Nate Reinking


Nate James Reinking is a retired British-American professional basketball point guard who last played for the Sheffield Sharks. He is currently the head coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League, and the Great Britain Men's National Team.

Professional career

Having graduated from Kent State University, Reinking came to England and signed with the British Basketball League club Leicester Riders in 1996. He averaged 18.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game in his first season for the Midlands team. In 1998, Nate joined Riders' rivals the Derby Storm, where he posted 17.9 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. The following season, he moved further north again to sign with the Sheffield Sharks, where he spent six seasons before moving to the Belgian League and Euphony Bree in 2005, and then onto Dexia Mons-Hainaut in 2007.

Coaching

In October 2013, Reinking was hired by the Canton Charge as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. After Jordi Fernandez accepted an assistant coach job with the Nuggets, Reinking was promoted to head coach of the Canton Charge. In 2019, Reinking was named head coach of the Great Britain Men's National Team, to go alongside his current position with Canton.

Great Britain National Team

Reinking made his debut for the Great Britain Men's National team in a FIBA EuroBasket 2007 Qualifying game against Slovakia on 2 September 2006. He was a member of every Great Britain squad as a player until his retirement following the 2012 Summer Olympics, and then as an assistant coach from 2013 to 2017. On July 26 2019, Reinking was named Head Coach of Great Britain. He led GB to a 4-0 record in round three of FIBA EuroBasketball 2021 Pre-Qualifying.