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Tyrone Nesby

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Tyrone Nesby
Personal information
Born (1976-01-31) January 31, 1976 (age 48)
Cairo, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolCairo (Cairo, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2007
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number8
Career history
1998–1999Sioux Falls Skyforce
19992000Los Angeles Clippers
20002002Washington Wizards
2002–2003Olympia Larissa
2003–2004Metis Varese
2004Reflex Belgrade
2004–2005Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2006–2007Las Vegas Venom
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,431 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds941 (3.7 rpg)
Assists370 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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