Le'Bryan Nash

Le'Bryan Nash (born June 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Oklahoma State University.

Le'Bryan Nash
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1992-06-30) June 30, 1992
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln (Dallas, Texas)
CollegeOklahoma State (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Fukushima Firebonds
2016–2017Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017–2018Busan KT Sonicboom
2018–2019Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains
2019–2020Peñarol
2020Maccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2010 San AntonioTeam

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Le'Bryan Nash
SF		 Dallas Lincoln High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 21, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

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
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Oklahoma State 282325.1.394.235.7305.01.50.60.413.3
2012–13 Oklahoma State 333231.9.462.240.7414.11.80.60.214.0
2013–14 Oklahoma State 343429.9.520.000.7395.51.60.50.813.9
2014–15 Oklahoma State 313131.7.462.100.7915.72.00.80.917.2
Career Oklahoma State 12612030.9.460.208.7545.11.70.60.614.6

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)
Nash with Hachioji

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
  • 2008 Newcomer the Year
  • 2009 and 2010 All-Area First Team
  • 2009 and 2010 All-State
  • 2010 FIBA America U18 Champion
  • 2011 McDonald's All-American team selection
  • 3 time (2008, 2009, 2010) All-Conference selection

References
  1. "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  2. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  3. "College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  4. "Rivals.com: LeBryan Nash profile". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  5. "Scout.com: Ford: Nash Makes Us Better Immediately". OklahomaState.Scout.com. March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  6. Cooper, Mark (June 25, 2015). "OSU Sports: Le'Bryan Nash, Anthony Hickey, Michael Cobbins go undrafted in Thursday's NBA draft". TulsaWorld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. "【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] (in Japanese). August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. Odeven, Ed (October 4, 2015). "Nash guides Firebonds to win over B-Corsairs". Japan Times. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  9. Odeven, Ed (July 14, 2016). "Fate of stats from former leagues uncertain". Japan Times. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  10. Feigen, Jonathan (October 22, 2016). "Rockets sign Le'Bryan Nash for D-League affiliate". Chron.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  11. "Rockets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  12. Chagollan, Anwar (October 31, 2016). "Vipers perform trade with Erie and finalize training camp roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  13. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. "Le'Bryan Nash (ex Toros) agreed terms with Sonic Boom KT". asia-basket.com. Eurobasket Inc. December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  15. "Rockets' Le'Bryan Nash: Signing with Rockets". CBS Sports. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  16. "Rockets sign Tim Quarterman for rest of season, waive Le`Bryan Nash". InsideHoops.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  17. "Tokyo Hachioji Trains land Le'Bryan Nash". asia-basket.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  18. "Le'Bryan Nash joins Maccabi Haifa". Sportando. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  19. "Le'Bryan Nash cut by Maccabi Haifa due to disciplinary reasons". Sportando. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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