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Tyrone Nash

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Tyrone Nash
Nash with Ironi Nahariya in 2018
Free Agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 36)
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrence Woodmere Academy
(Woodmere, New York)
CollegeNotre Dame (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2014Walter Tigers Tübingen
2015SPO Rouen Basket
2015Leones de Santo Domingo
2015–2016Löwen Braunschweig
2016–2017Ironi Nahariya
2017Akhisar Belediyespor
2017–2018Ironi Nahariya
2018BC Prienai
2018–2019Rasta Vechta
2021CD Valdivia
2021–2022Rasta Vechta

Tyrone Sidney Nash (born September 24, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rasta Vechta of the German ProA. He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame before playing professionally in Germany, France, Dominican Republic, Israel, Turkey and Lithuania.

Early life and college career

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Nash attended Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, New York, where he averaged 17 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks during his senior season. Nash helped lead his team to three consecutive regional championships during his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns and earned All-Long Island first-team honors.[1]

Nash played college basketball for University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish, where he averaged 9.5 points and 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in his senior year.[1]

Professional career

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Tübingen (2011–2014)

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Nash went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On July 6, 2011, Nash signed with the German team Walter Tigers Tübingen for the 2011–2012 season.[2] That season, on March 21, 2012, Nash signed a two-year contract extension with Tübingen.[3] In his second season with the team, Nash participated in the 2013 BBL Slam Dunk Contest.

Rouen (2014–2015)

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On June 22, 2014, Nash signed with the French team SPO Rouen Basket for the 2014–2015 season, alongside his former teammate Daequan Cook.[4] However, on August 24, 2014, he parted ways with Rouen due to a leg injury that occurred while playing for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2014 NBA Summer League.[5] On January 19, 2015, Nash returned to Rouen for the remainder of the season.[6]

Braunschweig (2015–2016)

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On August 10, 2015, Nash returned to Germany for a second stint, signing with Löwen Braunschweig for the 2015–2016 season.[7] On December 6, 2015, Nash recorded a season-high 26 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with eight rebounds in 90–83 win over Mitteldeutscher.[8]

Ironi Nahariya (2016–2017)

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On September 15, 2016, Nash signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.[9] On April 9, 2017, Nash recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 12-of-13 from the field, along with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 105–80 blowout win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.[10] Nash helped Nahariya reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals, as well as reaching the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem 2–3 in a playoff series.

Akhisar Belediyespor (2017)

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On July 4, 2017, Nash signed with the Turkish team Akhisar Belediyespor for the 2017–18 season.[11] In November 2017, he parted ways with the team after appearing in five league games.

Return to Nahariya (2017–2018)

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On November 10, 2017, Nash returned to Ironi Nahariya for a second stint, signing for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[12]

Prienai (2018)

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On October 29, 2018, Nash signed a one-year deal with BC Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[13] In December 2018, he parted ways with Prienai after appearing in two league games.[14]

Rasta Vechta (2018–2019)

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On December 8, 2019, Nash signed with Rasta Vechta for the rest of the season.[14] In 18 games played for Rasta Vechta, he finished the season as the league third-leading in field goal percentage (70.8), along with 10 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Nash helped Rasta Vechta reach the 2019 BBL Playoffs as the fourth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Semifinals.

CD Valdivia (2021)

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On January 9, 2021, he has signed with CD Valdivia of the LNB Chile.[15]

Return to Rasta Vechta (2021–2022)

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On October 14, 2021, he has signed second time with Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.[16]

The Basketball Tournament

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Nash was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Alumni team that competed in the inaugural The Basketball Tournament, a winner-take-all competition, winning the 2014 tournament, with Nash being named MVP.[17]

In TBT 2018, Nash suited up for Team Sons of Westwood. In three games, he averaged 11.0 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game on 83 percent shooting. Team Sons of Westwood ALS made it to the Super 16 before falling to Team Challenge ALS.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

Domestic Leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Germany Tübingen BBL 34 27.1 .509 .316 .566 5.0 1.3 .8 .4 9.0
2012–13 32 28.1 .557 .289 .642 5.3 1.3 .7 .3 10.7
2013–14 33 28.7 .447 .306 .679 5.4 1.9 1.1 .4 10.5
2015 France Rouen Pro A 11 28.5 .507 .0 .500 5.9 1.7 1.0 .1 8.2
2015–16 Germany Braunschweig BBL 34 29.2 .550 .240 .667 6.1 2.1 .9 .2 10.8
2016–17 Israel Nahariya IPL 37 21.5 .588 .306 .533 4.5 1.2 .6 .1 7.9
2017 Turkey Belediyespor TBL 5 24.9 .594 .333 .500 3.2 1.0 .4 .2 8.8
2017–18 Israel Nahariya IPL 28 26.9 .580 .0 .618 6.5 .8 .7 .3 8.6
2018 Lithuania Prienai LKL 2 4.8 1.000 .0 .500 1.0 .5 .5 .0 2.5
2018–19 Germany Rasta Vechta BBL 18 23.3 .667 .273 .568 5.1 1.2 .7 .1 10.0

Source: RealGM

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tyrone Nash - University of Notre Dame". und.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tubingen Walter-Tigers sign Nash". Sportando.basketball. July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tubingen Walter-Tigers extend with Tyrone Nash". Sportando.basketball. March 21, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rouen to announce Alain Koffi, Abdoulaye Mbaye and Tyrone Nash". Sportando.basketball. June 22, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tyrone Nash leaves SPO Rouen". Sportando.basketball. August 24, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "SPO Rouen lands Tyrone Nash". Sportando.basketball. January 19, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tyrone Nash moves to Basketball Braunschweig". Sportando.basketball. August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mitteldeutscher BC 83 at Basketball Lowen Braunschweig 90 - Box Score". RealGM.com. December 6, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tyrone Nash inks with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.basketball. September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Winner League, Game 26: Hapoel TA Vs Nahariya". basket.co.il. April 9, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "Tyrone Nash Akhisar Belediye'de". basketball.com.tr (in Turkish). July 4, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Tyrone Nash returns to Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.basketball. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "Tyrone Nash signs with Prienu Skycop". Sportando.basketball. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Rasta Vechta Sign Tyrone Nash". Eurobasket.com. December 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "CD Valdivia signs Tyrone Nash, ex Frankfurt". Latinbasket. January 9, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bekannter Neuer: Tyrone Nash Zurück Bei Rasta!". rasta-vechta.de (in German). October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (June 28, 2014). "Notre Dame Fighting Alumni win first annual $500,000 basketball tournament". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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