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Tyrone Lamont Nesby (born January 31, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player.

Tyrone Nesby

Personal information
Born	(1976-01-31) January 31, 1976 (age 46) Cairo, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Cairo (Cairo, Illinois)
College	Vincennes (1994–1996) UNLV (1996–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2007
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Number	8
Career history
1998–1999	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999–2000	Los Angeles Clippers
2000–2002	Washington Wizards
2002–2003	Olympia Larissa
2003–2004	Metis Varese
2004	Reflex Belgrade
2004–2005	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2006–2007	Las Vegas Venom
Career highlights and awards
ULEB Cup champion (2005) Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (2003) First-team All-WAC (1997) Second-team Parade All-American (1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,431 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds	941 (3.7 rpg)
Assists	370 (1.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Nesby went to Cairo High School in Cairo, Illinois. He played collegiately at Vincennes University (1994–1996), and at UNLV (1996–1998). After being undrafted in the 1998 NBA draft, Nesby started his career by signing with Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He was asked to join the Los Angeles Clippers' training camp after playing successfully in the CBA,[1][2] and later signed with them, where 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[3] until the end of the 2001–02 season. After his stint in the NBA he went to Europe, where he played for Olympia Larissa, Metis Varese, Reflex Belgrade, and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. Nesby finished his career by playing for the Las Vegas Venom of the American Basketball Association (ABA). On April 13, 2017, Nesby became the head basketball coach at Muhlenberg (PA) High School. On February 28, 2020 Nesby coached the Muhlenberg (Pa) High School basketball team to the Piaa District 3 5A Championship at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa

References

External links

• Tyrone Nesby at legabasket.it
• NBA.com: Tyrone Nesby Player Info
• Tyrone Nesby NBA & ABA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

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