Flashback: How Thunder players performed during March Madness

Nine Oklahoma City Thunder players reached the NCAA Tournament while they were in college. Look back to see how they fared in the big dance.

Abdel Nader, Iowa State: 2015, 2016

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Iowa State forward Abdel Nader drives against Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans guard Jalen Jackson during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Pepsi Center in Denver on March 19, 2016. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

After transferring from Northern Illinois, Abdel Nader helped Iowa State reach the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years in 2015 and 2016.

The 2014-15 season ended in upset as the third-seeded Cyclones lost by a point to Alabama-Birmingham, as Nader recorded six points and three rebounds off the bench. The next year, Iowa State got to the Sweet Sixteen with Nader and Deonte Burton, as Nader dropped 19 points against Iona and nine points against Arkansas-Little Rock. The Cyclones then lost to Virginia in a game where Nader only had four points.

Nader was drafted No. 58 overall by the Boston Celtics in 2017. He was traded to Oklahoma City during the 2018 offseason.