Steve nash childhood
About Steve
“Steve Nash is an iconic point guard who has always made his teammates better, just like Larry Bird and Michael Jordan did.” – Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Stephen John Nash was born on February 7, 1974, to English and Welsh parents in Johannesburg, South Africa, (he returned as a CBS correspondent to the 2010 World Cup) into an athletic family: his father, John, played semi-professional soccer and his mother, Jean, netball. After two years in South Africa, the Nash family immigrated to Canada to avoid raising their children amidst apartheid. The family played a variety of sports – including soccer, hockey, lacrosse, basketball and tennis – in Victoria, BC, off Canada’s scenic west coast; Steve’s younger brother, Martin, played professional soccer, and his sister, Joann, was a standout college player.
In 1992, Steve moved to Santa Clara University on the only basketball scholarship offered him. After leading the Broncos to three NCAA Tourney berths (and one of the NCAA’s all-time upsets, over the Arizona Wildcats), he graduated with a BA in Sociology, and was drafted 15th overall to the Phoenix Suns in 1996 NBA Draft.
After two years behind Kevin Johnson and Jason Kidd, Steve was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. While playing for the Mavericks, Steve’s style of play matured into All-Star status. He found his niche in the NBA and played internationally for Team Canada, including a 7th place finish at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
After a very successful run with the Mavericks, Steve began a new basketball family with the Phoenix Suns, and one of his own – in autumn 2004, Steve’s twin daughters, Lourdes (Lola) and Isabella (Bella), were born. In the fall of 2010, he welcomed a son, Matteo Nash. In 2012, Steve moved to the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal, where he donned the #10 jersey for the first time on July 11th at the Lakers facility on (no kidding) Nash Street. After a playing career spanni
Steve Nash enjoyed one of the finer careers in basketball history, but he wants you to know that he’s moved on from that now. Nash has five children, ranging from three to 18 years old, which keeps him plenty busy. After his coaching tenure with the Brooklyn Nets came to an end in November 2022, Nash and his family stuck around, and they still reside in Cobble Hill. As he gets further and further removed from his life in the NBA and more involved in his children’s lives, Nash has found other ventures as well. The most recent—a collaboration with the apparel brand Legends on a clothing line that includes father-son matching outfits—was years in the making.
Aptly named Little Legends, the collection includes T-shirts, swim trunks, and athletic shorts for both children and adults. Nash has been involved with Legends in some capacity for a decade now, but he told GQ that he never really envisioned himself being a fashion guy. Knowing that his playing career spanned multiple eras—not just on the hardwood, but in clothing, as well—Nash has accepted that some of his old looks haven’t aged super well. But true to fatherly form, he’s more concerned with making sure the people in his life are happy than he is with looking hip.
Before celebrating Father’s Day with his gaggle of children, Nash got on Zoom to discuss fatherhood, clothes, and the 2006 club banger that he calls “a huge honor.”
GQ Sports: How did this collaboration with Legends come together?
Nash: I invested in the brand maybe ten years ago. So, it’s been a long time, but I’m also just a fan of the brand and Scott [Hochstadt], who founded it. They do a great job of that crossover between function and fashion. Functional streetwear, as someone who is really active, is right up my alley. [smirks] I’m not up on all the terms. Functional streetwear came right off the top.
I invested in Legends when it was just a sock company. They’ve just continued to add products, more sportswear, it’s been a fun journe After a trade to the Dallas Mavericks, Nash began to establish himself as a premier point guard in the NBA. But even as he entered the prime of his career, Team Canada remained one of Nash’s top priorities. The core of the national team established great chemistry under head coach Jay Triano and the bond they had forged together became a key pillar in maximizing their talents. The goal was clear: ahead of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the players wanted to bring the men’s senior basketball team back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Nash and Barrett were co-captains of the team. They had grown close to players like Sherman Hamilton, Michael Meeks, and Todd MacCulloch, a seven-foot, 280-pound centre who had been recently drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers but was struggling for confidence heading into the 1999 Tournament of Americas, where the top two teams had a chance to automatically qualify for the Olympics. MacCulloch, a Winnipeg, Manitoba, native who went to the University of Washington and averaged 18.7 points and 11.9 rebounds in his senior season, had expectations of being drafted in the first round. When those hopes didn’t materialize, a sense of failure hung over his head. MacCulloch showed up to training camp with Team Canada down on himself. But the mood quickly changed once he got on the court with Nash. The point guard’s breathtaking passes in practice left MacCulloch with the easy job of finishing plays within a foot of the rim. “All I had to do was lay it in,” he recalled. “Playing with Steve brought back my love of the game. It brought back my confidence. Just the way that he would play and the way that he would set you up, it made me feel like I was a good player.” The pieces were falling into place. Team Canada headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, determined to return with one of two available qualifying berths for the Olympics. Team Canada managed to navigate a difficult group stage and won every game except Canadian basketball player and coach (born 1974) For other people named Stephen Nash, see Stephen Nash (disambiguation). Nash in 2023 Stephen John NashOC OBC (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, where he was an eight-time All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA selection. Nash was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player while playing for the Phoenix Suns. Nash g Steve Nash
Born (1974-02-07) 7 February 1974 (age 51)
Johannesburg, South AfricaNationality Canadian Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 178 lb (81 kg) High school St. Michaels
(Victoria, British Columbia)College Santa Clara (1992–1996) NBA draft 1996: 1st round, 15th overall pick Selected by the Phoenix Suns Playing career 1996–2015 Position Point guard Number 13, 10 Coaching career 2020–2022 1996–1998 Phoenix Suns 1998–2004 Dallas Mavericks 2004–2012 Phoenix Suns 2012–2015 Los Angeles Lakers 2020–2022 Brooklyn Nets Points 17,387 (14.3 ppg) Rebounds 3,642 (3.0 rpg) Assists 10,335 (8.5 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference Basketball Hall of Fame FIBA Hall of Fame