Le'Bryan Nash
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 30, 1992 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oklahoma State (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2015–2016 | Fukushima Firebonds | ||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||
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Le'Bryan Nash (born June 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State University.
High school career
Nash attended Lincoln High School. He was rated as the #6 player by Rivals.com,[1] and the #8 player by Scout.com.[2] In the ESPNU 100 basketball rankings, Nash was the 3rd ranked small forward in his class.[3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Bryan Nash SF |
Dallas | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 21, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
College career
On October 21, 2010, Nash committed and signed to play basketball with Oklahoma State University after visiting the campus on August 20 of the same year.[4] Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Travis Ford stated that Le'Bryan Nash's arrival to the Cowboys basketball team "makes us better immediately."[5]
College statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 23 | 25.1 | .394 | .235 | .730 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 13.3 |
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma State | 33 | 33 | 28.9 | .572 | .406 | .881 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 14.0 |
| Career | Oklahoma State | 61 | 56 | 27.0 | .483 | .321 | .806 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft,[6] Nash signed a one-season contract with the Fukushima Firebonds of the Japanese bj league in September 2015 and made his professional debut in the season-opening match against the Yokohama B-Corsairs on October 3, 2015.[7][8] On February 28, 2016 he scored 54 points in a game against the Shinshu Brave Warriors, the highest score in the league's 10-year history and passing the previous total of 53 points set by Rizing Fukuoka's Michael Parker in November 2010.[9]
On October 22, 2016, Nash signed with the Houston Rockets,[10] but was waived two days later.[11] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Rockets.[12] On February 16, 2017, Nash was waived by the Vipers.[13]
Personal life
Nash became a father in September 2014 to a daughter, LeKenleigh Nash.[6]
Awards and honors
- 2008 Newcomer the Year
- 2009 and 2010 All-Area First Team
- 2009 and 2010 All-State
- 2010 FIBA America U18 Champion
- 2011 McDonald's All-American team selection
- 3 time (2008, 2009, 2010) All-Conference selection
References
- ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ↑ "College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Rivals.com: LeBryan Nash profile". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Scout.com: Ford: Nash Makes Us Better Immediately". OklahomaState.Scout.com. March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- 1 2 Cooper, Mark (June 25, 2015). "OSU Sports: Le'Bryan Nash, Anthony Hickey, Michael Cobbins go undrafted in Thursday's NBA draft". TulsaWorld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "【プレスリリース】ルブライアン ナッシュ選手との選手契約合意のお知らせ" [[Press Release] Player Contract Agreement Signed with Le'Bryan Nash] (in Japanese). August 25, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Odeven, Ed (October 4, 2015). "Nash guides Firebonds to win over B-Corsairs". Japan Times. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Odeven, Ed (July 14, 2016). "Fate of stats from former leagues uncertain". Japan Times. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (October 22, 2016). "Rockets sign Le'Bryan Nash for D-League affiliate". Chron.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Rockets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Chagollan, Anwar (October 31, 2016). "Vipers perform trade with Erie and finalize training camp roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.