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BYU · Men's Basketball
Nate Pickens
G · Senior · #12 · 6' 3"
From El Mirage, AZ
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Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
BYU · Men's Basketball
Nate Pickens
G · Senior · #12 · 6' 3"
From El Mirage, AZ
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Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
BYU · Men's Basketball
G · Senior · #12 · 6' 3"
From El Mirage, AZ
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Latest source check Aug 29, 2026
Position
Guard
Class
Senior
Jersey
#12
Height
6' 3"
Hometown
El Mirage, AZ
Roster status
Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $1.25M
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Nate Pickens is a 6' 3" Senior Guard for BYU and is listed by ESPN from El Mirage, AZ. Nate Pickens ranks 2nd within the current BYU men's basketball roster and No. 203 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The modeled value is $1.19M, with $1.25M allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
18.1%
Men's Basketball pool: $6.9M
Pool share of school
4.0%
BYU roster market: $31M
Roster dollars tracked
$6.9M
BYU Men's Basketball pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Active
Current listing
BYU Cougars
2025 season production
ESPN player feedSeason Averages
33
GP
31
GS
27.3
MIN
3.0-7.5
Field goals
39.5
FG%
1.4-3.6
3PT
Season Totals
98-248
Field goals
39.5
FG%
47-120
3PT
39.2
3P%
82-108
FT
75.9
FT%
Season Misc Totals
1
DD2
0
TD3
4
DQ
0
EJECT
0
TECH
0
FLAG
Career history
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 29 | 0 | 9.2 | 0.7-2.2 | 30.2 | 0.3-1.1 | 30.3 | 0.3-0.6 |
| 2024 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 34 | 22 | 27.2 | 2.8-7.7 | 36.8 | 1.1-3.3 | 32.4 | 2.6-3.4 |
| 2025 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 33 | 31 | 27.3 | 3.0-7.5 | 39.5 | 1.4-3.6 | 39.2 | 2.5-3.3 |
| Career | All teams | 96 | 53 | 21.8 | 2.2-6.0 | 37.2 | 1.0-2.8 | 35.2 | 1.9-2.5 |
| Season | Team | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 19-63 | 30.2 | 10-33 | 30.3 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 96-261 | 36.8 | 36-111 | 32.4 | 89-117 | 76.1 | 45 | 76 |
| 2025 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 98-248 |
| Season | Team | DD2 | TD3 | DQ | EJECT | TECH | FLAG | AST/TO | STL/TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 1 |
Latest games
Santa Clara BroncosMar 19, 2025 · 101-62L
Cal Poly MustangsMar 14, 2025 · 96-83W
Cal State Fullerton TitansMar 9, 2025 · 64-59W
Cal State Northridge MatadorsMar 7, 2025 · 94-79W
Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsFeb 28, 2025 · 82-76LCal Poly MustangsFeb 22, 2025 · 112-100 OTW
Long Beach State BeachFeb 21, 2025 · 87-66W
UC Santa Barbara GauchosFeb 16, 2025 · 81-69Sideline Data Desk
Lead guards receive a premium for possession control, scoring creation, and year-round visibility in the transfer and commercial markets. For Nate Pickens, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.19M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.19M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.25M, equal to about 18.1% of the BYU men's basketball market. The player ranks 2nd on that roster and No. 203 in The Sideline's national player index.
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Other BYU G estimates.
| 39.5 |
| 47-120 |
| 39.2 |
| 82-108 |
| 75.9 |
| 37 |
| 78 |
| Career | All teams | 213-572 | 37.2 | 93-264 | 35.2 | 180-242 | 74.4 | 93 | 169 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 1.4 |
| 0.6 |
| Career | All teams | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
