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Steve Nash won the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2005 and 2006, both times as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He was the first Canadian player to win the award, and only the third point guard in history to earn it.
Nash attended Santa Clara University in California, where he played from the 1992-93 through 1995-96 seasons. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists (510) and still holds Santa Clara's single-season free throw percentage record (.894). He was twice named West Coast Conference Player of the Year and was the first Santa Clara student-athlete to have his jersey retired.
Nash led Canada to win their round robin group at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, including an 83-75 upset over Yugoslavia in which he scored 26 points with eight rebounds and eight assists. Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals by France and finished seventh overall.
Nash achieved the 50-40-90 shooting benchmark (50% from the field, 40% from three-point range, 90% from the free throw line) four times: in the 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 seasons. No player in NBA history has reached the threshold more times.
After the 2003-04 season, Dallas owner Mark Cuban offered Nash approximately $9 million per year over four years. The Phoenix Suns countered with a six-year, $63 million contract. Nash returned to Cuban to see if he would match the offer; Cuban declined, and Nash signed with Phoenix.
Nash founded the Steve Nash Foundation in 2001 to fund projects supporting children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect. The foundation focuses its resources on communities in Arizona and British Columbia, was granted charitable status in 2004, and received the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy in 2008.