Players
Tyrone Nesby
Year Inducted: 2019
Category: Players
Schools / Organizations: Cairo High School
Vincennes (IN) Community College
UNLV
NBA: Clippers, Wizards
Biography: Tyrone scored more than 1,900 points at Cairo High School from 1990-94. He was a 1st Team All-State Player in both 1993 and 1994. He helped Cairo to 3rd place in the IHSA Class A State Tournament in 1993. Tyrone played from 1994-96 at Vincennes (IN) Community College, earning NJCAA All-American honors in 1996. He scored more than 1,000 points in 2 seasons there before movine west to play at The University of Nevada–Las Vegas (UNLV). Tyrone was the Rebels’ team MVP for both seasons he played there. He played parts of 4 seasons in the NBA for the Clippers and the Wizards before finishing his career in Europe.