Nick Kerr to Walk On for Cal Bears Basketball
Nick Kerr, the oldest son of Steve Kerr, will graduate from the University of San Diego, and transfer to the University of California-Berkeley. Kerr has one season of eligibility left, so he will join the Golden Bears’ basketball team for his final season as a walk-on.
Because he is a graduate transfer, Kerr will be eligible to play right away, rather than sitting out a season. He graduated from San Diego in May with a degree in business administration.
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At USD, Kerr played 40 games over three seasons, and averaged just 1.4 points, .1 rebounds, and .2 assists per game. In 2014-2015, his final season with the Toreros, he played appeared in just six games, and averaged 1.5 points.
Playing time with the Golden Bears will be hard to come by for Kerr with the Golden Bears. California will be returning a few starters, including star point guard Tyrone Wallace, who led the team in points, rebounds, and assists per game in 2014-2015, his junior season.
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The Bears also had a great offseason, bringing in some big time recruits to attempt to get the team to a higher status. The team will welcome two national top-10 basketball prospects in Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb, along with four-star shooting guard Tyson Jolly.
The two big fish of the recruiting class are Brown, a 6’7″ shooting guard ranked as the fourth-best player in the nation, and Rabb, a 6’10” power forward from Oakland, California, rated as the seventh-best basketball prospect in the nation by 247Sports.
Jun 7, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr during the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Playing time isn’t the reason that Kerr is transferring to Cal, however. The younger Kerr told Don Norcross of the San Diego Union-Tribune that he is “trying to become a coach” after his playing career is over. This move will allow the younger Kerr to be closer his father, be around Warriors’ practices, and learn more about coaching the game at a higher level.
Learning from his father should be a good move for Kerr, as the elder has a lot to pass on to the youngster. Kerr played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning five championship rings in the process, and playing with some of the games’ greatest players.
Kerr also knows the game from a different level, as well. Since retiring from the NBA, Kerr has spent time as a broadcast analyst, seeing the game from a new perspective. He also spent time in an NBA front office, as the Phoenix Suns’ general manager.
Kerr is working on earning his sixth NBA ring, his first as a coach, in his first season as the head coach for the Golden State Warriors. His first season with Golden State was tremendous, as he led them to 67 wins in the regular season, and is in the NBA Finals, taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kerr will hopefully be able to pass along a vast amount of basketball knowledge to his son, and if the younger Kerr is anything like his father, it should be a smooth process.