Lourawls Nairn Jr.

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Lourawls Nairn Jr.
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Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes
PositionHead Coach
Personal information
Born (1994-10-08) October 8, 1994 (age 27)
Nassau, Bahamas
NationalityBahamian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
CollegeMichigan State (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted

Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. (born October 8, 1994) is a Bahamian former basketball player and current head coach at Sunrise Christian Academy. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He is a Graduate assistant for Michigan State Spartans Basketball.[1]

Early life[]

Nairn Jr. was brought up in Nassau, Bahamas.[2][3]

College career[]

Nairn Jr. enrolled at Michigan State in 2014. He appeared in 137 games for the team, including 65 starts, averaging 2.5 points in 19.5 minutes per game. As a freshman, he was member of the 2015 Final Four team.[4]

National team career[]

Nairn Jr. was a member of the Bahamas junior national basketball teams program from the age of 16. On June 28, 2018, he played for the Bahamas senior national basketball team in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifying game against the U.S. Virgin Islands, scoring 13 points on 7-for-10 shooting in an 84-74 loss.[5]

Post playing career[]

In 2018, he joined the Phoenix Suns front office with a role in player development.[1][4]

Personal life[]

He was named after the singer Lou Rawls.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jake Fischer (December 27, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn Masters the Rare College Player-to-NBA Assistant Transition". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. Bio". MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tum Tum Nairn Jr". RealGM. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Renaldo Dorsett (October 22, 2018). "'Tum Tum' In Phoenix Suns' Player Development Role". Tribune 242. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Nathaniel Bott (July 14, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn, fresh off playing for the Bahamas, ready to continue helping MSU players". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Trey Iles (March 30, 2015). "Michigan State guard Lourawls "Tum Tum Nairn Jr. has funny name, great game". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

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