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Former Spartan Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn, Bahamas fall just short of reaching Olympics

There will be no Tum Tum at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

There will be no Tum Tum at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Spain defeated the Bahamas in Sunday’s qualifying final from Valencia, Spain. Former Spartans guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn played for the Bahamas in the qualifying games.

Check out highlights from the qualifying final between Spain and the Bahamas below:

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Former Spartan Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn, Bahamas close to Olympics berth

A former Spartans’ guard could find himself in the Olympics later this month

A former Spartans’ guard could find himself in the Olympics later this month.

Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn is a member on the Bahamas national team that is now just one win away from qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Bahamas beat Lebanon on Saturday to reach the qualifying title game against Spain on Sunday, where a win would send the Bahamas to its first-ever Olympics.

Nairn played nearly 12 minutes in Saturday’s win over Lebanon and recorded two rebounds and one assist.

Check back with Spartans Wire tomorrow to see if Nairn and Bahamas beat Spain to advance to the Olympics.

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Former Michigan State basketball PG Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr. joining Bowling Green staff

Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr. joining Bowling Green staff as an assistant coach

After spending last season with Southern Utah, former Michigan State basketball point guard Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr. will follow former Southern Utah head coach Todd Simon to Bowling Green and join the Falcons’ staff as an assistant coach.

Before Southern Utah, Nairn spent time at Sunrise Christian Academy, the Phoenix Suns, and of course, Michigan State.

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Former Michigan State basketball PG Tum Tum Nairn gets assistant coaching job

Tum Tum Nairn is being given an opportunity to coach at the collegiate level

Tum Tum Nairn’s name was thrown around when Michigan State had an assistant coach vacancy, but he wasn’t chosen for the job. Nairn, a standout guard and captain at Michigan State from 2015-2018, is building a nice start to a coaching career. Fresh out of college, Nairn joined the Phoenix Suns in a player development role. He parlayed that into a role with Sunrise Christian Academy, one of the premiere schools in high school basketball.

Now, Nairn has been given an opportunity to coach at the collegiate level. Southern Utah head coach Todd Simon is hiring Nairn as an assistant coach on his staff.

Southern Utah competes in the Western Athletic Conference.

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Potential candidates to replace Dwayne Stephens on MSU basketball’s staff

Check out some possible candidates to replace Dwayne Stephens on Tom Izzo’s staff

Tom Izzo’s top assistant, Dwayne Stephens, is leaving the Michigan State program after being hired as the head coach of Western Michigan. Stephens had been by Izzo’s side for the past 19 seasons, but has now decided to make the jump into leading his own program.

Now, Izzo has the opportunity to reinforce his staff with a new hire. The question now becomes, will Izzo bring back a familiar face or will he branch out and bring fresh blood to the program.

We examined some of the possible candidates, both familiar faces and new blood, that could fill the open assistant role on Michigan State’s bench:

Possible candidates to replace Dane Fife as assistant coach

Dane Fife has moved on to take an assistant coaching position with the Indiana Hoosiers. Who are possible candidates to replace him at MSU:

Michigan State basketball assistant coach Dane Fife has announced he is leaving the program to take a job on Mike Woodson’s new staff at Indiana.

Coach Fife gave MSU 10 strong years as an assistant coach on staff, as an integral part of the coaching staff and program. Now Tom Izzo will be tasked with replacing Fife on his staff.

It will be interesting to see who Izzo targets for such an important role within the program. A spot on Izzo’s staff will be very attractive to a lot of people in the coaching world.

Let’s take a look at some of the possible candidates to replace Dane Fife: