Nathan Funk is a 6'3" (192 cm) American

United States

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 basketball

College basketball

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 player who recently finished his collegiate basketball career at Creighton University

Creighton University

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Funk was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa where he attended Blessed Sacrament Middle School and Bishop Heelan Catholic High School

Bishop Heelan Catholic High School

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He is the son of Timm and Jean Funk and has two siblings, Justin and Sara.

Player profile

As a fifth-year senior, Funk recently led the 22-10 Jays to the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

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 title with a victory over rival Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois University

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. After scoring 66 points in three tournament wins in St. Louis, Funk was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Currently, he is sixth on Creighton's all-time scoring list, behind fifth-place Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver

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. Funk also holds the all-time record for games played as a Bluejay.

His junior year, Funk led the team in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.8 and 5.1, respectively. During the 2005-06 season, he was forced to sit out the rest of the season and undergo surgery after injuring his labrum while diving for a loose ball. Creighton University requested an extra year of eligibility for Funk due to his injury. This request was approved by the NCAA. Funk's career-high in scoring, 38 points, came during a victory over Dayton four days before he received his season-ending injury. He was both named to the all-MVC team and was runner-up for Valley Player of the Year Award in 2005 and 2007.

Nate Funk played one season for Germany's Eisbären Bremerhaven

Eisbären Bremerhaven

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 basketball team. He was one of the top scorers on the team. Nate currently plays professional basketball in Turkey for Erdemir Zonguldak

Erdemir Zonguldak

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Trivia

• Nate Funk was the last active Creighton Bluejay player that played in an official regular season game at the Omaha Civic Auditorium
  Omaha Civic Auditorium
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• Nate played in 135 games in his collegiate career, which is the career record at Creighton.
• Nate's 1,754 career points placed him sixth all-time on the Creighton Bluejays
  Creighton Bluejays
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   career scoring chart. He also ranked 31st on the Missouri Valley Conference
  Missouri Valley Conference
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   career scoring chart.
• Nate Funk is one of Bill Simmons
  Bill Simmons
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• After one season Nate Funk leaves Bremerhaven.