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]
 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 | |
Professional playing career
editNatt 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
editNatt 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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 December 3, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
- ^ 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 May 8, 2007. (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 April 17, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Kenny Natt". NBA. 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ I'm here to create a superstar, says India's NBA coach Kenny Natt
External links
edit- Kenny Natt coaching profile at NBA.com
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference