Nate Rohnert
- School
- University of Denver
- Position
- Guard/Forward
- Major
- Marketing
- PPG
- 15.1
- RPG
- 4.6
- APG
- 4.2
Classroom
Rohnert has done a great job of balancing class work with the demands of basketball, compelling a cumulative 3.07 grade point average as a marketing major in the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business, which is ranked among the top 15 percent of undergraduate business programs in the nation.
Character
Rohnert’s natural leadership ability prompted the team to name him the team captain for both his junior and senior years. A true gym rat, Rohnert spends countless hours playing basketball and conditioning his body, organizing pickup games with the local players during the offseason and encouraging his teammates to join him year round. With Rohnert’s leadership, the Pioneers have increased their win total in each of his first three seasons. Always a team player, Rohnert also frequently attends games for other DU sports, supporting fellow student-athletes and the university.
Community
Actively volunteering his time Rohnert helps at several youth camps and clinics, teaching children about life lessons along with basketball skills, and he has given speeches to young athletes about what it takes to become a college student-athlete. Rohnert and his teammates read to grade school children as a way to promote reading among community youth. Within the DU athletic department, Rohnert is a leader with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Athletic Leadership Committee.
Competition
Last season, Rohnert became Denver’s first All-Sun Belt Conference first-team member since 2006, when the junior captain was the only player in the Sun Belt Conference’s top 15 in points (eighth, 15.3 ppg), rebounds (14th, 5.4 rpg) and assists (third, 4.71 apg). Rohnert also ranked in the top 15 for minutes played (first, 37.0 mpg), steals (sixth, 1.29 spg), field goal percentage (10th, 49.3 percent) and assists to turnover ratio (11th, 1.39 assists/turnover). Rohnert was named to the All-District 24 second-team. He also led the Pioneers in scoring 17 times, rebounding 15 times, assists 20 times, blocked shots eight times and steals 14 times.
