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Bob Nash (basketball)

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Bob Nash
Nash in 2019
Personal information
Born (1950-08-24) August 24, 1950 (age 74)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolHartford Public
(Hartford, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft1972: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1972–1980
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 4, 55
Coaching career1987–2019
Career history
As player:
1972–1974Detroit Pistons
1974–1975San Diego Conquistadors
1977–1979Kansas City Kings
1979–1980Hawaii Volcanos
As coach:
1987–2007Hawaii (assistant)
2007–2010Hawaii
2010–2011Saitama Broncos
2012–2017Toyama Grouses
2018–2019Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Robert Lee Nash (born August 24, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was the ninth overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft. Nash played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Kansas City Kings. He also played in the American Basketball Association with the San Diego Conquistadors and the Continental Basketball Association with the Hawaii Volcanos for one season each.

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

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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 Detroit Pistons, San Diego Conquistadors and Kansas City Kings. He played for the Hawaii Volcanos of the Continental Basketball Association during the 1979–80 season.[1] Nash then became an assistant coach at Hawaii in 1987 and held that position until he was promoted to head coach in 2007, taking over for retired Riley Wallace in April 2007 and was fired after the 2009–10 season. He had a 34–56 record as head coach over his three seasons at the helm.

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 to 2017.[5]

Nash coaching Toyama at bj league finals

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Legend
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

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  1. ^ "Bob Nash minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Bob Nash Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. HPHS Athletic Hall of Fame
  3. ^ "Father, son team up to lead rebuilding Broncos".
  4. ^ "Blog Archives".
  5. ^ "Nash set for second season at Toyama". June 28, 2013.
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