Following a successful high school basketball profession in British Columbia, he earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California. Nash graduated from Santa Clara as the team’s all time leader in assists and was chosen as the 15th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He acquired a minimal impact and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. By his third season with all the Mavericks, he was voted to his first NBA All-Star Game and had earned his first All-NBA choice. Jointly with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley, Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the next season. Nevertheless, he became a free agent following the 2003–04season and returned to the Phoenix Suns.
He was named MVP again in the 2005–06season and missed out on a third successive MVP title to Nowitzki in 2006–07. Named by ESPN in 2006 as the ninth best point guard ever, Nash has led the league in assists and free throw percent at various points in his career. He’s also ranked as among the top players in NBA league history in three-point shooting, free throw shooting, complete assists, and assists per match.
Nash continues to be honored for his contributions to various philanthropic causes. In 2006, he was named by “Time” as among the 100 most influential people on the planet. Nash is a co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC professional soccer team.
Santa Clara University, St. Michaels University School
Nationality
Canada
Spouse
Alejandra Amarilla (m. 2005–2011)
Children
Bella Nash, Matteo Joel Nash, Lola Nash
Parents
John Nash, Jean Nash
Siblings
Martin Nash, Joann Nash
Nicknames
Steven John Nash , Kid Canadian , Stephen John "Steve" Nash
Awards
NBA Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge, Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor, Best NBA Player ESPY Award, National Basketball Association Awards - J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, Lou Marsh Trophy, Lionel Conacher Award, West Coast Conference Men's Basketball P...
Nominations
GMC Professional Grade Play ESPY Award
Movies
Into the Wind, NBA Street Series: Vol. 5: The Journey to Becoming an All-Star, Basketball Man
TV Shows
The Buried Life
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Trademark
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Unique hairstyle
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Fact
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Preparing to begin his sixth year of a 6 year, $63 M contract signed in 2004, as Point Guard with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. [September 2009]
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(July 14) Returned to the Phoenix Suns via free agency. [2004]
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Named NBA MVP for the 2004-05 Season [May 2005]
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Starting his fifth season as a Maverick [October 2002]
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Named NBA MVP again for the 2005-2006 Season
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First Canadian to win the NBA's MVP award (2004-2005 season).
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Fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
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Wife Alejandra is Paraguayan, and is a personal trainer. The couple met the summer of 2001 in Manhattan.
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Longtime girlfriend Alejandra Amarilla gives birth to twin girls, Lola and Bella, at a Phoenix, Arizona hospital (14 October 2004)
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His father, John, and his brother, Martin, both played professional soccer in England.
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Excelled at lacrosse, soccer and hockey as a child.
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Donated $10,000 to sponsor the renovation of the Oak Cliff Family YMCA basketball courts.
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Purchases a block of tickets every game that are distributed to local charities.
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Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Dallas Mavericks for Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells the draft rights to Pat Garrity and a first round draft choice in 1999 on June 25, 1998.
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Attended Santa Clara University, where roomed with Randy Winn.
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Is the starting point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA
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Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the Draft of '96
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First Canadian to play in an NBA All-Star Game (2002)
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Born in South Africa, but raised in Victoria, British Columbia since he was very young
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Into the Wind
2010
Documentary
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Like Mike
2002
Steve Nash
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rodman
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
2014
Documentary
Himself
Good Morning America
2014
TV Series
Himself
City of Angels
2013/II
Short
Himself
Little Ballers
2013
Documentary
Himself
Nash
2013
Documentary
Himself
Backstage: Lakers
2012
TV Series
Himself
Profiles in Philanthropy
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2012
TV Series
Himself
BarFly
2012
TV Series
Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Cleveland Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Buried Life
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Iconoclasts
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Life as We Know It
2010
Himself
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mike & Mike
2010
TV Series
Himself - Telephone Interviewee
Pardon the Interruption
2005-2010
TV Series
Himself
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Ceremonies, Behind the Scenes
2010
Documentary short
Himself
2010 NBA All-Star Game
2010
TV Special
Himself
Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
2010
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Canada for Haiti
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
First Ink
2009
Documentary short
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2009
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Entourage
2009
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2002-2009
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2009
TV Series
Himself - NBA All Star Party Host
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2009
TV Series
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2008
TV Series
Himself
9 - Un chiffre, un homme
2008
Himself
Basketball Man
2007
Video documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
2003
TV Series
Himself
2003 NBA All-Star Game
2003
TV Special
Himself
2002 NBA All-Star Game
2002
TV Special
Himself
MuchOnDemand
1997
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Lakers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2013
TV Series
Himself
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of