Steve Nash

Steve Nash
OC OBC

Nash in 2023
Personal information
Born	(1974-02-07) 7 February 1974 (age 50) Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)[1]
Career information
High school	St. Michaels (Victoria, British Columbia)
College	Santa Clara (1992–1996)
NBA draft	1996: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1996–2015
Position	Point guard
Number	13, 10
Coaching career	2020–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998	Phoenix Suns
1998–2004	Dallas Mavericks
2004–2012	Phoenix Suns
2012–2015	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
2020–2022	Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006) 8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012) 3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007) 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003) 5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011) 4× 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010) No. 13 retired by Phoenix Suns NBA 75th Anniversary Team 2× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (1999, 2003) Lou Marsh Trophy (2005) 3× Lionel Conacher Award (2002, 2005, 2006) 2× WCC Player of the Year (1995, 1996) 2× First-team All-WCC (1995, 1996) No. 11 retired by Santa Clara Broncos
Career statistics
Points	17,387 (14.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,642 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	10,335 (8.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  Canada FIBA AmeriCup 1999 San Juan National team 2001 Neuquén National team Universiade 1991 Sheffield National team 1993 Buffalo National team

Stephen John Nash OC OBC (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, where he was an eight-time All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA selection. Nash was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player while playing for the Phoenix Suns.

Nash grew up playing several different sports, and after a successful high school basketball career in British Columbia, he earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California. In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA tournament appearances, and he was twice named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year. Nash graduated from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists and was taken as the 15th pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He had minimal impact and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. By his fourth season with the Mavericks, he was voted to his first NBA All-Star Game and earned his first All-NBA selection. Together with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley, Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the following season. He became a free agent after the 2003–04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns.

In the 2004–05 season, Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference finals and was named the league's MVP. He was named MVP again in the 2005–06 season and was runner-up for a third consecutive MVP to Nowitzki in 2006–07. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time.^[2][3][4] Nash led the league in assists and free throw percentage at various points in his career. He is also ranked as one of the top players in NBA league history in three-point shooting, free throw shooting, total assists, and assists per game. In 2018, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Nash has been honoured for his contributions to various philanthropic causes. In 2006, he was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Nash was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2007 and invested to the order in 2016, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Victoria in 2008. Nash has been a co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) since the team entered the league in 2011. From 2012 to 2019, he served as general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team, for whom he played from 1991 to 2003, making one Olympic appearance and being twice named FIBA AmeriCup MVP. In 2021, Nash was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.