League NBA Development League Name Tyrone Ellis Nationality American Role Basketball Player | Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Height 1.93 m NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted | |
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Positions Basketball positions, Coach | ||
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Tyrone Ellis (born October 5, 1977) is a retired naturalized Georgian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall and played as a shooting guard. He is currently the first head coach ever named for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League.
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- Tyrone ellis workout
- Robert sarver introduces naz suns head coach tyrone ellis
- College career
- Professional career
- Coaching career
- Georgia national team
- References
Robert sarver introduces naz suns head coach tyrone ellis
College career
Born in Dallas, Ellis graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma in 2001.
Professional career
Since his graduation from Southern Nazarene University, Ellis has played professional basketball in the United States (Huntsville Flight), Germany (Frankfurt Skyliners), Turkey (Beşiktaş Cola Turka), Italy (Basket Napoli) and Spain (Casademont Girona, Cajasol Sevilla, Asefa Estudiantes). He also had Summer League stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.
Coaching career
On October 30, 2015, after stints with the Tulsa 66ers, Reno Bighorns and Grand Rapids Drive, Ellis was hired by the Bakersfield Jam to be an assistant coach. On July 15, 2016, it was announced that Ellis would take on the open head coach role for the Northern Arizona Suns. During his first season coaching the Northern Arizona squad, he'd lead the team to a 10–1 record, with the only loss occurring in double-overtime against the Los Angeles D-Fenders. However, Ellis would end his first season with a losing record for the Suns.
On July 5, 2017, Ellis was announced as the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
Georgia national team
Ellis was also a member of the Georgia national basketball team from 2006 to 2009. He played with the team at the Division B Eurobasket 2009 and averaged 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists during the tournament. In the finals against Belarus he averaged 13.5 points and 3.0 assists and helped Georgia to move up to Division A.