Nick Nurse

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Nick Nurse
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Nurse at the Raptors championship parade in 2019
Philadelphia 76ers
PositionHead coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1967-07-24) July 24, 1967 (age 56)
Carroll, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Kuemper Catholic (Carroll, Iowa)
College Northern Iowa (1985–1989)
Playing career1990–1991
Position Point guard
Number4
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1991 Derby Rams
As coach:
1989–1990 Northern Iowa (assistant)
1990–1991 Derby Rams (player-coach)
1991–1993 Grand View
1993–1995 South Dakota (assistant)
1995–1997 Birmingham Bullets
1998 Telindus Oostende
1998–2000 Manchester Giants
2000–2001 London Towers
2001 Oklahoma Storm (assistant)
2001–2006 Brighton Bears
2005Oklahoma Storm (assistant)
2007–2011 Iowa Energy
2011–2013 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013–2018 Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2018–2023 Toronto Raptors
2023–present Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

Nicholas David Nurse (born July 24, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as head coach for the Toronto Raptors, whom he led to an NBA championship in 2019 and with whom he was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 2020.

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Nurse played college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers. He played professional basketball with the Derby Rams in the British Basketball League.

Early life

Nicholas David Nurse was born on July 24, 1967, in Carroll, Iowa. [1] [2] Nurse attended Kuemper Catholic School System, where he excelled in basketball.

College career

Nurse played at the University of Northern Iowa from 1985 to 1989, appearing in 111 games. He is the school's all-time three-point percentage leader at .468 (170 of 363). [3] While playing at University of Northern Iowa, he was a teammate of current Division I college coach Greg McDermott. During their successful 1989–90 season, Nurse was the sole student assistant coach for Northern Iowa in his final year with the team. Nurse graduated from Northern Iowa in May 1990 with a B.A. in accounting. [1]

Professional career

Derby Rams (1990–1991)

Nurse became a player-coach for the Derby Rams in the British Basketball League during the 1990–91 season; following the 1990–91 season, Nurse never played professionally again, opting to pursue a full-time coaching career. [4]

Coaching career

Northern Iowa (1989–1990)

During their successful 1989–90 season, Nurse was the sole student assistant coach for Northern Iowa in his final year with the team.

Grand View (1991–1993)

In 1991, Nurse got his first full-time head coaching job at Grand View University when he was only 23 years old; at the time, he was the youngest college basketball head coach in the country. [5] He coached at Grand View for two seasons.

South Dakota (1993–1995)

Nurse was an assistant coaching role at the University of South Dakota for two seasons.

Europe (1995–2007)

Nurse later spent 11 seasons coaching in Europe, mostly in the British Basketball League (BBL). [5] During that time, he won two BBL championships as a head coach, one with the Birmingham Bullets in 1996 and one with the Manchester Giants in 2000, while also helping London Towers in the Euroleague. [6] Nurse also won the BBL Coach of the Year Award in the 1999–2000 and 2003–04 seasons. [7] He also coached for the Telindus Oostende of the Ethias League in 1998, as well as became an assistant coach for the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League in both 2001 and 2005.

D-League

In 2007, Nurse accepted the head coaching job for the Iowa Energy, who were preparing for their first season in the NBA D-League (now called the NBA G League). [8] The Energy won division titles under Nurse in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.

Iowa State University

After three seasons with the Energy, Nurse agreed to join the coaching staff of the Iowa State Cyclones as an associate head coach in April 2010. [7] Four days after Nurse's hiring was announced on April 22, Greg McDermott left to become the head coach at Creighton. Nurse was not offered a spot on the new staff, but received $175,000 in a settlement for his four days as an assistant. [9]

Return to the D-League

Nurse immediately returned to his former position as head coach with the Energy. [10] [11] In the 2010–11 NBA D-League season, Nurse received the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award after helping Iowa achieve the best record in the league (37–13). [12] Nurse and the Energy then went on to win the 2011 D-League championship. [13] Nurse joined Joey Meyer as the only NBA G League coaches to win multiple championships.

