Nate Heise

Photo by: Iowa State Athletics

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

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Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
212
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lake City, Minn.
High School:
Lincoln
Prev School:
UNI

Awards & Honors
CSC Academic All-District First Team (24, 25)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S25)
All-Missouri Valley Third Team (24)
Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete Second Team (22, 24)
Missouri Valley Player of the Week (12/18/23)
Missouri Valley Honor Roll (22, 23)
Missouri Valley Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (22)
Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team (21)

2024-25
Appeared in all 35 games, while starting seven of the final eight games of the season … averaged 5.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 assists in 21.7 minutes per game … shot 53.1 percent from the field, a team-best 40.9 percent from deep and 60.9 percent at the free throw line … scored a season-high 13 points at Oklahoma State and against Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament … had a season-high nine rebounds at Texas Tech … tallied a career-high six steals against Jackson State … hit a season-high three 3-pointers at Oklahoma State and against Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament … tallied multiple assists in nine games, with ISU going 7-2 in those games … hit a 3-pointer in each of the final five games of the season.

2023-24 (Northern Iowa)
Started all 32 games he appeared in … led UNI in scoring with 431 points, averaging a career-high 13.5 points per game, while playing a team-high 32.9 minutes a game ... shot 46.3 percent from the floor (149-322), 35.6 percent from 3-point range (47-132) and 72.9 percent from the free-throw line (86-118) ... pulled down a career-high 196 rebounds (6.1 per game) and led the Panthers with 78 assists (2.4 per game) and 19 blocks (0.5 per game) ... scored at least 20 points in six games, including a season-high 25 points against Prairie View A&M ... grabbed a career-high tying 11 rebounds at UIC and dished out a career-best eight assists at Belmont ... recorded four double-doubles ... became the 112th member of UNI's 500 career point club with a 20-point outing in the season-opener at North Texas.

2022-23 (Northern Iowa)
Played in two games before suffering a season-ending hand injury ... scored a total of 24 points with six rebounds and three assists ... shot 47.1 percent from the field (8-17) ... notched 14 points in season-opening win against Wartburg.

2021-22 (Northern Iowa)
Started all 32 games, averaging 30.4 minutes per game ... scored 276 points, averaging 8.6 points per game, while also averaging 4.6 rebounds per game ... shot 49.7 percent from the floor, including 35.5 percent from deep and 73.6 percent from the charity stripe … had a team-high 34 steals, while also recording 40 assists and 11 blocks ... scored a then career-high 19 points against Wyoming ... tallied a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double against Jackson State ... had a career-high four assists against Valparaiso.

2020-21 (Northern Iowa)
Appeared in all 25 games, including starts in 21 games ... scored 190 points, averaging 7.6 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game … shot 40.0 percent from the field and 30.5 percent from beyond the arc ... Led the team in steals with 30, while dishing out 33 assists and blocking 16 shots … finished with a season-high nine rebounds against St. Ambrose ... recorded a season-high four steals against Bradley ... scored a season-high 18 points against Coe College, going 6-of-10 from the field.

High School
Played at Lincoln High School in Lake City, Minn. … Heise led the Tigers to a pair of trips to the Minnesota State Tournament … Heise averaged 22 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assist per game during his junior campaign, earning Hiawathe Valley League Player of the Year honors while also being named to the 2018-19 All-State and All-Tournament Teams … As a senior, Heise led the Tigers to a conference championship while averaging 29 points per game, seven rebounds per game and five assists per game … Heise was named the Hiawatha League Player of the Year for the second time and finished his career with a school record 2,307 points.

Personal Son of Tony and Amy Heise … both parents played basketball at Wisconsin-River Falls … has a sister, Taylor, and a brother, Ryan … Taylor played ice hockey at Minnesota and is a member of the U.S. women's national team, while being the first pick in the 2023 PWHL Draft by Minnesota ... Ryan plays basketball at Upper Iowa ... earned a degree from Northern Iowa and is currently pursuing a master’s in management and entrepreneurship.