Lourawls Nairn Jr.
Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. (born October 8, 1994) is a Bahamian former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. He previously was head coach at Sunrise Christian Academy. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans, where he would later be a graduate manager.[1]
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| Southern Utah Thunderbirds | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assisant Coach |
| League | WAC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 8, 1994 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nationality | Bahamian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kansas) |
| College | Michigan State (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–2018 |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2018–2019 | Phoenix Suns (player development assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Michigan State (graduate manager) |
| 2021–2022 | Sunrise Christian Academy |
| 2022–present | Southern Utah (assistant coach) |
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]
Nairn is the older brother of LaQuan Nairn who represents The Bahamas internationally in long jump.[7]
References
- Jake Fischer (December 27, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn Masters the Rare College Player-to-NBA Assistant Transition". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. Bio". MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- "Tum Tum Nairn Jr". RealGM. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- Renaldo Dorsett (October 22, 2018). "'Tum Tum' In Phoenix Suns' Player Development Role". Tribune 242. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Laquan Nairn, graduating as a Razorback track star at the University of Arkansas, joined big brother Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn - a former basketball player with the Michigan Stated Spartans". The Tribune 242. Retrieved March 12, 2022.