Tyrone Ellis was born on October 5,1977 and is an American-Georgian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association.
11 Facts About Tyrone Ellis
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Tyrone Ellis is 1.93 m tall and played as a shooting guard.
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Tyrone Ellis was the first head coach named for both the Northern Arizona Suns and the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League.
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Tyrone Ellis had Summer League stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.
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On October 30,2015, after stints with the Tulsa 66ers, Reno Bighorns and Grand Rapids Drive, Tyrone Ellis was hired by the Bakersfield Jam to be an assistant coach in the NBA Development League.
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On July 15,2016, Tyrone Ellis was promoted to head coach for the Northern Arizona Suns, the recently relocated Bakersfield Jam franchise.
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On July 5,2017, Tyrone Ellis was announced as the assistant coach for Team USA Basketball for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
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On October 23,2017, before the start of the Northern Arizona Suns' season, Tyrone Ellis was named an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns with the promotion of Phoenix assistant Jay Triano as the interim head coach.
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On November 7,2024, Tyrone Ellis was hired as an assistant coach for Becky Hammon by the Las Vegas Aces.
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Tyrone Ellis was a member of the Georgia national basketball team from 2006 to 2009.
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Tyrone Ellis 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.