Robert Lee Nash (born August 24, 1950) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He played

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for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was the ninth overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft. Nash played six seasons in the

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(NBA) for the

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and

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. He also played in the

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with the San Diego Conquistadors and the

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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,

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and Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.

Career

A 1968 graduate of

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, 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

, San Diego Conquistadors and

. He played for the Hawaii Volcanos of the

during the 1979–80 season. 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. He became the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the

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in Japan in 2010, where his son Bobby also played. Nash left the team after the March 11 Japanese earthquake as the team shut down for the rest of the season. Nash served as the head coach for the

in the

from 2012 to 2017.

Career playing statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

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(NBA) , 35 , , 8.0 , , .357 , , , , .615 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .1 , , .3 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(ABA) , 17 , , 10.3 , , .346 , , .000 , , .722 , , 3.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(NBA) , 66 , , 12.1 , , .516 , , , , .725 , , 2.6 , , .7 , , .4 , , .3 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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(NBA) , 5 , , 12.8 , , .296 , , .800 , , 2.2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , , 4.8

Head coaching record

, - , style="text-align:left;", Saitama Broncos , style="text-align:left;", 2010-11 , 38, , 14, , 24, , , , style="text-align:center;", -, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , 52, , 35, , 17, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Eastern, , , 6, , 3, , 3, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2nd round , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , 52, , 42, , 10, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Eastern, , , 4, , 2, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd place , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2014-15 , 52, , 35, , 17, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th in Eastern, , , 2, , 0, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in 1st round , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2015-16 , 52, , 39, , 13, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Eastern, , , 6, , 5, , 1, , , style="text-align:center;", Eastern Champions , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2016-17 , 60, , 18, , 42, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th in Central, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka , style="text-align:left;", 2018-19 , 53, , 12, , 41, , , , style="text-align:center;", 6th in Western, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", relegated to B2 , -

References

External links

Bob Nash
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