Tyrone Nesby

Tyrone Nesby
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1976 (age 48); Cairo, Illinois, U.S.
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 League All-Star (2003); Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (2003); First-team All-WAC (1997); NJCAA All-American (1996); 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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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,^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] 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[edit]

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[edit]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season[edit]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998–99	L.A. Clippers	50*	36	25.8	.449	.365	.782	3.5	1.6	1.5	.4	10.1
1999–00	L.A. Clippers	73	39	31.7	.398	.335	.791	3.8	1.7	1.0	.4	13.3
2000–01	L.A. Clippers	14	12	23.7	.325	.217	.783	3.0	.8	.7	.3	7.7
2000–01	Washington	48	22	25.5	.366	.291	.807	2.7	1.4	.9	.3	8.4
2001–02	Washington	70	9	21.4	.435	.277	.688	4.5	1.3	.9	.3	6.3
Career		255	118	26.1	.404	.316	.772	3.7	1.5	1.0	.4	9.5

References[edit]

^ "Clippers Re-Sign Nesby". CBS News. August 9, 1999. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
^ White, Lonnie (August 10, 1999). "Clippers Quickly Retain Nesby by Matching the Spurs' Offer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
^ White, Lonnie (November 29, 2000). "Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

External links[edit]

Tyrone Nesby at legabasket.it
NBA.com: Tyrone Nesby Player Info
Tyrone Nesby NBA & ABA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
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[1] "Clippers Re-Sign Nesby". CBS News. August 9, 1999. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[2] White, Lonnie (August 10, 1999). "Clippers Quickly Retain Nesby by Matching the Spurs' Offer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[3] White, Lonnie (November 29, 2000). "Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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