Men's Basketball

Played in all 33 games with 5 starts averaging 13.8 mpg in his debut season ... his 5 starts came in consecutive games (12/5 to 12/18) where he averaged 24.2 mpg, 7.6 ppg and 5.4 rpg ... scored season-high 11 points in each of his first 2 starts (at CS Bakersfield 12/5, at Cal Poly 12/7) ... 3 for 3 shooting (all 3s) for 9 pts. in WCC tournament win over UOP (3/6) and each of his last 15 shots has been a 3FGA (8 of 15) ... placed 4th on team with 20 3FGM and 57 3FGA with a team-high 58.2% of his shots being from beyond the arc (57-98) ... career-best 10 rebounds vs. Radford (12/16) ... made 1st career 3FG on his first attempt ... had a team season-high 4 blocks at Cal Poly (12/7) and 13 of his 20 blocks on the season came in 5 games ... his 20 blocks tied for 7th on the SCU freshman season list with Robert Garrett (‘11-’12) ... tied career-high with 3 3FG vs. UOP (3/6) and made 7 of 10 3FGA vs. UOP in 3 games ... had 51 points in the last 7 games he scored in (7.3 ppg) ... 1st career foul out (vs. USF 2/15) with 33 of his 72 fouls on the season coming in the last 11 GP ... matched his career-high with 3 assists vs. Gonzaga in WCC tournament (3/8) ... made 8 of his last 9 FTA after going 7-14 to start the season but did not attempted a FT in the last 7 games.

2013-14 Action Photos

2013-14 (RS/FR):

Averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 13.8 mpg playing in all 33 games ... played 21 min. scoring 3 pts. (1-5 FG; 1-2 FT) with 5 reb., 1 ast. and 1 stl. in first game as a Bronco (vs. Bethesda 11/8) ... made his 1st career 3FG on his 1st attempt (1-2) for his only pts. vs. San Jose St. (11/12) ... 1st career blk. with 2 pts. (1-1 FG) at CS Fullerton (11/16) ... 5 reb., 1 ast. and 1 stl. vs. N. Dakota St. (11/29) ... 4 pts. (2-5 FG) and 3 blk. with 3 reb. vs. Rice (11/30) ... 11 pts. on 4-6 FG and 3-5 3s in 1st career start (at CS Bakersfield 12/5) ... 7 reb. and 4 blk. (career-high) with 11 pts. in 2nd career start (at Cal Poly 12/7) ... played 29 min. with 7 pts. (3-10 FG), 5 reb. and 2 blk. vs. La Sierra (12/14) ... 10 reb. (career-high) with 8 pts. and 2 stl. in personal-high 30 min. vs. Radford (12/16) ... 1 pt. (1-2 FT) with 3 reb. and 1 ast. vs. Sacred Heart (12/18) ... made his only FGA (2 pts.) with 1 reb. in 5 min. off the bench at UNLV (12/22) ... made 2-3 3FG for 6 pts. with 2 reb. in 14 min. vs. So Florida (12/23) ... made his only FGA (2 pts.) with 2 reb. and 1 ast. in 6 min. at #24 Gonzaga (12/28) ... 3 pts. (1-3 3s) and 3 reb. in 14 min. at Portland (12/30) ... played 1 min. vs. Pepperdine (1/2) ... 0-2 FG with 1 reb. in 10 min. vs. LMU (1/4) ... 2 blk. and 1 stl. in 5 min. at St. Mary’s (1/9) ... made his only 3FGA and 2-2 FT for 5 pts. in 7 min. at UOP (1/11) ... 2 reb. and 1 blk. in 9 min. vs. USD (1/16) ... 7 pts. on perfect shooting (2-2 FG; 2-2 FT) with 4 reb. and 1 blk. vs. BYU (1/18) ... 1 reb. in 4 min. at USF (1/25) ... 8 pts. (3-7 FG), his most in the last 15 GP, with 4 reb. in 18 min. vs. Gonzaga (1/29) ... 3 pts. (1-3 3FG) with 4 reb. and 2 blk. in 24 min. vs Portland (2/1) ... 3 ast. (career-high) with 7 pts. and 4 reb. in 21 min. at BYU (2/6) ... 8 pts. on perfect shooting (2-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) to reach 100 for the season (101) with 3 reb. in 7 min. at San Diego (2/8) ... 1st career foul out playing 8 min. vs. USF (2/15) ... made 3 of a career-high 6 3FGA for 9 pts. with 7 reb. in 23 min. vs. UOP (2/20) ... missed his only shot (3FGA) playing 18 min. vs. St. Mary’s (2/22) ... had 1 reb. and 1 ast. in 10 min. at LMU (2/27) ... 1 blk., his 20th of the season to tie Robert Garrett for 7th on the SCU freshman chart, with 1 reb. and 1 ast. in 7 min. at Pepperdine (3/1) ... 9 pts. making all 3 3FG with 5 reb. in 21 min. vs. UOP in WCC tournament win (3/6) ... tied career-high with 3 ast. in 12 min. vs. Gonzaga in WCC tournament (3/8).

