Bob Nash (basketball)

Robert Lee Nash (born August 24, 1950) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He took over for the 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.

Bob Nash
Nash in 2014
Personal information
Born (1950-08-24) August 24, 1950
Hartford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolHartford Public
(Hartford, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1972–1979
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 4, 55
Coaching career1987–present
Career history
As player:
1972–1974Detroit Pistons
1974–1975San Diego Conquistadors
1977–1979Kansas City Kings
As coach:
1987–2007Hawaii (assistant)
2007–2010Hawaii
2010–2011Saitama Broncos
2012–2017Toyama Grouses
2018–2019Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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 then became an assistant coach at Hawaii in 1987 and held that position until he was promoted to head coach in 2007.

Nash was inducted into the Hartford Public High School Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

He became the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the bj league in Japan in 2010, where his son Bobby also played.[2] Nash left the team after the March 11 Japanese earthquake as the team shut down for the rest of the season.[3] Nash served as the head coach for the Toyama Grouses in the bj league from 2012-2017.[4]

Nash coaching Toyama at bj league finals

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Hawaii 11–197–95th
2008–09 Hawaii 13–175–118th
2009–10 Hawaii 10–203–139th
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 381424.368----– -
Toyama Grouses 2012-13 523517.6733rd in Eastern633.500 Lost in 2nd round
Toyama Grouses 2013-14 524210.8081st in Eastern422.500 3rd place
Toyama Grouses 2014-15 523517.6735th in Eastern202.000 Lost in 1st round
Toyama Grouses 2015-16 523913.7501st in Eastern651.833 Eastern Champions
Toyama Grouses 2016-17 601842.3005th in Central---– -
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka 2018-19 531241.2266th in Western---– relegated to B2

References
  1. Bob Nash Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. HPHS Athletic Hall of Fame
  2. Father, son team up to lead rebuilding Broncos
  3. http://basketballwriterinjapan.weebly.com/2/archives/09-2011/1.html
  4. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/28/basketball/nash-set-for-second-season-at-toyama/#.Ui7DH8ZELm1
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