Saah Nimley
Saah Nimley (born June 3, 1993)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Current conference: Big South Conference
Charleston Southern record: 8-15 (.348)
Overall record: 8-15 (.348)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big South Regular Season Champion: 0
- Big South Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- Big South Player of the Year: 1 (2015)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Charleston Southern |
| 2023 | Charleston Southern (assoc. HC) |
| 2019-2023 | Charleston Southern (asst) |
Saah Nimley Facts
- Saah Nimley
- Born June 3, 1993
- Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Alma Mater: Charleston Southern University (BA, 2015)
- Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Nimely grew up in Lawrenceville, GA and attended Collins Hill HS where he is the school’s all-time leader in points, assists and steals and was twice named First Team All-State
- Went on to play for coach Barclay Radebaugh at Charleston Southern from 2011-15, one of the more successful stretches in program history
- Led the Bucs to two Big South titles and NIT berths (2013 and 2015); as a senior he was named Big South Player of the Year
- Left ranked first in program history in steals and third in points, is the only player in Big South history with 1800+ points and 500+ steals
- Spent some time playing professionally overseas, including stints in Lithuania and Spain
- Returned to his alma mater in 2019 and joined Radebaugh‘s staff as an assistant coach; he was in charge of calling defensive schemes
- Elevated to associate head coach in 2023 and then, seven games into the season, was named interim head coach following Radebaugh’s resignation
- Led the Bucs to a 8-15 record overall (6-10 in the Big South) and then was hired officially as head coach in March 2024
Saah Nimley Coaching Tree
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