Kenny Natt
Natt in 2006 as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 5, 1958 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana) |
| College | Northeast Louisiana (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
| Playing career | 1980–1989 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 3, 18, 2 |
| Coaching career | 1994–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1980 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1981–1982 | Alberta Dusters (CBA) |
| 1983 | Utah Jazz |
| 1983–1984 | Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers (CBA) |
| 1984 | Lancaster Lightning (CBA) |
| 1984 | Utah Jazz |
| 1984 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1985–1987 | Albany Patroons (CBA) |
| 1987–1988 | Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA) |
| 1988 | Fresno Flames (WBL) |
| 1988–1989 | Rockford Lightning (CBA) |
| 1989 | Youngstown Pride (WBL) |
| As coach: | |
| 1994–1995 | Youngstown State (assistant) |
| 1996–2004 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Sacramento Kings (interim) |
| 2011–2012 | India |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Natt (born October 5, 1958) is a former American professional basketball player and ex-interim head coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings.[1] He was a 6'3" 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe) and had a three-year NBA playing career. After serving as an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004 to 2007,[2] Natt was named to the coaching staff of newly appointed Kings head coach and former Kansas City Kings teammate Reggie Theus in 2007.[3] He was subsequently named interim head coach on the firing of Theus, but he himself was fired on April 24, 2009, after the Kings finished with an NBA season-low 17 wins.[4]
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Professional playing career
Natt was selected with the 7th pick of the second round (30th overall) in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers.[2][5] He played for three different teams until the 1984–85 season.
Outside of his NBA career, he played for seven[6] total teams in the CBA and the WBL.[2]
Coaching career
Natt began his coaching career in 1994 as an assistant coach at Youngstown State University. Natt then worked as a scout for the Utah Jazz for one season under Jerry Sloan before being an assistant on Sloan's staff from 1996 to 2004.[7] After that, Natt joined the Cleveland Cavaliers' coaching staff in 2004.[8] He has also coached in the CBA and the Canadian NBL with the Cape Breton Breakers, and worked as an assistant coach at Youngstown State University and as a player scout for the Jazz and for the WBL.[2] In 2011, he became the head coach of the India national basketball team.[9] Since 2012, Natt has been director of basketball at the IMG Academy.[7]
In 2003, Kenny Natt was inducted into the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Hall of Fame.[2] He is the younger brother of former NBA All-Star Calvin Natt.[6]
Head coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
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| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | |
| Post season | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win-loss % | |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 2008–09 | 58 | 11 | 47 | .190 | 5th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 58 | 11 | 47 | .190 | — | — | — | — | |||
Reference
- ↑ Theus becomes 6th NBA coach fired this season, updated December 15, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 NBA.com Kenny Natt coach profile
- ↑ Kings hire Kenny Natt as assistant coach, updated July 7, 2007
- ↑ Kings fire interim coach Natt, four assistant coaches, updated April 24, 2009
- ↑ Pacers Media Guide: NBA Years 1976-Present PDF (653 KiB); retrieved April 13, 2007
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 An exciting time for Natt By MARQ MITCHAM June 5, 2007
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.imgacademy.com/sports/boys-basketball/coaches/coach/kenny-natt
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ I'm here to create a superstar, says India's NBA coach Kenny Natt
External links
- Kenny Natt coaching profile at NBA.com
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1958 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball coaches
- African-American basketball players
- Albany Patroons players
- Alberta Dusters players
- Albuquerque Silvers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches
- Expatriate basketball people in India
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- Kansas City Kings players
- Lancaster Lightning players
- Las Vegas Silvers players
- Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Rockford Lightning players
- Shooting guards
- Sacramento Kings assistant coaches
- Sacramento Kings head coaches
- Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
- Utah Jazz assistant coaches
- Utah Jazz players
- Wyoming Wildcatters players
- Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball coaches
