#3 Natty Fripp
5-8, Senior
Guard
Oakland, California
High School: St. Mary's College
High School Coach: Nathan Fripp
AT HOFSTRA
2007-08: Played in all 30 games, starting 12...Averaged 7.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game...Led team with 39 three-pointers...Ranked second on the team with 53 steals...Was in double-figure scoring in nine contests...Scored a career-best 22 points at UNC Wilmington...Shot five-of-10 from three-point range against UNCW...Had a personal-best nine rebounds in season-opener against Iona to go along with a career-best six assists...Also grabbed nine rebounds versus George Mason...Notched four steals in three games...Averaged 8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in conference play...Averaged 27.3 minutes per game.
2006-07: Played in 26 games...Averaged 2.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game...Recorded 23 steals on the year...Scored a season-best eight points at Georgia State...Pulled down six rebounds against Central Connecticut State...Dished out four assists at Northeastern...Had five steals versus Georgia State...Averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in conference play...Averaged 13.6 minutes per game.
2005-06: Played in seven games...Scored three points, grabbed one rebound and had two steals on the season...Scored single points in games against Sacred Heart, Pepperdine and Connecticut...Added a steal and a rebound at Pepperdine...Was three of six from the free throw line on the season...Averaged 2.3 minutes per game...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Lettered in basketball, soccer and track at St. Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California...Team was Bay Shore Athletic League runners-up in 2001-02 and 2002-03 and North Coast Section runners-up in 2003-04 and 2004-05...NorCal finalists in 2003-04...Averaged 11 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals per game as a senior...Team Co-Most Valuable Player as a junior after averaging 12 points seven assists and five steals per game...Placed third at AAU Nationals with the East Bay Xplosion in 2003 and 2004...McDonalds All-America nominee...Given name is Nateanah...Has one brother and one sister...Marketing major.
When I first got to campus, I wish someone would have told me: How small the rooms are
My first basketball memory is: Watching my brother play and wanting to be just like him
If you were stranded on an island with a teammate, who would you choose and why: Aamira and Isoken...we'd find a way off and have fun while doing it
One thing I can't live without: My family
Favorite spot on campus: My room
One super power you wish you could have: Invisibility
What place have you never visited but would like to: Brazil and Africa
List three people, past or present, you would like to have dinner with: My grandma Keturah Bell, Jesus and Michael Jordan
Fondest memory with Hofstra Basketball: My whole sophomore season, that team and that year was special
Do you have a superstition or pregame ritual: I listen to the same three songs before I go out to the court and wear the same socks for the whole season
What attracted you to Hofstra University: The location
Favorites:
Book: "Anne of Green Gables"
Movie: "Friday"
Athlete: Dwyane Wade
Color: Orange
Television Show: "Martin"
Actor/Actress: Denzel Washington and Sanaa Lathan
Sport other than basketball: Football
Musician: Alicia Keys
Vacation Spot: Jamaica
Career Highs:
PTS: 22 at UNC Wilmington, 2-7-08
REBS: 9, twice, last vs. George Mason, 1-10-08
ASTS: 6 vs. Iona, 11-11-07
FGM: 7, twice, last vs. Northeastern, 2-10-08
FGA: 15 vs. UNC Wilmington, 3-2-08
3FGM: 5 at UNC Wilmington, 2-7-08
3FGA: 10 at UNC Wilmington, 2-7-08
FTM: 3, twice, last at UNC Wilmington, 2-7-08
FTA: 4 at UNC Wilmington, 2-7-08
OR: 3, twice, last vs. George Mason, 1-10-08
DR: 6, three times, last at Towson, 2-14-08
TO: 6 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-23-08
BS: 2, three times, last vs. James Madison, 2-21-08
ST: 5 vs. Georgia State, 12-3-06
MIN: 36, multiple times, last vs. Northeastern, 2-10-08
