Toronto fires Nick Nurse, who led the team to its only ... the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Nurse played at Northern Iowa, then started his coaching career there as an assistant.

Nick Nurse’s path to becoming an NBA head coach ... In 2011, Nurse coached the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, an affiliate of the Houston Rockets. Years later, a former Sixers assistant will take ...

The first time that head coach Nick Nurse publicly indicated that he and ... Nurse was hired to coach the G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2011, certainly helped, as did having the opportunity ...

Nick Nurse has agreed to become the next head coach ... He coached the Rio Grande Valley Vipers from 2011-13, and the Vipers are the G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, Morey's old team.

Over the Vipers' history, they have been a stepping stone for players, specifically coaches, to advance their careers. In the 2012-13 season, Nick Nurse coached the Vipers to their first championship.

The Philadelphia 76ers reached an agreement to hire Nick Nurse to be the team’s next ... In 2011, Nurse was hired as coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the G League affiliate of the Houston ...

NBA Champion Nick Nurse has officially been named head ... In his second season with Rio Grande Valley, Nurse led the Vipers to the 2012-2013 D-League Championship. Following that title run ...

The Philadelphia 76ers had a big Memorial Day weekend, hiring Nick Nurse as head coach ... G League as head coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2011-13) and the Iowa Energy (2007-11).

Nick Nurse, who as head coach led the Toronto Raptors ... Iowa Energy and Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Raptors then picked up the Iowa native, where he served as an assistant from 2013-2018 ...