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Steve Nash
Nash in December 2007
NameSteve Nash
Height6 ft 3 inch
Weight80.812 kg (178 lb)
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Date of birth7 February 1974(age 36)
Birth placeJohannesburg, South Africa
LeagueNBA
TeamPhoenix Suns
Salary13,125,000
Number13
CollegeSanta Clara University
NationalityCanadian
Draft15th overall
Draft teamPhoenix Suns
Draft year1996
Career start1996
Former teamsPhoenix Suns (1996-1998)
Dallas Mavericks (1998-2004)
Awards2× NBA Most Valuable Player
(2005-2006)
7× NBA All-Star
(2002-2003, 2005-2008, 2010)
3× All-NBA First Team
(2005-2007)
All-NBA Second Team
(2008)
2× All-NBA Third Team
(2002-2003)
2× Skills Challenge Champion
(2005, 2010)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
(2007)
Lou Marsh Trophy Winner
(2005)
3× Lionel Conacher Award
(2002, 2005-2006)
Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born 7 February 1974),Steve, stevenash.org, accessed 20 February 2008. is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nash, who was born in South Africa but grew up in Canada, enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara University. In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances, and Nash was twice named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year.
After graduating from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists, he entered the 1996 NBA Draft and was selected as the 15th pick by the Phoenix Suns. He made a minimal impact, and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. By his third season with the Mavericks, he was voted into his first NBA All-Star Game and had earned his first All-NBA selection. Together with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley, Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the following season. However, he became a free agent after the 2003-04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns.
In the 2004-05 season, Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was named MVP again in the 2005-06 season, and missed out on a third consecutive MVP title to Nowitzki the next season. Named by ESPN in 2006 as the ninth greatest point guard of all time, Nash has led the league in assists and free-throw percentage at various points in his career. He is also ranked as one of the top players in league history for three-point shooting, free-throw shooting, total assists and assists per game.
Nash, who is married, is involved in charity and humanitarian work, and he is also interested in soccer and film-making. In 2006, Time named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. On 28 December 2007 it was announced that Nash would receive Canada's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada, and on 3 June 2008, it was announced that Nash would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. On 18 September 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Victoria, in recognition of his athletic achievements and his philanthropic work on behalf of young people through the Steve Nash Foundation.
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Steve Nash: Nash plays 1000th game on Sunday night - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Steve Nash- scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting (including two threes) with two rebounds and 12 assists in 29 minutes of action on Sunday. ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:32:29 GMT+00:00

NBA INSIDER: James will pick up second straight MVP award - The Morning Journal Tweet this news

The Morning Journal--James will become the first NBA player since Suns guard -Steve Nash- to win back-to-back MVP awards (2004-05, 2005-06). MVP: James. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:33:50 GMT+00:00

Steve Nash: Nash decent in loss - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Steve Nash- had 14 points, eight assists and two treys in Friday's loss to the Lakers. Nash didn't really look healthy and missed a lot of shots that he'd ...
Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:10:38 GMT+00:00

B.C. tourism ad seen almost 1 billion times - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news

Vancouver Sun--McLachlan also appeared alongside -Steve Nash- and Michael J. Fox, among others, in the popular You Gotta Be Here commercials that appeared on TV and the ...
Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:07:23 GMT+00:00

Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash set to play in 1000th NBA game Sunday vs. New Orleans ... - AZ Central.com Tweet this news

AZ Central.com--On Sunday, -Steve Nash- - that Canadian point guard - will play in his 1000th career regular-season game when the New Orleans Hornets visit US Airways Center. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:18:42 GMT+00:00

Steve Nash 1000th Career Game Guess the Quote Contest - Bright Side of the Sun (blog) Tweet this news

Bright Side of the Sun (blog)---Steve Nash- will play in his 1000th career game on Sunday. Here's a contest in his honor. ...
Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:06:31 GMT+00:00

Celtics' work cut out - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tweet this news

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--No one benefited more from the Phoenix Suns' light schedule last week - five days without playing a game - more than point guard -Steve Nash-. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:34:56 GMT+00:00

A Glimpse into the Past and Future of the Phoenix Suns - Bright Side of the Sun (blog) Tweet this news

Bright Side of the Sun (blog)--by iamtrevorpaxton on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 PM MST in Commentary 2 comments The Suns, led by -Steve Nash-, have been one of the NBA's most electricfying teams. ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:38:03 GMT+00:00

Suns, Lakers Face Important Test for Both Teams - FanHouse Tweet this news

FanHouse---...- thing that's been able to slow the Suns down lately is their own fatigue, mainly when it's being felt by the team's offensive orchestrator, -Steve Nash-. ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:23:07 GMT+00:00

Jay Baruchel steps up to a new league - Metro Canada - Vancouver Tweet this news

Metro Canada - Vancouver--Whether it's basketball stars like -Steve Nash- or master thespians like William Shatner, if you make it big in America, we embrace you. ...
Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:37 GMT+00:00




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