Tyrone Washington
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 16, 1976 East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gentry (Indianola, Mississippi) |
| College | Mississippi State (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall |
| Playing career | 1999–2008 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 52 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Banca Popolare Ragusa (Italy) |
| 2000 | San Angelo All-Stars (SBL) |
| 2000–2001 | Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy) |
| 2001–2002 | Fabriano Basket (Italy) |
| 2002 | KK Crvena zvezda (Serbia) |
| 2002–2003 | Columbus Riverdragons (D-League) |
| 2003–2004 | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 2004 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants (Philippines) |
| 2004–2005 | Scafati Basket (Italy) |
| 2005 | Andrea Costa Imola (Italy) |
| 2005–2006 | Fujian Xunxing (China) |
| 2006 | Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) |
| 2006–2007 | Henan Jigang Dragons (China) |
| 2007–2008 | Busan KT Sonicboom (South Korea) |
| 2008 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo (Syria) |
| 2008 | Cariduros de Fajardo (Puerto Rico) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tyrone Lamar Washington (born September 16, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA Draft. However, he played professionally overseas and in the NBA Development League.
Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Washington graduated from Gentry High School in Indianola, Mississippi in 1995. Gatorade named Washington the Mississippi Boys' Basketball Player of the Year in his senior year, and Washington also was a fourth-team All-American pick by Parade magazine.
In his freshman year with the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team, Washington was a backup center behind future NBA player Erick Dampier. Washington averaged 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds as a freshman; he also blocked 13 shots and made 41% of field goal tries and 60% of free throw attempts. After the NBA drafted Dampier in 1996, Washington became the starting center. In 1996–1997, Washington co-led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in blocked shots (2 blocks per game), and his 7.9 rebounds per game was the second-most in the conference. In 1998, Washington was a third-team all-SEC pick.
Washington made his professional debut with the Italian team Banca Popolare Ragusa of Serie A2 in the 1999–2000 season. In the middle of the following season, he joined Viola Reggio Calabria then played 35 games with Fabriano Basket in 2001–2002. With Fabriano, Washington averaged 9.9 points and 7.1 rebounds. He also played semi-pro with the San Angelo All-Stars of the Southwest Basketball League in 2000. In 2002, Washington joined the Los Angeles Clippers for NBA Summer League. After playing five games with the Serbian team KK Crvena zvezda, in which he averaged 8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, he signed with the Columbus Riverdragons for the 2002–2003 season. With the Riverdragons, Washington played 37 games and started 27 games, scored an average of 8.2 points, grabbed 4.4 rebounds, and made 0.8 assists per game.
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