Kenny Natt

Kenneth Wayne Natt (born October 5, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and ex-interim head coach for the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings.^[1] He was a 6'3" 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe) and had a three-year NBA playing career. After serving as an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004 to 2007,^[2] Natt was named to the coaching staff of newly appointed Kings head coach and former Kansas City Kings teammate Reggie Theus in 2007.^[3] He was subsequently named interim head coach on the firing of Theus, but he himself was fired on April 24, 2009, after the Kings finished with an NBA season-low 17 wins.^[4]

Kenny Natt

Natt in 2006 as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
New Orleans Pelicans
Position	Coaching consultant
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1958-10-05) October 5, 1958 (age 66) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana–Monroe (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1980–1989
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3, 18, 2
Coaching career	1994–present
Career history
As a player:
1980	Indiana Pacers
1981–1982	Alberta Dusters
1983	Utah Jazz
1983–1984	Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers
1984	Lancaster Lightning
1984	Utah Jazz
1984	Kansas City Kings
1985–1987	Albany Patroons
1987–1988	Wyoming Wildcatters
1988	Fresno Flames
1988–1989	Rockford Lightning
1989	Youngstown Pride
As a coach:
1992–1993	Columbus Horizon (assistant)
1994–1995	Youngstown State (assistant)
1996–2004	Utah Jazz (assistant)
2004–2007	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2007–2008	Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2008–2009	Sacramento Kings (interim)
2011–2012	India
Career highlights and awards
All-CBA First Team (1982) All-CBA Second Team (1987)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Professional playing career

Natt was selected with the 7th pick of the second round (30th overall) in the 1980 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.^[2][5] He played for three different teams until the 1984–85 season.

Outside of his NBA career, he played for seven^[6] total teams in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the World Basketball League (WBL).^[2] He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1982 and Second Team in 1987.^[7]

Coaching career

Natt began his coaching career in 1994 as an assistant coach at Youngstown State University. Natt then worked as a scout for the Utah Jazz for one season under Jerry Sloan before being an assistant on Sloan's staff from 1996 to 2004.^[8] After that, Natt joined the Cleveland Cavaliers' coaching staff in 2004.^[9] He has also coached in the CBA and the Canadian NBL with the Cape Breton Breakers, and worked as an assistant coach at Youngstown State University and as a player scout for the Jazz and for the WBL.^[2] In 2011, he became the head coach of the India national basketball team.^[10] Since 2012, Natt has been director of basketball at the IMG Academy.^[8]

In 2003, Kenny Natt was inducted into the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Hall of Fame.^[2] He is the younger brother of former NBA All-Star Calvin Natt.^[6]

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Sacramento	2008–09	58	11	47	.190	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	—
Career		58	11	47	.190		—	—	—	—