Nick Nurse delivers speech to Carroll community after Gov. Kim Reynolds declares first ever 'Nick Nurse Day' Aaron Calvin, Des Moines Register
JEFFERSON, Ia. — Just weeks after coaching the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship in his rookie season as head coach — and days before he will attempt to convince Kawhi Leonard, Toronto's all-star cornerstone, to stay with the team — Nick Nurse returned home.
For Nurse, home is Carroll County, a square of land in central Iowa where he got his start in basketball with the Kuemper Catholic High School team he helped win a high school state championship 39 years ago.