Le'Bryan Nash explained

Le'Bryan Nash
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:225
League:IBL
Team:RANS Simba Bogor
Number:23
Birth Date:30 June 1992
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
High School:Lincoln (Dallas, Texas)
College:Oklahoma State (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:Fukushima Firebonds
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Busan KT Sonicboom
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Peñarol
Years6:2020
Team6:Maccabi Haifa
Years7:2023-present
Team7:RANS Simba Bogor
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Le'Bryan Keithdrick Nash (born June 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the RANS Simba Bogor of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

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]

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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

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma State| 28 || 23 || 25.1 || .394 || .235 || .730 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 13.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma State| 33 || 32 || 31.9 || .462 || .240 || .741 || 4.1 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 14.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma State| 34 || 34 || 29.9 || .520 || .000 || .739 || 5.5 || 1.6 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 13.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma State| 31 || 31 || 31.7 || .462 || .100 || .791 || 5.7 || 2.0 || 0.8 || 0.9 || 17.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma State| 126 || 120 || 30.9 || .460 || .208 || .754 || 5.1 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 14.6

Professional career

Fukushima Firebonds (2015–2016)

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]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2016–2017)

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]

Busan KT Sonicboom / Houston Rockets (2017–2018)

On December 24, 2017, Nash signed with Busan KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.[14]

On March 23, 2018, Nash signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets.[15] However he was waived on March 31 without playing a game for the Rockets.[16]

Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains (2018–2019)

On August 24, 2018, Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains of the B.League had been reported to have tabbed Nash.[17]

Maccabi Haifa (2020)

After spending the 2019–20 season with Peñarol in Uruguay where he averaged 19.8 points per game, Nash signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League on August 14, 2020.[18] In the first two games, he averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He was released by the team due to disciplinary reasons on October 24, 2020.[19]

Personal life

Nash became a father in September 2014 to a daughter, LeKenleigh Nash.[6]

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011. Rivals.Yahoo.com. August 26, 2010.
  2. Web site: Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting. Scouthoops.scout.com. August 26, 2010.
  3. Web site: College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN. ESPN.com. August 26, 2010. February 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100221231538/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/espnu100?&season=2011&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3A%2F%2Finsider.espn.go.com%2Fncb%2Frecruiting%2Ftracker%2Fespnu100%3F&season=2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Rivals.com: LeBryan Nash profile. Rivals.Yahoo.com. August 25, 2011.
  5. Web site: Scout.com: Ford: Nash Makes Us Better Immediately. OklahomaState.Scout.com. March 31, 2011. August 24, 2011.
  6. Web site: Mark. Cooper. OSU Sports: Le'Bryan Nash, Anthony Hickey, Michael Cobbins go undrafted in Thursday's NBA draft. TulsaWorld.com. June 25, 2015. October 6, 2015.
  7. Web site: 【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. August 25, 2015. October 6, 2015. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006123110/http://firebonds.jp/2104. October 6, 2015.
  8. Web site: Ed. Odeven. Nash guides Firebonds to win over B-Corsairs. Japan Times. October 4, 2015. October 6, 2015.
  9. Web site: Ed. Odeven. Fate of stats from former leagues uncertain. Japan Times. July 14, 2016. August 31, 2016.
  10. Web site: Jonathan. Feigen. Rockets sign Le'Bryan Nash for D-League affiliate. Chron.com. October 22, 2016. October 24, 2016.
  11. Web site: Rockets Waive Three Players. NBA.com. October 24, 2016. October 26, 2016.
  12. Web site: Anwar. Chagollan. Vipers perform trade with Erie and finalize training camp roster. NBA.com. October 31, 2016. November 2, 2016.
  13. Web site: NBA D-League Transactions . NBA.com . February 22, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116055907/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ . January 16, 2016 .
  14. Web site: Le'Bryan Nash (ex Toros) agreed terms with Sonic Boom KT. December 24, 2017. asia-basket.com. Eurobasket Inc.. December 24, 2017.
  15. Web site: Rockets' Le'Bryan Nash: Signing with Rockets. March 23, 2018. CBS Sports. March 23, 2018.
  16. Web site: Rockets sign Tim Quarterman for rest of season, waive Le'Bryan Nash. March 31, 2018. InsideHoops.com. April 16, 2018.
  17. Web site: Tokyo Hachioji Trains land Le'Bryan Nash. August 24, 2018. asia-basket.com. August 24, 2018.
  18. News: Le'Bryan Nash joins Maccabi Haifa . Sportando . August 14, 2020 . August 14, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  19. News: Le'Bryan Nash cut by Maccabi Haifa due to disciplinary reasons . Sportando . October 25, 2020 . October 25, 2020 . Lupo . Nicola .