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Tyrone Nesby
American basketball player

Tyrone Nesby

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American basketball player
A.K.A.
Tyrone Lamont Nesby
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Age
48 years
Stats
Height:
198 cm
Weight:
102 kg
Education
Cairo High School
Georgia, USA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Clark County, Nevada, USA
Sports Teams
G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C. (Greece)
BC Rytas (Lithuania)
Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)
KK FMP (Serbia)
Washington Wizards (USA)
Sioux Falls Skyforce (USA)
Los Angeles Clippers (USA)
UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball (USA)
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Biography

Tyrone Lamont Nesby (born January 31, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. During his pro club career, he spent four seasons playing in the NBA. He also played professionally in Europe.

High school career

Nesby attended Cairo High School, in Cairo, Illinois, from 1990 to 1994. While at the school, he played competitive high school basketball. Nesby was an Illinois All-State First Team selection in 1993 and 1994. He was also a Parade All-American Second Team selection in 1994.

College career

Nesby attended Vincennes University, of the NJCAA, where he played college basketball, from 1994 to 1996. He was an NJCAA All-American selection in 1996. He then attended UNLV, of the NCAA Division I, where he played with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, from 1996 to 1998. He was an All-Western Athletic Conference First Team selection in 1997.

Professional career

After college, Nesby wasn't selected in the 1998 NBA draft. Nesby then started his pro club career by signing with Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He was asked to join the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers' training camp, after playing successfully in the CBA, and later signed with them. With the Clippers, he averaged 10.1 points per game in his rookie season. He played two years with the Clippers, before being traded to the Washington Wizards, during the 2000–01 season. He stayed with the Wizards until the end of the 2001–02 season.

After his stint in the NBA, Nesby went to Europe, where he played for the Greek Basket League club Olympia Larissa, the Italian A League club Metis Varese, the Serbian Adriatic League club Reflex Belgrade, and the Lithuanian LKL League club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. Nesby finished his pro club career by playing with the Las Vegas Venom of the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional club basketball, Nesby began working as a basketball coach. On April 13, 2017, Nesby became the head coach at Muhlenberg High School, in Pennsylvania. On February 28, 2020 Nesby coached the Muhlenberg Pennsylvania High School basketball team to the PIAA District 3 5A Championship, at the Giant Center, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1998–99L.A. Clippers50*3625.8.449.365.7823.51.61.5.410.1
1999–00L.A. Clippers733931.7.398.335.7913.81.71.0.413.3
2000–01L.A. Clippers141223.7.325.217.7833.0.8.7.37.7
2000–01Washington482225.5.366.291.8072.71.4.9.38.4
2001–02Washington70921.4.435.277.6884.51.3.9.36.3
Career25511826.1.404.316.7723.71.51.0.49.5
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