Dominican’s prolific Natalie Diaz powered by ‘killer’ attitude

A teammate calls her “LBJ” — initials for “LeBron James Jr.” It’s not an outlandish nickname, given that Natalie Diaz is sort of like King James on the NCAA Division II level of women’s basketball.

For most of the season, she has led the nation in all NCAA divisions in scoring, although now she’s third in D2 at 26 points per game. That’s the best average of any women’s college player in the Bay Area.

At Dominican University in San Rafael, the prolific senior is listed as a 6-foot guard. Actually, she’s mainly a post player, and head coach Tim LaKose says she “might be 5-11 depending on what shoes she’s wearing.