Before the 2011–12 season, Nurse left the Energy for the D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [14] [15] In the 2012–13 season, the Vipers finished with a record of 35–15 and won the D-League finals in a two-game sweep of the Santa Cruz Warriors. [16]

During his six seasons coaching in the D-League, Nurse had 23 players on his rosters called up to the NBA. [17]

Toronto Raptors (2013–2023)

In July 2013, Nurse departed the Vipers for an assistant job on the coaching staff of the Toronto Raptors under Dwane Casey. [18] He was in charge of the offense during his time under Casey, [17] [19] and in the 2017–18 season he was credited for changes to the Raptors' offensive game plan which included increases in passing and three-point attempts. [20] [21] [22] The improved offense helped the Raptors win a franchise-record 59 games, but the team was swept in the second round of the 2018 NBA playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Casey was fired shortly thereafter. [23]

On June 14, 2018, the Raptors promoted Nurse to the position of head coach to succeed Casey. [24] In his first season, he guided the Raptors to a 58–24 record, led by offseason acquisition (and eventual Finals MVP) Kawhi Leonard and emerging star Pascal Siakam, who would go on to win the NBA's Most Improved Player award. [25] On May 25, 2019, Nurse coached the Raptors to the 2019 NBA Finals, the first for the franchise, after taking the Eastern Conference Championship by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in six games. [26] On June 13, Nurse became the first head coach to win both the NBA and NBA D-League/G League titles, [27] when the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in game 6 of the NBA Finals, winning the Raptors their first championship in franchise history. [28]

In Nurse's second season, the Raptors finished with a 53–19 record, despite losing Leonard to free agency, in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. [29] He was widely praised for his creativity and innovation in ensuring that the Raptors were able to maintain a high level of play despite losing Leonard. [30] [31] That season, Nurse qualified to be a head coach in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game as the Eastern Conference representative. [32] On August 22, 2020, Nurse was named NBA Coach of the Year. [33] However, the Raptors were unable to repeat their playoff success of the previous season, and were eliminated in the conference semifinals, losing in 7 games at the hands of the Boston Celtics. [34]

On September 15, 2020, the Raptors announced that Nurse had signed a multi-year contract extension. [35] After an unsuccessful 2020–21 season in which the Raptors played in Tampa Bay due to COVID-19, Nurse guided the team to 48 wins and a return to the playoffs in 2022.

On April 21, 2023, the Raptors announced that they had fired Nurse, after the team failed to make the playoffs due to their loss to the Chicago Bulls in the Play-in Tournament. [36]

Philadelphia 76ers (2023–present)

On June 1, 2023, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that Nurse had been hired as their head coach. [37] Despite injuries to Embiid and other stars throughout the season, Nurse was able to secure a 47-35 record and a play-in tournament victory for the Sixers. They faced the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.[ citation needed ]

National team career

Nurse was an assistant coach under Chris Finch, for the Great Britain national team from 2009 to 2012, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

On June 24, 2019, Nurse was named the head coach of the Canadian men's national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup and beyond. [38] [39] On June 27, 2023, Nurse resigned from his role as national team head coach. [40]

Head coaching record

NBA

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Toronto 2018–19 825824.7071st in Atlantic 24168.667Won NBA Championship
Toronto 2019–20 725319.7361st in Atlantic1174.636Lost in Conference semifinals
Toronto 2020–21 722745.3755th in Atlantic————Missed playoffs
Toronto 2021–22 824834.5853rd in Atlantic624.333Lost in First round
Toronto 2022–23 824141.5005th in Atlantic————Missed playoffs
Philadelphia 2023–24 824735.5733rd in Atlantic624.333Lost in First round
Career472274198.581 472720.574 

International

TeamYearGWLW–L%TournamentTGTWTLTW–L%Result
Canada 20191367.462 World Cup 523.40021st place
Canada2021321.667 Olympics ————Did not qualify
Career1688.500 523.400 

Personal life

Nurse and his wife, Roberta, have two sons, Leo and Rocky Levi. [41] He also has a nephew named David, who previously worked with the Brooklyn Nets before becoming a personal trainer for professional players. [42]

In December 2018, Nurse's mother Marcella died. [43]

Nurse is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan and was a guest conductor of the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field in 2019, singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." [44]

On June 20, 2019, Nurse joined Hamilton-based rock band Arkells at their sold-out Toronto concert to perform a cover of Stevie Wonder's hit song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" on guitar. [45] [46]

In May 2022, after completing his dissertation and comprehensive exam, Nurse graduated from Concordia University Chicago with a Ph.D. in Sports Leadership. [47] [48] [49]

Nurse is a big fan of the musician Prince, and was the master of ceremonies at a performance by the New Power Generation in Toronto on July 26, 2022.

Bibliography

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Murdoch Mysteries Locker room attendantEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Game"
2023 Pretty Hard Cases Officer Nick

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