Bob Nash (basketball)
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 Nash in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1950 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hartford Public (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| College |
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Hawaii Volcanos | |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–2007 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2007–2010 | Hawaii |
| 2010–2011 | Saitama Broncos |
| 2012–2017 | Toyama Grouses |
| 2018–2019 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Lee Nash (born August 24, 1950) is an American former professional
After his playing career, Nash served as an assistant coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors for twenty years. He was appointed as head coach in 2007 and served for three seasons. Nash relocated to Japan in 2010 and served as the head coach of the Saitama Broncos, Toyama Grouses and Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.
Career
A 1968 graduate of Hartford Public High School, Nash played college basketball for the UH-Manoa in the early 1970s and was a member of the school's most successful men's basketball team up to the time.
Nash played professionally during the 1970s as a member of the
Nash was inducted into the Hartford Public High School Hall of Fame in 2004.[2]
He became the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the bj league in Japan in 2010, where his son Bobby also played.[3] Nash left the team after the March 11 Japanese earthquake as the team shut down for the rest of the season.[4] Nash served as the head coach for the Toyama Grouses in the bj league from 2012–2017.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Hawaii | 11–19 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Hawaii | 13–17 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Hawaii | 10–20 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| Hawaii: | 34–56 (.378) | 15–33 (.313) | |||||||
| Total: | 34–56 (.378) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Broncos | 2010-11 | 38 | 14 | 24 | .368 | - | - | - | - | – | - |
| Toyama Grouses | 2012-13 | 52 | 35 | 17 | .673 | 3rd in Eastern | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Toyama Grouses | 2013-14 | 52 | 42 | 10 | .808 | 1st in Eastern | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3rd place |
| Toyama Grouses | 2014-15 | 52 | 35 | 17 | .673 | 5th in Eastern | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in 1st round |
| Toyama Grouses | 2015-16 | 52 | 39 | 13 | .750 | 1st in Eastern | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Champions |
| Toyama Grouses | 2016-17 | 60 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 5th in Central | - | - | - | – | - |
| Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2018-19 | 53 | 12 | 41 | .226 | 6th in Western | - | - | - | – | relegated to B2 |
References
- ^ "Bob Nash minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ Bob Nash Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. HPHS Athletic Hall of Fame
- ^ "Father, son team up to lead rebuilding Broncos".
- ^ "Blog Archives".
- ^ "Nash set for second season at Toyama". 28 June 2013.
External links
- Bob Nash. basketball-reference