2012-13: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Is a 2012 graduate of Watertown-Mayer High School in Watertown, Minn. … coached by Bob Hennen in high school and played for Al Harris’ AAU team, 43 Hoops … played one year of varsity of football (played tight end and defensive end) and three years of varsity basketball (played his freshman year in both as well) … captain his junior and senior years … his senior year he averaged 20 ppg, 14 rpg and 6 bpg ... had 1,000+ points, 1,000+ rebounds and 500+ blocked shots in high school ... his senior year they went to the state tournament and were undefeated conference champions ... all-conference and MVP of the conference (unanimous) his senior year, leading league in ppg, rpg and bpg ... AP Third Team All-State in 2012 ... junior year he averaged 15.8 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 spg and 5.7 bpg … team went to the 2011 sectional championship … he averaged 14.2 ppg, 13 rpg and 4.5 bpg his sophomore year … Honorable Mention All-Conference in football (once) and All-Conference basketball three times … AP Honorable Mention All-State in 2011 … member of the Honor Roll, Member of the Business Club and won the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award three straight years.

PERSONAL:

 Born in Wayne, N.J. … parents are Robert and Kristi Kratch … dad played football at Iowa and later won a Super Bowl ring with the NY Giants in 1991 … mother was a high jumper at Iowa and personal best is 5’11 … parents own a furniture and interior design store in Watertown … older brother Colby played tight end at Toledo University and is now a graduate assistant for the Rockets … younger sister MacKenzie strives to be a Division I hockey player …. maternal grandmother played professional basketball for the Redheads and will be inducted into the Professional Basketball Hall of Fame in New York City at Madison Square Garden ... grandma once scored 70 points in a high school game, something she has reminded Nate of a few times during his high school career … paternal grandfather played baseball at Long Island University and two Uncles played football at Cornell and Central College ... majoring in Psychology.

WHY SANTA CLARA?

“I chose Santa Clara because I felt like this was the place where I could push myself to get better as a basketball player and as a student.  I also loved the coaching staff and the players when I was on my official visit.”

KERRY KEATING ON NATE KRATCH:

"We are thrilled to add Nate to our family. He's a very good student, and an extremely hard worker. He comes from an athletic-minded family, and his competitiveness will fit right in as soon as he arrives. We are looking forward to having his skill, toughness and willingness to compete in our program," said Bronco head men's basketball coach Kerry Keating.

Bob Hennen, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Watertown/Mayer High School on Nate:

"Nate is a great player. He is so versatile on offense. He can hit the three, drive to the hoop, or post up. He is a great mid-range shooter. He can shoot off the dribble or off the catch.  Defensively, Nate is a great rebounder and shot blocker. Nate is able to defend in the post or on the perimeter. He works real hard in practice and is a great leader. He is well-respected by his teammates because of his commitment to success and his high character."