Nick Nurse

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Nick Nurse is a Canadian professional basketball coach best known for leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship in 2019.

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instanceOf NBA coach
basketball coach
human
awardReceived NBA Coach of the Year
NBA G League Coach of the Year
championshipWon 2019 NBA championship
citizenship Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
coachedNationalTeam Canada men’s national basketball team
surface form: Canada men's national basketball team
coachedNBAFinals 2019 NBA Finals
coachedTeam Birmingham Bullets
Brighton Bears
Iowa Energy
London Towers
Manchester Giants
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
coachingRole assistant coach
head coach
collegeTeamPlayedFor Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
countryCoachedIn Belgium
Canada
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1967-07-24
familyName Nurse
fullName Nicholas David Nurse
gender male
givenName Nicholas
hasWritten Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship and How To Find a Way to Win — Damn Near Anywhere
headCoachOf Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
knownFor leading the Toronto Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship
leagueCoachedIn National Basketball Association
notableAchievement first head coach to win NBA championship with Toronto Raptors
won NBA championship as head coach in 2019
occupation basketball coach
former basketball player
placeOfBirth Carroll, Iowa, United States
playedForCollege University of Northern Iowa
positionPlayed point guard
signedAsHeadCoachBy Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
sport basketball
styleOfPlay creative defensive schemes
emphasis on defensive versatility
heavy use of three-point shooting

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