Nick Nurse
| Nick Nurse | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 24, 1967 Carroll, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Head Coach |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1997 1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2006 2005 2007–2011 2011–2013 2013–present |
UNI (NCAA) (assistant) Derby (BBL) (player-coach) Grand View (NAIA) South Dakota (NCAA) (assistant) Birmingham (BBL) Oostende (Belgian League) Manchester (BBL) London (BBL) Oklahoma (USBL) (assistant) Brighton (BBL) Oklahoma (USBL) (assistant) Iowa (NBA D-League) Rio Grande Valley (NBA D-League) Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
|
Championships NBA D-League (2011, 2013) BBL playoff Championship (1996) | |
Nick Nurse (born July 24, 1967) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors.
Nurse spent 12 seasons coaching in Europe, mostly in the British Basketball League (BBL).[1] He won the BBL Coach of the Year Award in 1999–00 and 2003–04.[2] In 2007, he accepted the head coaching job for the Energy, who were preparing for their first season in the NBA D-League.[3] The Energy won division titles under Nurse in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. After three seasons with the team, Nurse agreed to join the coaching staff of the Iowa State Cyclones as an associate head coach in April 2010.[2] Shortly afterward, however, Cyclones head coach Greg McDermott became the head coach at Creighton, and Nurse went back to his former position with the Energy.[4] In the 2010–11 NBA D-League season, Nurse received the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award after helping Iowa achieve the best record in the league (37–13).[5]
For the 2011-12 season, Nurse left the Energy for the D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[6][7] In the 2012-2013 season, the Vipers finished with a record of 35-15 and won the D-League finals in a 2 game sweep of the Santa Cruz Warriors.[8] Nurse departed the Vipers for an assistant job with the Toronto Raptors.[9]
References
- ↑ Brennan, Matthew. "D-League Q&A: Iowa Head Coach Nick Nurse". NBA Development League. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Garman, Andy (2010-04-22). "Energy Coach Nurse Takes ISU Assistant Job". KCCI. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "D-League Des Moines Team Announces All-Iowa Coaching Staff". NBA Development League. 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Iowa State, Nurse reach settlement". USA Today. Associated Press. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Nick Nurse Named D-League Coach Of The Year – RealGM Wiretap".
- ↑ "NBA Development League: Q&A: New Rio Grande Valley Head Coach Nick Nurse". Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "NBA Development League: Reigning Coach of the Year Joins Vipers". Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_8acebcee-afb2-11e2-b59a-001a4bcf6878.html
- ↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130709/SPORTS/307090064/Carroll-s-Nick-Nurse-finally-lands-NBA-coaching-job