Nate Reinking

Nate James Reinking (born 12 December 1973) is a retired British-American professional basketball point guard who last played for the Sheffield Sharks. He is currently the head coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League, and the senior men's Great Britain national team.

Nate Reinking
Reinking in 2012
Canton Charge
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBA Gatorade League
Personal information
Born (1973-12-12) 12 December 1973
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
NationalityBritish/American
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
High schoolGalion (Galion, Ohio)
CollegeKent State (1992–1996)
NBA draft1996 / Undrafted
Playing career1996–2012
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998Leicester Riders
1998–1999Derby Storm
1999–2005Sheffield Sharks
2005–2007Bree
2007–2010Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2010–2011Mersey Tigers
2011–2012Sheffield Sharks
As coach:
2013-2017Great Britain (assistant)
2013–2015Canton Charge (assistant)
2016–presentCanton Charge
2019–presentGreat Britain

Professional career

Having graduated from Kent State University, Reinking came to England and signed with the British Basketball League club Leicester Riders in 1996. He averaged 18.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game in his first season for the Midlands team. In 1998, Nate joined Riders' rivals the Derby Storm, where he posted 17.9 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. The following season, he moved further north again to sign with the Sheffield Sharks, where he spent six seasons before moving to the Belgian League and Euphony Bree in 2005, and then onto Dexia Mons-Hainaut in 2007.

Coaching

In October 2013, Reinking was hired by the Canton Charge as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. After Jordi Fernandez accepted an assistant coach job with the Nuggets, Reinking was promoted to head coach of the Canton Charge.[1] In July 2019, Reinking was named head coach of the Great Britain national team,[2] to go alongside his current position with Canton.

Great Britain national team

Reinking made his debut for the Great Britain men's national team in a FIBA EuroBasket 2007 qualifying match against Slovakia on 2 September 2006. He was a member of every Great Britain squad as a player until his retirement following the 2012 Summer Olympics, and then as an assistant coach from 2013 to 2017. On 26 July 2019, Reinking was named head coach of Great Britain, where he led GB to a 4-0 record during round three of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 pre-qualifiers.[3]

References
  1. "Nate Reinking named Charge head coach". NBA.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Nate Reinking appointed GB men's head coach". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Great Britain at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 pre-qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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