Nick Nurse Biography

Nick Nurse is the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Nurse established a reputation as one of the NBA's best coaches during his time with the Toronto Raptors. In his first season, the Raptors posted a 58-24 record and won the NBA title. Nurse was named NBA Coach of the Year the following year. 

Prior to accepting the top job, Nurse was an assistant coach in Toronto for five years. He has a unique coaching background, serving in positions in Europe and the NBA D-League. Nurse won two D-League championships and was 2011 Coach of the Year with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He also spent time as a head coach with the Iowa Energy. Nurse began his coaching career with his alma mater, Northern Iowa. He became the youngest college basketball coach in the country in 1991 at Grand View University. Nurse then went overseas for 11 years and was a two-time British Basketball League Coach of the Year.

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