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

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player. Nesby went to Cairo High School in Cairo, Illinois. He played collegiately at

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(1994–1996), and at

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(1996–1998). After being undrafted in the

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, Nesby started his career by signing with

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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, where 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 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

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. Nesby finished his career by playing for the Las Vegas Venom of the

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(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

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External links

Tyrone Nesby
at legabasket.it
NBA.com: Tyrone Nesby Player Info

at Basketball-Reference.com

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 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 National Basketball Association players UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players Vincennes Trailblazers men's basketball players Washington Wizards players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub