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
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.
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 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.