Collinet are his guardians (reside in Washington, DC) • leadership major at Delaware.

YEAR GP/GS FG-FGA Pct. 3-PT-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Ast. Stl.
2003-04 16/11 71-156 .455 9-20 .450 51-70 .729 15 13
2004-05 31/31 200-441 .454 53-166 .319 121-171 .708 42 34
Totals 47/42 271-597 .454 62-186 .333 172-241 .714 57 47

YEAR BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg.
2003 12 136 8.5 202 12.6 419 26.2
2004 42 322 10.4 574 18.5 1116 36.0
Totals 54 458 9.7 776 16.5 1535 32.7
 
 
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