 Natt in 2006 as an assistant coach for the
Cleveland Cavaliers. | |
| New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Coaching consultant |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 5, 1958 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bastrop ( Bastrop, Louisiana) |
| College | Louisiana–Monroe (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980: 2nd round, 30th overall pick |
| 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 |
| 1983 | Utah Jazz |
| 1983–1984 | Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers |
| 1984 | Lancaster Lightning |
| 1984 | Utah Jazz |
| 1984 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1985–1987 | Albany Patroons |
| 1987–1988 | Wyoming Wildcatters |
| 1988 | Fresno Flames |
| 1988–1989 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1989 | Youngstown Pride |
| As coach: | |
| 1992–1993 | Columbus Horizon (assistant) |
| 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 NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kenneth Wayne Natt (born October 5, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and ex-interim head coach for the National Basketball Association'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]
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
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | 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 | — | — | — | — | |||
References
- ^ Theus becomes 6th NBA coach fired this season Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, updated December 15, 2008
- ^ a b c d e "NBA.com Kenny Natt coach profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ Kings hire Kenny Natt as assistant coach, updated July 7, 2007
- ^ Kings fire interim coach Natt, four assistant coaches Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, updated April 24, 2009
- ^ "Pacers Media Guide: NBA Years 1976-Present" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-05-08. (653 KiB); retrieved April 13, 2007
- ^ a b An exciting time for Natt[ permanent dead link] By MARQ MITCHAM June 5, 2007
- ^ a b "Kenny Natt | IMG Academy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Kenny Natt". NBA. 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ 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.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- 1958 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball coaches
- Albany Patroons players
- Alberta Dusters players
- Albuquerque Silvers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in India
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Louisiana
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches
- Continental Basketball Association coaches
- 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
- Sacramento Kings assistant coaches
- Sacramento Kings head coaches
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
- Utah Jazz assistant coaches
- Utah Jazz players
- Wyoming Wildcatters players
- Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball coaches