Nathan Taphorn College Stats (2014–2017)
Northwestern · Big Ten · 2014–2017 · Wing G · 6'7" · 4 seasons
Nathan Taphorn's full NCAA Division I men's college basketball career — 4.0 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 0.6 APG across 109 games at Northwestern from 2014 to 2017. Season-by-season box score stats, shooting splits, and advanced metrics (TS%, USG%, BPM, ORtg, DRtg), plus the game log from his most recent season; the interactive profile adds shot charts and on/off splits.
He played high school basketball at Pekin Community in Pekin, IL and arrived as a 3-star recruit ranked No. 215 nationally in the class of 2013.
Career stats by season
| Season | Team | Class | G | MIN% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | 2P% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | USG% | TO% | ORtg | DRtg | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northwestern | Fr | 26 | 20.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 46.2 | 57.1 | 42.5 | 44.1 | 19.9 | 26.4 | 72.6 | 98.2 | -4.8 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | So | 24 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 56.7 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 117.1 | 103.7 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | Jr | 24 | 21.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.3 | 60.0 | 63.2 | 60.3 | 60.9 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 110.5 | 98.2 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | Sr | 35 | 29.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 47.0 | 48.1 | 81.3 | 65.0 | 66.3 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 125.4 | 98.0 | 6.4 |
| Career | Northwestern | 109 | 23.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41.6 | 52.2 | 68.3 | 59.1 | 60.0 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 107.7 | 99.3 | 2.4 |
2016–17 game log — Northwestern (34 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | vs Mississippi Valley St. | W 94–63 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Nov 16, 2016 | @ Butler | L 68–70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 21, 2016 | vs Texas | W 77–58 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Nov 22, 2016 | vs Notre Dame | L 66–70 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-5 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | vs Bryant | W 86–66 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Nov 28, 2016 | vs Wake Forest | W 65–58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Dec 3, 2016 | vs DePaul | W 80–64 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Dec 11, 2016 | vs New Orleans | W 83–49 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-7 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | vs Chicago St. | W 68–64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Dec 17, 2016 | vs Dayton | W 67–64 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Dec 20, 2016 | vs IU Indy | W 87–65 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-6 |
| Dec 22, 2016 | vs Houston Christian | W 72–63 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Dec 27, 2016 | @ Penn St. | W 87–77 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Dec 30, 2016 | @ Michigan St. | L 52–61 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| Jan 5, 2017 | vs Minnesota | L 66–70 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Jan 8, 2017 | @ Nebraska | W 74–66 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Jan 12, 2017 | @ Rutgers | W 69–60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Jan 15, 2017 | vs Iowa | W 89–54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | @ Ohio St. | W 74–72 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jan 26, 2017 | vs Nebraska | W 73–61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jan 29, 2017 | vs Indiana | W 68–55 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | vs Illinois | L 61–68 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| Feb 12, 2017 | @ Wisconsin | W 66–59 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Feb 15, 2017 | vs Maryland | L 64–74 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Feb 18, 2017 | vs Rutgers | W 69–65 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 |
| Feb 21, 2017 | @ Illinois | L 50–66 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | @ Indiana | L 62–63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | vs Michigan | W 67–65 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Mar 5, 2017 | vs Purdue | L 65–69 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Mar 9, 2017 | vs Rutgers | W 83–61 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | @ Maryland | W 72–64 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | @ Wisconsin | L 48–76 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Mar 16, 2017 | vs Vanderbilt | W 68–66 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | @ Gonzaga | L 73–79 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
2017 Northwestern teammates
Bryant McIntosh (14.8 PPG) · Vic Law (12.3 PPG) · Sanjay Lumpkin (6.0 PPG) · Scottie Lindsey (14.1 PPG) · Dererk Pardon (8.6 PPG) · Gavin Skelly (5.9 PPG) · Isiah Brown (6.3 PPG) · Barret Benson (2.0 PPG)
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