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

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player and coach. During his pro club career, he spent four seasons playing in the

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. He also played professionally in Europe.

High school career

Nesby attended Cairo High School, in

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, 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

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, where he played

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, from 1994 to 1996. He was an NJCAA All-American selection in 1996. He then attended

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, of the

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, where he played with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, from 1996 to 1998. He was an All-

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First Team selection in 1997.

Professional career

After college, Nesby wasn't selected in the

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. Nesby then started his pro club career by signing with Sioux Falls Skyforce of the

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(CBA). He was asked to join the

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' 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

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, 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

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, where he played for the

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club Olympia Larissa, the Italian A League club Metis Varese, the Serbian

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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

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(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

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at Muhlenberg High School, in

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. 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

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , style="background:#cfecec;", 50* , , 36 , , 25.8 , , .449 , , .365 , , .782 , , 3.5 , , 1.6 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 73 , , 39 , , 31.7 , , .398 , , .335 , , .791 , , 3.8 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 14 , , 12 , , 23.7 , , .325 , , .217 , , .783 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 48 , , 22 , , 25.5 , , .366 , , .291 , , .807 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 70 , , 9 , , 21.4 , , .435 , , .277 , , .688 , , 4.5 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .3 , , 6.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 255 , , 118 , , 26.1 , , .404 , , .316 , , .772 , , 3.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 9.5 , -

References

External links

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Tyrone Nesby
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nesby, Tyrone 1976 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Serbia and Montenegro American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois BC Rytas players Greek Basket League players KK FMP (1991–2011) players Los Angeles Clippers players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Pallacanestro Varese players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Cairo, Illinois Shooting guards Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players Small forwards Undrafted NBA players UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players Vincennes Trailblazers men's basketball players Washington Wizards players