Saah Nimley

Saah Nimley
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Position	Head coach
League	Big South Conference
Personal information
Born	June 3, 1993 (age 31); Monrovia, Liberia
Listed height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	158 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school	Collins Hill (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
College	Charleston Southern (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–2019
Position	Guard
Number	5
Coaching career	2019–present
Career history
As player:
2015–2016	Nevėžis
2016-2017	Vilpas Vikings
2017–2018	Newcastle Eagles
2018	Zornotza ST
2018–2019	Šiauliai
As coach:
2019–2023	Charleston Southern (assistant)
2023–present	Charleston Southern
Career highlights and awards
	Big South Player of the Year (2015); First-team All-Big South (2015);

Saah Nimley (born June 3, 1993) is a Liberian college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Charleston Southern University, his alma mater. As a senior at Charleston Southern in 2014–15, Nimley averaged 21.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, ranking first and third in the Big South, respectively. The guard was named the Big South Player of the Year that year.^[1]

Nimley retired in 2019 and started his coaching career, becoming an assistant coach at Charleston Southern under his former head coach, Barclay Radebaugh.^[2] In November 2023, following the resignation of Radebaugh, Nimley was named interim head coach of the team.^[3] On March 4, 2024, the university removed the interim tag from Nimley.^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24	Charleston Southern	8–15	6–10	T–5th
2024–25	Charleston Southern	3–9	0–0
Charleston Southern:		11–24 (.314)	6–10 (.375)
Total:		11–24 (.314)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". Big South Conference. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
^ "Nimely Retires from Pro Basketball, Begins College Coaching". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Radebaugh Steps Down from Men's Basketball Post" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "Nimley Officially Named 13th Head Coach in Program History" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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[1] "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". Big South Conference. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[2] "Nimely Retires from Pro Basketball, Begins College Coaching". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[3] "Radebaugh Steps Down from Men's Basketball Post" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[4] "Nimley Officially Named 13th Head Coach in Program History" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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