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| nba_profile = steve_nash | bbr = nashst01 | letter = n }} Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born February 7, 1974), is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He currently serves as the General Manager of the Canadian national team and as a player development consultant for the Golden State Warriors. Nash was an eight-time NBA All-Star and a two-time recipient of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. The point guard also led the league in assists five times. After a successful high school basketball career in British Columbia, Nash earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California. In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances, and he was twice named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year. Nash graduated from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists and was taken as the 15th pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He made minimal impact and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. By his third season with the Mavericks, he was voted to 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. He became a free agent after the and returned to the Phoenix Suns. In the , Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals and was named the league's MVP. He was named MVP again in the and was runner-up for a third consecutive MVP to Nowitzki in 2006–07. Named by ESPN in 2006 as the ninth greatest point guard of all time, Nash 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 NBA league history in three-point shooting, free-throw shooting, total assists, and assists per game. Nash has been honoured for his contributions to various philanthropic causes. In 2006, he was named by ''Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He also received the Order of Canada in 2007 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Victoria in 2008. Nash has been a co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) since the team entered the league in 2011. In 2012, he was named general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team, for whom he played from 1993 to 2003. == Early life == Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Welsh mother and English father on 7 February 1974.〔(Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada ), gg.ca. Retrieved 9 March 2008.〕〔(Stephen John Nash ), protocol.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 9 March 2008.〕〔(About Steve ), stevenash.org. Retrieved 20 February 2008.〕 He therefore holds British as well as Canadian citizenship. His family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan when he was 18 months old, before settling in Victoria, British Columbia.〔(Steve Nash ), jockbio.com. Retrieved 6 March 2008.〕 Nash often played soccer and ice hockey with his younger brother Martin, and did not start playing basketball until he was 12 or 13 years old.〔 In grade eight, however, he told his mother that one day he would play in the NBA and would become a star.〔 He was neighbor to future NHL stars Russ and Geoff Courtnall, who used to babysit him and played soccer coached by Nash's father. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Nash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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