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Bob Nash
Small Forward ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#55

Bob Nash

Age76 BornAug 24, 1950 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight88 kg CollegeSan Jacinto College, Hawaii Draft1972 · #9
Career averages
4.7PPG
2.2RPG
0.7APG
219 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
219Games
1,036Career points
6.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 148 games · 1977-78 to 1978-79
Draft1972
1Round
9Overall pick
Selected by Detroit Pistons · from San Jacinto College, Hawaii
Career highsSingle season
6.4PPG · 1978-79 · SAC
2.6RPG · 1977-78 · SAC
0.9APG · 1978-79 · SAC
10.5PER · 1973-74 · DET
0.1Win shares · 1973-74 · DET
Position rank1978-79
#12PPG rank
#14PER rank
#14Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 15 Small Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
6.0 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.8 APG
148 games
Detroit Pistons
1972-73 - 1973-74 · 2 seasons
2.1 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.4 APG
71 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1972-73 DET 36 0 4.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 22.2 0.0 64.7 2.6 -0.7
1973-74 DET 35 0 8.0 3.0 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 35.7 0.0 61.5 10.5 0.1
1977-78 SAC 66 0 12.1 5.5 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 51.6 0.0 72.5 - -
1978-79 SAC 82 0 15.9 6.4 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 43.5 0.0 80.2 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1977 Detroit Pistons Sacramento Kings From 1973-74 to 1977-78

All entries are offseason.

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About Bob Nash

Robert Lee Nash is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was the ninth overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft. Nash played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Kansas City Kings. He also played in the American Basketball Association with the San Diego Conquistadors and the Continental Basketball Association with the Hawaii Volcanos for one season each.