Tyrone Ellis is a naturalized Georgian professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, originally from the United States

United States

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. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall shooting guard

Shooting guard

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. He currently plays for CB Estudiantes

CB Estudiantes

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...

 in Spain.

College career

Ellis graduated from Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University

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 in Bethany

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, Oklahoma

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 in 2001.

Professional career

Since his graduation from Southern Nazarene University, Ellis has played professional basketball in the United States

United States

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 (Huntsville Flight

Huntsville Flight

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), Germany

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 (Frankfurt Skyliners), Turkey

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 (Beşiktaş Cola Turka

Besiktas Cola Turka

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), Italy

Italy

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 (Basket Napoli

Basket Napoli

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) and Spain

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 (Casademont Girona, Cajasol Sevilla, Asefa Estudiantes

CB Estudiantes

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...

).

Georgia national team

Ellis is also a member of the Georgia national basketball team

Georgia national basketball team

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. He played with the team at the Division B Eurobasket 2009

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 and averaged 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists during the tournament. In the finals against Belarus

Belarus national basketball team

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he averaged 13.5 points and 3.0 assists and helped Georgia to move up to Division A.