Lourawls Nairn Jr.
Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. (born October 8, 1994) is a Bahamian former basketball player and current head coach at Sunrise Christian Academy. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He is a Graduate assistant for Michigan State Spartans Basketball.[1]
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| Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes | |
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| Position | Head Coach |
| 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 |
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.