While the former Marina High and UCLA star has had great mentors, her late father’s message helped her become the first coach ...

Natalie Nakase has made history as the WNBA's first Asian American head coach. Nakase joins the Golden State Valkyries after ...

A head nod is a most simple mode of communication. It requires even less work than a smile and takes as much time as a blink.

DON’T TELL NATALIE NAKASE she doesn’t have what it takes to do something. The coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first ...

Natalie Nakase is the coach of the San Francisco Bay Area's first WNBA team and she has learned to block out those who ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Natalie Nakase beat the sunrise. It’s not because she couldn’t sleep. It’s not because she didn’t have time to rest on this March morning. After all, the start of the ...