2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Lathrop, Natalie
Jersey Number 52
Natalie Lathrop
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tualatin, Ore.
- High School:
- Tualatin
Bio
2024-25: Played in 21 of 31 games, making senior day start against Akron (3/8/25) … played season-high 15 minutes at Dayton (12/15/24)
2023-24 (Nevada): Transferred to Central Michigan from the University of Nevada Reno of the Mountain West Conference … Bounced back from a season-ending injury the previous year and played 23 games with one start for Nevada in 2023-24 ... career-best 53 points to go with 51 rebounds on the season, shooting 40 percent from the floor ... scored her first basket since March 7, 2022 against Pepperdine (Nov. 17), coming up with seven points and seven rebounds in the process ... made her first career start at Weber State (Dec. 6), grabbing a season-high eight rebounds and blocking a season-high three shots .. grabbed six rebounds in 18 minutes to help Nevada to a win over Stanislaus State (Dec. 16) ... snagged five rebounds to go with four points in a win at Utah State (Jan. 17) ... came up with a season-high eight points at UNLV (Jan. 27) ... collected six rebounds and four points on her birthday at Wyoming (Feb. 3) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
2022-23 (Nevada): Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury ... made her season debut in Nevada's season opener at Saint Mary's (Nov. 7) ... Grabbed a rebound, steal and assist against Stanislaus State (Nov. 20) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
2021-22 (Nevada): Played in 22 games, averaging 1.8 points and 2.5 rebounds over 12.1 minutes a game ... went 3-for-3 from the field, scoring six points with five rebounds at Santa Clara (Nov. 14) ... scored six points with six rebounds at San José State (Dec. 31) ... blocked four shots to go with five points against UNLV (Jan. 22) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
High School: Graduated from Tualatin High School as a four-time letterwinner in basketball … all-state honorable mention (2020) … All-Three Rivers League first team (2020), honorable mention (2019) … averaged 16.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in standout junior season while shooting 52.6 percent from the field … posted a triple-double against St. Mary's Academy as a junior, which included 35 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks in the win, hitting all 14 of her field goal attempts.
Club: Played for AAU Oregon Elite throughout high school.
Personal: Daugther of Maria and Jeff Lathrop … has one older brother, Tyler … lists Sabrina Ionescu as her sports hero … the most memorable moment of her pre-college career was beating a team that had defeated her team in the playoffs a season earlier … enjoys hiking, paddle boarding and spending time with friends and family.
“Why CMU?”: “I felt a really good connection with the coaches and knew it was where I wanted to play.”
2023-24 (Nevada): Transferred to Central Michigan from the University of Nevada Reno of the Mountain West Conference … Bounced back from a season-ending injury the previous year and played 23 games with one start for Nevada in 2023-24 ... career-best 53 points to go with 51 rebounds on the season, shooting 40 percent from the floor ... scored her first basket since March 7, 2022 against Pepperdine (Nov. 17), coming up with seven points and seven rebounds in the process ... made her first career start at Weber State (Dec. 6), grabbing a season-high eight rebounds and blocking a season-high three shots .. grabbed six rebounds in 18 minutes to help Nevada to a win over Stanislaus State (Dec. 16) ... snagged five rebounds to go with four points in a win at Utah State (Jan. 17) ... came up with a season-high eight points at UNLV (Jan. 27) ... collected six rebounds and four points on her birthday at Wyoming (Feb. 3) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
2022-23 (Nevada): Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury ... made her season debut in Nevada's season opener at Saint Mary's (Nov. 7) ... Grabbed a rebound, steal and assist against Stanislaus State (Nov. 20) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
2021-22 (Nevada): Played in 22 games, averaging 1.8 points and 2.5 rebounds over 12.1 minutes a game ... went 3-for-3 from the field, scoring six points with five rebounds at Santa Clara (Nov. 14) ... scored six points with six rebounds at San José State (Dec. 31) ... blocked four shots to go with five points against UNLV (Jan. 22) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
High School: Graduated from Tualatin High School as a four-time letterwinner in basketball … all-state honorable mention (2020) … All-Three Rivers League first team (2020), honorable mention (2019) … averaged 16.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in standout junior season while shooting 52.6 percent from the field … posted a triple-double against St. Mary's Academy as a junior, which included 35 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks in the win, hitting all 14 of her field goal attempts.
Club: Played for AAU Oregon Elite throughout high school.
Personal: Daugther of Maria and Jeff Lathrop … has one older brother, Tyler … lists Sabrina Ionescu as her sports hero … the most memorable moment of her pre-college career was beating a team that had defeated her team in the playoffs a season earlier … enjoys hiking, paddle boarding and spending time with friends and family.
“Why CMU?”: “I felt a really good connection with the coaches and knew it was where I wanted to play.”
WBB Annual Golf Outing
Friday, September 12
WBB Practice
Friday, July 04
MAC WBB Tournament Press Conference
Wednesday, March 12
Video Podcast: Amy Folan Connection-Women's Basketball March Madness and the Growth of the Game
Wednesday, March 12
