Dave Nakama
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 Nakama in 2016 at San Jose Municipal Stadium. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Hitting coach |
| Team | Hawaii |
| Conference | Big West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 9, 1962 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | Willamette |
| Position | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | Northern Colorado (asst.) |
| 1987–1988 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 1989–1990 | Yavapai (asst.) |
| 1991 | De Anza (asst.) |
| 1992–1996 | Mission |
| 1997–1998 | Stanford (asst.) |
| 1999–2001 | San Francisco State |
| 2002–2009 | Stanford (asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | Washington (asst.) |
| 2013–2016 | San Jose State |
| 2017 | Treasure Valley CC |
| 2018–2019 | Washington (volunteer asst.) |
| 2022–present | Hawaii (H) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2020–2021 | Washington (dir. of baseball ops.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–271 (.309) (NCAA) |
David M. Nakama (born August 9, 1962) in an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is current hitting coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Nakama previously has been head coach at junior colleges Mission and Treasure Valley, Division II San Francisco State, and Division I San Jose State.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nakama graduated from Kaiser High School.[1] He moved to Oregon to attended Willamette University and played at infielder for the Willamette Bearcats baseball team.[2] Nakama graduated from Willamette in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned a master's in the same subject from the University of Northern Colorado in 1986.[1]