| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Big South Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 3, 1993 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Listed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Collins Hill (Lawrenceville, Georgia) |
| College | Charleston Southern (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2019 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2015–2016 | Nevėžis |
| 2016-2017 | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2017–2018 | Newcastle Eagles |
| 2018 | Zornotza ST |
| 2018–2019 | Šiauliai |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2023 | Charleston Southern (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Charleston Southern |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Saah Nimley (born June 3, 1993) is a Liberian college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Charleston Southern University, his alma mater. As a senior at Charleston Southern in 2014–15, Nimley averaged 21.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, ranking first and third in the Big South, respectively. The guard was named the Big South Player of the Year that year.[1]
Nimley retired in 2019 and started his coaching career, becoming an assistant coach at Charleston Southern under his former head coach, Barclay Radebaugh.[2] In November 2023, following the resignation of Radebaugh, Nimley was named interim head coach of the team.[3] On March 4, 2024, the university removed the interim tag from Nimley.[4]