He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was the ninth overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft.

Nash played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Kansas City Kings.

After his playing career, Nash served as an assistant coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors for twenty years.

Nash relocated to Japan in 2010 and served as the head coach of the Saitama Broncos, Toyama Grouses and Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.

Nash played professionally during the 1970s as a member of the Detroit Pistons, San Diego Conquistadors and Kansas City Kings.