Nurse"s Energy won nine of their first 10 games at the start of the season and has since secured a league-best 9-2 home record. The squad is currently on a four-game winning streak.
Nurse, in his second year as head coach in Iowa, has produced two GATORADE Call-Ups - Courtney Sims, who was also honored as the season"s first Performer of the Week on Dec. 1, and Anthony Tolliver, who were called up to the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Hornets, respectively. Nurse will be joined by Energy assistant coach Gary Garner in Phoenix.
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA"s official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams.
