Kevin Nash is basketball’s loss and wrestling’s gain. Before becoming one of the iconic figures of WWE, Nash aspired to one day play in the NBA.
Nash, who became a wrestling legend known as “Diesel,” spent three years at the University of Tennessee with the SEC. However, an incident in college forced him to give up his basketball dream.
The big man reportedly got into an altercation with former coach Don DeVoe, who allegedly blamed Nash for the loss to Kentucky. Nash “beat him up” after his jersey was reportedly “snatched” by the head coach.
Kevin Nash, during his days as center for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, steps up to block a shot by Freddie Cowan, University of Kentucky, circa 1979 https://t.co/UevTf7GuxO
After that, the dust settled and ended up changing his life away from school. He tried to keep his dream alive by playing basketball overseas, but a serious knee injury eventually took him out of the basketball world.
After several years in various jobs, Kevin Nash made his WCW debut as “Steel”.
