Saah Nimley
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Big South Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 3, 1993 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Listed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Collins Hill (Lawrenceville, Georgia) |
| College | Charleston Southern (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2019 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2015–2016 | Nevėžis |
| 2016-2017 | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2017–2018 | Newcastle Eagles |
| 2018 | Zornotza ST |
| 2018–2019 | Šiauliai |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2023 | Charleston Southern (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Charleston Southern |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Saah Nimley (born June 3, 1993) is a Liberian college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Charleston Southern University, his alma mater. As a senior at Charleston Southern in 2014–15, Nimley averaged 21.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, ranking first and third in the Big South, respectively. The guard was named the Big South Player of the Year that year.[1]
Nimley retired in 2019 and started his coaching career, becoming an assistant coach at Charleston Southern under his former head coach, Barclay Radebaugh.[2] In November 2023, following the resignation of Radebaugh, Nimley was named interim head coach of the team.[3] On March 4, 2024, the university removed the interim tag from Nimley.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Charleston Southern | 8–15 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| Charleston Southern: | 8–15 (.348) | 6–10 (.375) | |||||||
| Total: | 8–15 (.348) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". Big South Conference. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Nimely Retires from Pro Basketball, Begins College Coaching". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Radebaugh Steps Down from Men's Basketball Post" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Nimley Officially Named 13th Head Coach in Program History" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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- Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from Gwinnett County, Georgia
- BC Nevėžis players
- BC Šiauliai players
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball coaches
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Liberian men's basketball players
- Newcastle Eagles players
- Sportspeople from Lawrenceville, Georgia
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- Vilpas Vikings players
- American basketball biography, 1990s birth stubs