Tyrone Ellis

Tyrone Ellis

File:Tyrone Ellis - Estudiantes - 20110407.jpg Tyrone Ellis playing an exhibition match in Madrid.
Bakersfield Jam
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA Development League
Personal information
Born	(1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school	David W. Carter (Dallas, Texas)
College	Southern Nazarene (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Playing career	2001–2012
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
2001–2002	Huntsville Flight (D-League)
2002–2003	Girona (Spain)
2003–2005	Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany)
2005	Bellevue Blackhawks (ABA)
2005–2006	Beşiktaş (Turkey)
2006–2007	Basket Napoli (Italy)
2007–2010	Cajasol Sevilla (Spain)
2010–2011	Estudiantes (Spain)
2011–2012	Lucentum Alicante (Spain)
As coach:
2012–2013	Tulsa 66ers (assistant)
2013–2014	Reno Bighorns (assistant)
2014–2015	Grand Rapids Drive (assistant)
2015–present	Bakersfield Jam (assistant)

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 an assistant coach for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

College career

Born in Dallas, Texas, 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).

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.

Georgia national team

Ellis is also a member of the Georgia national basketball team. 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.