Tyrone Kennedy Corbin was born on December 31,1962 and is an American former basketball player and assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets.
19 Facts About Tyrone Corbin
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Tyrone Corbin was first appointed the assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns, then was named the Utah Jazz's head coach, on February 10,2011, following the resignation of longtime coach Jerry Sloan.
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Tyrone Corbin played collegiately at DePaul University from 1981 to 1985.
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Tyrone Corbin played in 120 games for the Blue Demons, increasing his scoring average and field goal and free throw percentage in each of his four seasons.
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Tyrone Corbin finished seventh on DePaul's career scoring list and was a two-time honorable mention AP All-America selection, as well as an All-NIT choice in 1983, and he was invited to the 1984 Olympic trials.
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Tyrone Corbin graduated with a degree in computer science, before becoming a second-round pick of the San Antonio Spurs in the 1985 NBA Draft.
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Tyrone Corbin was a team captain in his junior and senior years; the former was Ray Meyer's last as head coach, the latter was Joey Meyer's first.
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Tyrone Corbin was inducted into the DePaul University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Tyrone Corbin played in the NBA at small forward from 1985 to 2000.
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Tyrone Corbin recorded the first triple-double in Timberwolves history, with 10 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists, against the Dallas Mavericks on January 2,1991.
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Tyrone Corbin averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 233 games for the Jazz from 1991 to 1994.
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Tyrone Corbin was then traded by the Jazz with a 1995 second-round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Adam Keefe in September 1994.
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Tyrone Corbin then was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Spud Webb in June 1995.
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Tyrone Corbin then spent three seasons with the Hawks via free-agent signing in 1996.
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Tyrone Corbin was traded by Toronto on February 22,2001, with Corliss Williamson, Kornel David and a first-round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for Jerome Williams and Eric Montross in February 2001.
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Tyrone Corbin was waived the next day, never again to be on an NBA team as a player.
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Watson was a previous player under Tyrone Corbin's tenure during his last season coaching the Jazz, and was a mentor for Watson as he began his transition into coaching in the NBA.
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Tyrone Corbin has two children, Tyjha, and Tyrell with his wife, high school sweetheart, Dante.
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Tyrone Corbin was named Utah's Mr Basketball in the year 2011.