Lourawls Nairn Jr.

Lourawls Nairn Jr.
Michigan State Spartans Basketball
Position	Graduate assistant
League	NCAA
Personal information
Born	October 8, 1994; Nassau, Bahamas
Nationality	Bahamian
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Sunrise Christian Academy; (Wichita, Kansas)
College	Michigan State (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Undrafted
Position	Point guard

Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. (born October 8, 1994) is a Bahamian former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He is a Graduate assistant for Michigan State Spartans Basketball.[1]

Early life

Nairn Jr. was brought up in Nassau, Bahamas.[2][3]

College career

Nairn Jr. enrolled at Michigan State in 2014. He appeared in 137 games for the team, including 65 starts, averaging 2.5 points in 19.5 minutes per game. As a freshman, he was member of the 2015 Final Four team.[4]

National team career

Nairn Jr. was a member of the Bahamas junior national basketball teams program from the age of 16. On June 28, 2018, he played for the Bahamas senior national basketball team in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifying game against the U.S. Virgin Islands, scoring 13 points on 7-for-10 shooting in an 84-74 loss.[5]

Post playing career

In 2018, he joined the Phoenix Suns front office with a role in player development.[1][4]

Personal life

He was named after the singer Lou Rawls.[6]

References

Jake Fischer (December 27, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn Masters the Rare College Player-to-NBA Assistant Transition". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
"Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. Bio". MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
"Tum Tum Nairn Jr". RealGM. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
Renaldo Dorsett (October 22, 2018). "'Tum Tum' In Phoenix Suns' Player Development Role". Tribune 242. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
Nathaniel Bott (July 14, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn, fresh off playing for the Bahamas, ready to continue helping MSU players". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
Trey Iles (March 30, 2015). "Michigan State guard Lourawls "Tum Tum Nairn Jr. has funny name, great game". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

External links

Profile at realgm.com
Michican State profile at msuspartans.com

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[SI-2018-1] Jake Fischer (December 27, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn Masters the Rare College Player-to-NBA Assistant Transition". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[bio-2] "Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. Bio". MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[3] "Tum Tum Nairn Jr". RealGM. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[2018-10-22-tribune242-4] Renaldo Dorsett (October 22, 2018). "'Tum Tum' In Phoenix Suns' Player Development Role". Tribune 242. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[5] Nathaniel Bott (July 14, 2018). "Tum Tum Nairn, fresh off playing for the Bahamas, ready to continue helping MSU players". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[6] Trey Iles (March 30, 2015). "Michigan State guard Lourawls "Tum Tum Nairn Jr. has funny name, great game". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 26, 2019.