Saah Nimley
Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Big South Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Monrovia, Liberia | June 3, 1993
Nationality | Liberian |
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–present | Charleston Southern (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Saah Nimley (born June 3, 1993) is a Liberian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Charleston Southern. As a senior 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 for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". Big South Conference. March 2, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Nimely Retires from Pro Basketball, Begins College Coaching". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 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
- People from Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Monrovia
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- American basketball biography, 1990s birth stubs