Dave Nakama

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Dave Nakama
Dave Nakama in 2016.JPG
Nakama in 2016 at San Jose Municipal Stadium.
Current position
TitleHitting coach
Team Hawaii
Conference Big West
Biographical details
Born (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 62)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Playing career
1981–1984 Willamette
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986 Northern Colorado (asst.)
1987–1988 Iowa (asst.)
1989–1990 Yavapai (asst.)
1991 De Anza (asst.)
1992–1996 Mission
1997–1998 Stanford (asst.)
1999–2001 San Francisco State
2002–2009Stanford (asst.)
2010–2012 Washington (asst.)
2013–2016San Jose State
2017 Treasure Valley CC
2018–2019Washington (volunteer asst.)
2022–present Hawaii (H)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–2021Washington (dir. of baseball ops.)
Head coaching record
Overall121–271 (.309) (NCAA)

David M. Nakama (born August 9, 1962) in an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is current hitting coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Contents

Nakama previously has been head coach at junior colleges Mission and Treasure Valley, Division II San Francisco State, and Division I San Jose State.

Early life and education

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nakama graduated from Kaiser High School. [1] He moved to Oregon to attended Willamette University and played at infielder for the Willamette Bearcats baseball team. [2] Nakama graduated from Willamette in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned a master's in the same subject from the University of Northern Colorado in 1986. [1]

Coaching career

Nakama was an assistant coach at Northern Colorado from 1985 to 1986 while working on his master's degree. He later was an assistant at Iowa (1987 to 1988), then moved to the junior college as an assistant at Yavapai (1989 to 1990) and De Anza (1991). [1]

In 1991, Nakama earned his first head coaching position at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, where he remained for five seasons. He led Mission to the state junior college tournament in 1995 and 1996 and earned Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1996. [3] Nakama joined Stanford as an assistant coach under Mark Marquess in 1997. [2]

From 1999 to 2001, Nakama served as head coach at San Francisco State. Nakama returned to the Pac-12 as top assistant at Stanford, before moving to Washington. [1] Nakama then returned to Stanford as assistant coach, a position he would hold from 2002 to 2009, then was an assistant on Lindsay Meggs's staff at Washington from 2010 to 2012. [1] Meggs formally named Nakama the associate head coach on September 2, 2011. [4]

In September 2012, Nakama was named head coach at San Jose State, his first Division I head coaching job. [2] [5] Nakama's time at San Jose State ended in June 2016, following a 66–162 record in four seasons; San Jose State declined to renew Nakama's contract. [6] [7]

Nakama returned to the junior college level on September 23, 2016, when Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon hired him as head coach. [8]

On July 24, 2017, Nakama returned to Washington to be a volunteer assistant coach for his second stint working under Lindsay Meggs. [9] Following the 2019 season, Nakama was promoted to director of baseball operations. [1]

Head coaching record

The following lists Nakama's record as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
San Francisco State Gators (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1999–2001)
1999San Francisco State 24–3114–2310th
2000San Francisco State 15–4110–29T–9th
2001San Francisco State 16–3711–2510th
San Francisco State:55–109 (.335)35–75 (.318)
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference)(2013)
2013 San Jose State 17–4111–168th
San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West Conference)(2014–2016)
2014 San Jose State 19–3810–20T–6th
2015 San Jose State 13–446–247th
2016 San Jose State 17–397–237th
San Jose State:66–162 (.289)34–83 (.291)
Total:121–271 (.309)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dave Nakama". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dave Nakama". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dave Nakama". Stanford Cardinal. 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Foley, Brian (September 2, 2011). "Nakama promoted to UW baseball associate head coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Manuel, John (September 6, 2012). "San Jose State Hires Dave Nakama". Baseball America. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "National Searches To Begin For Head Coaches In Baseball & Women's Water Polo". San Jose State Athletics. June 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jimmy Durkin tweet on June 10, 2016
  8. ↑ "TVCC hires new baseball coach". Treasure Valley Community College. September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nakama Returns To UW As Volunteer Assistant Coach". Washington Huskies. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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