Dave Nakama

Dave Nakama

Nakama in 2016 at San Jose Municipal Stadium.
Sport(s) Baseball
Biographical details
Born 1962 (age 53–54)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
1981–1984 Willamette
Position(s) Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986 Northern Colorado (asst.)
1987–1988 Iowa (asst.)
1989–1990 Yavapai CC (asst.)
1991 De Anza CC (asst.)
1992–1996 Mission CC
1997–1998 Stanford (asst.)
1999–2001 San Francisco State
2002–2009 Stanford (asst.)
2010–2012 Washington (asst.)
2013–2016 San Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall 121–271

David M. Nakama (born 1962) in an American college baseball coach.

Early life and education

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nakama graduated from Kaiser High School.[1] He moved to Oregon to attended Willamette University and played at infielder for the Willamette Bearcats baseball team.[2] Nakama graduated from Willamette in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned a master's in the same subject from the University of Northern Colorado in 1986.[1]

Coaching career

Nakama was an assistant coach at Northern Colorado from 1985 to 1986 while working on his master's degree. He later was an assistant at Iowa (1987 to 1988), then moved to the junior college as an assistant at Yavapai (1989 to 1990) and De Anza (1991).[1]

In 1991, Nakama earned his first head coaching position at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, where he remained for five seasons. He led Mission to the state junior college tournament in 1995 and 1996 and earned Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1996.[1] Nakama joined Stanford as an assistant coach under Mark Marquess in 1997.[2]

From 1999 to 2001, Nakama served as head coach at San Francisco State. Nakama returned to the Pac-12 as top assistant at Stanford, before moving to Washington.[1] Nakama then returned to Stanford as assistant coach, a position he would hold from 2002 to 2009, then was an assistant on Lindsay Meggs's staff at Washington from 2010 to 2012.[1]

In September 2012, Nakama was named head coach at San Jose State, his first Division I head coaching job.[3][2][4][5] Nakama's time at San Jose State ended in June 2016, following a 66–162 record in four seasons.[6] San Jose State declined to renew Nakama's contract.[7]

Head coaching record

The following lists Nakama's record as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Francisco State Gators (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1999–2001)
1999 San Francisco State 24–31 14–23 10th
2000 San Francisco State 15–41 10–29 T–9th
2001 San Francisco State 16–37 11–25 10th
San Francisco State: 55–109 35–75
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2013)
2013 San Jose State 17–41 11–16 8th
San Jose State (WAC): 17–41 11–16
San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West Conference) (2014–2016)
2014 San Jose State 19–38 10–20 T–6th
2015 San Jose State 13–44 6–24 7th
2016 San Jose State 17–39 7–23 7th
San Jose State (MW): 49–120 23–67
San Jose State (total): 66–162 34–83
Total: 121–271

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dave Nakama Biography". Washington Huskies. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dave Nakama". San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "San Jose State hires Dave Nakama as baseball coach". San Jose Mercury News. September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ John Manuel (September 6, 2012). "San Jose State Hires Dave Nakama". Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hawaii's Dave Nakama named San Jose State baseball coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "National Searches To Begin For Head Coaches In Baseball & Women's Water Polo". San Jose State Athletics. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jimmy Durkin tweet on June 10, 2016
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