Tyrone Washington Facts for Kids

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Tyrone Washington
Personal information
Born	(1976-09-16) September 16, 1976 (age 48) East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
High school	Gentry (Indianola, Mississippi)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
College	Mississippi State (1995–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1999–2008
Career history
1999–2000	Banca Popolare Ragusa
2000	San Angelo All-Stars
2000–2001	Viola Reggio Calabria
2001–2002	Fabriano Basket
2002	KK Crvena zvezda
2002–2003	Columbus Riverdragons
2003–2004	Galatasaray
2004	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2004–2005	Scafati Basket
2005	Andrea Costa Imola
2005–2006	Fujian Xunxing
2006	Capitanes de Arecibo
2006–2007	Henan Jigang Dragons
2007–2008	Busan KT Sonicboom
2008	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2008	Cariduros de Fajardo

Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-SEC (1998) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1995)

Tyrone Lamar Washington (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a power forward. Tyrone played college basketball at Mississippi State University. After college, he was chosen by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA draft. However, he spent his professional career playing for teams in other countries and in the NBA Development League (now called the G League).

Early Life and College Basketball Journey

Tyrone Washington was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He grew up and went to Gentry High School in Indianola, Mississippi. He graduated in 1995.

During his senior year, Tyrone was recognized for his basketball skills.

Tyrone joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team in college.

After Erick Dampier was drafted into the NBA in 1996, Tyrone became the starting center for his team.

In the 1996–1997 season, Tyrone was one of the top players in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for blocked shots.
He averaged 2 blocks per game.
His 7.9 rebounds per game was the second-highest in the conference.
In 1998, Tyrone was named a third-team All-SEC player.

After college, Tyrone Washington began his professional basketball career. He played for many teams around the world.

Tyrone started his professional journey in Italy with Banca Popolare Ragusa in the 1999–2000 season.
He later joined other Italian teams like Viola Reggio Calabria and Fabriano Basket.
With Fabriano, he averaged 9.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
In 2002, he played five games with the Serbian team KK Crvena zvezda.

In 2002, Tyrone joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the NBA Summer League.
Later that year, he signed with the Columbus Riverdragons in the NBA Development League.
He played 37 games with the Riverdragons, starting 27 of them.
He averaged 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Tyrone continued to play for various teams in different countries.

In the 2003–2004 season, he played for Galatasaray in the Turkish Basketball League.
In 2004, he played for the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the Philippine Basketball Association.
He returned to Italy to play for Scafati Basket.

In 2005, Tyrone was a top pick in the draft for international players in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
He played for Fujian Xunxing in China, where he had an impressive season.
In 2005–2006, he averaged 27.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.
In 2006, he played for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico.
He was again a top pick in the CBA draft in 2006, joining the Henan Jigang Dragons.
In 2007, he was drafted by the Busan KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League.
His career also included playing for Al-Ittihad Aleppo in Syria in 2008.
He finished his career playing for Cariduros de Fajardo in Puerto Rico in 2008.