#13 NATHAN BILAMU
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-5 (1.96 m)
WEIGHT: 200 lbs (91 kg)
BIRTHDATE: August 7, 2000 (Hamilton, ON)
HIGH SCHOOL: Cathedral (Hamilton, ON)
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Lakehead '25 (Thunder Bay, ON)
INSTAGRAM: @natebilamu
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in May 2025
YEARS PRO: 0
BIO
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER
Has averaged 12.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists through 90 collegiate games with Lakehead University and Canadore College.
2024-25:
Averaged 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 21 games as a fifth-year senior at Lakehead University … Started every game … Led the Thunderwolves in scoring and minutes … Scored a season-high 33 points on 5-9 from deep Jan. 17 to lift Lakehead over TMU … Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds Oct. 19 vs. Cape Breton … Dished out a season-best eight assists Nov. 1 vs. McMaster … Named Lakehead’s Most Valuable Player, OUA First Team All-Star and U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian.
2023-24:
Averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 22 games for Lakehead … Started every game, leading his team in scoring and minutes … Posted double-figure scoring in 20 games with four of 20 or more … Scored a season-high 31 points in a 104-96 win Oct. 7 vs. McMaster … Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds in a double-double performance with 19 points Nov. 10 vs. York.
2022-23:
Averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 20.0 minutes competing in his third year of eligibility at Lakehead … Scored in double figures 10 times … Shot a career-best 37 per cent from three on the season … Logged a season-best 27 points in 27 minutes of play in a win Feb. 11 at Ontario Tech … Named the Thunderwolves’ Most Improved Player.
2021-22:
Appeared in 16 games in his first campaign with the Thunderwolves, averaging 12.7 minutes and 6.0 points … Set season highs in points (21), rebounds (nine) and assists (three) off the bench to lead his team to a 71-69 victory Feb. 12 vs. Guelph.
2019-20:
Played in nine games as a freshman at Canadore College … Averaged 10.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals … Scored a season-high 20 points Oct. 19 vs. Sheridan … Nabbed three steals in two games, Oct. 20 vs. Sault and Nov. 24 at Niagara.
PERSONAL
Led Cathedral to back-to-back city championships in 2018 and 2019, and a third-place OFSAA finish in 2018 … Studied General Arts as a student athlete at Lakehead.
STATISTICS
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS
| Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Lakehead | 21 | 694 | 414 | 86-169 | 53-154 | 83-112 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 79 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 56 |
| 2023-24 | Lakehead | 22 | 699 | 343 | 78-141 | 35-121 | 82-114 | 43 | 74 | 117 | 80 | 48 | 13 | 24 | 52 |
| 2022-23 | Lakehead | 22 | 440 | 194 | 25-51 | 37-100 | 33-41 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | Lakehead | 16 | 203 | 96 | 22-37 | 15-50 | 7-11 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Canadore College | 9 | 236 | 96 | 16-39 | 14-58 | 22-33 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Totals | 90 | 2,272 | 1,143 | 227-437 | 154-483 | 227-311 | 153 | 216 | 369 | 221 | 144 | 28 | 79 | 160 |
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES
| Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Lakehead | 21 | 33.0 | 19.7 | .509 | .344 | .741 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 2023-24 | Lakehead | 22 | 31.8 | 15.6 | .553 | .289 | .719 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 2022-23 | Lakehead | 22 | 20.0 | 8.8 | .490 | .370 | .805 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 2021-22 | Lakehead | 16 | 12.7 | 6.0 | .595 | .300 | .636 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2019-20 | Canadore College | 9 | 26.2 | 10.7 | .410 | .241 | .667 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Totals | 90 | 25.2 | 12.7 | .519 | .319 | .730 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 |