Tyrone Nash

Tyrone Nash

Nash with Ironi Nahariya, 2018
Free agent
Position	Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 Queens, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere, New York)
College	Notre Dame (2007–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2014	Walter Tigers Tübingen
2015	SPO Rouen Basket
2015	Leones de Santo Domingo
2015–2016	Löwen Braunschweig
2016–2017	Ironi Nahariya
2017	Akhisar Belediyespor
2017–2018	Ironi Nahariya

Tyrone Sidney Nash (born September 24, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame.

Early life and college career

Nash attended Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, New York. He played college basketball for University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish.

In his senior year at Notre Dame, Nash played 34 games and averaged 9.5 points and 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

Professional career

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.^[1] That season, on March 21, 2012, Nash signed a two-year contract extension with Tübingen.^[2] In his second season with the team, Nash participated in the 2013 BBL Slam Dunk Contest.

On June 22, 2014, Nash signed with the French team SPO Rouen Basket for the 2014–2015 season, alongside his former teammate Daequan Cook.^[3] 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.^[4] On January 19, 2015, Nash returned to Rouen for the remainder of the season.^[5]

On August 10, 2015, Nash returned to Germany for a second stint, signing with Löwen Braunschweig for the 2015–2016 season.^[6] 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.^[7]

On September 15, 2016, Nash signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.^[8] 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.^[9] Nash helped Nahariya to 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.

On July 4, 2017, Nash signed with the Turkish team Akhisar Belediyespor for the 2017–18 season.^[10] However, On November 10, 2017, Nash parted ways with Belediyespor and returned to Ironi Nahariya for a second stint.^[11]

The Basketball Tournament

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.^[12]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	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	Rouen	Pro A	11	28.5	.507	0	.500	5.9	1.7	1.0	.1	8.2
2015–16	Braunschweig	BBL	34	29.2	.550	.240	.667	6.1	2.1	.9	.2	10.8
2016–17	Nahariya	IPL	37	21.5	.588	.306	.533	4.5	1.2	.6	.1	7.9
2017	Belediyespor	TBL	5	24.9	.594	.333	.500	3.2	1.0	.4	.2	8.8
2017–18	Nahariya	IPL	28	26.9	.580	0	.618	6.5	.8	.7	.3	8.6

Source: RealGM

References

External links

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
• RealGM profile