Nick Kerr

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Nick Kerr
Santa Cruz Warriors
Position Head coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1992-11-09) November 9, 1992 (age 31)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Torrey Pines
(San Diego, California)
College
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As coach:
2016–2017 California (Graduate assistant)
2017–2018 San Antonio Spurs (Quality assurance assistant)
2018–2019 Golden State Warriors (Assistant video coordinator)
2019–2020Golden State Warriors (Player development)
2020–2021Golden State Warriors (Head video coordinator)
2021–2023 Santa Cruz Warriors (assistant)
2023–presentSanta Cruz Warriors

Nick Kerr (born November 9, 1992) is an American basketball head coach for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He is the son of current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. [1]

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Early life and college career

Kerr attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California, graduating in 2011. Kerr played college basketball at University of San Diego and University of California. [2] [3]

In the 2011–2012 season, Kerr played in 13 games for the Toreros as a true Freshman. After redshirting the 2012–2013 season, Kerr played in a career-high 21 games and made .476 percent from the three point line on 10-of-21 attempts. On February 15, 2014, Kerr scored a career high 12 points against Pacific in just eight minutes played. On February 14, 2015, Kerr made his only collegiate start against Saint Mary's. For the 2015–16 season Kerr would walk-on at California. In seven games played for the Bears, Kerr scored nine points while shooting .500 from the field. [4]

Coaching career

Kerr served as graduate assistant coach for California in the 2016–2017 season. In 2018, Kerr was an intern for the San Antonio Spurs. [5] Kerr spent the next three seasons with the Golden State Warriors where he assisted with player development and video coordination. [6]

Santa Cruz Warriors

In 2023, Kerr was named the head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach. [7] [8]

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