Natalie Mitsue Nakase (born April 18, 1980) [1] is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After retiring as a player, Nakase was a head coach for both men's and women's professional teams.

Oct 10, 2024 · Las Vegas Aces assistant coach Natalie Nakase has been hired to lead the Valkyries, one of the recent expansion teams in the WNBA. Nakase brings with her extensive basketball experience as a...

Natalie Nakase, the Golden State Valkyries' new head coach, has a wide range of coaching experience and spent the past three seasons on Becky Hammon's Las Vegas Aces staff.

Still on Cloud 9 reliving last week’s announcement of Natalie Nakase as the first-ever Head Coach of the Golden State Valkyries. ☁️😍

Jul 15, 2024 · The Golden State Valkyries have named Natalie Nakase as head coach, it was announced today. Nakase takes the helm of the Valkyries following over 16 years of coaching professional basketball,...

Oct 10, 2024 · LOS ANGELES – UCLA alumna Natalie Nakase has been announced as the first head coach of the Golden State Valkyries, which joins the WNBA ahead of the 2025 season. A back-to-back champion with the Las Vegas Aces, Nakase spent the last three years (2022-24) as the first assistant coach with the Nevada W team.

Oct 11, 2024 · Nakase, assistant coach of the Las Vegas Aces, was announced Thursday as the head coach of the expansion Golden State Valkyries, who are based in San Francisco and will begin play...