Tyrone Ellis (born October 5, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is a naturalized Georgian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall shooting guard. He currently plays for CB Estudiantes in Spain.
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Ellis graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma in 2001.
Since his graduation from Southern Nazarene University, Ellis has played professional basketball in the United States (Huntsville Flight), Germany (Frankfurt Skyliners), Turkey (Beşiktaş Cola Turka), Italy (Basket Napoli) and Spain (Casademont Girona, Cajasol Sevilla, Asefa Estudiantes).
Ellis is also a member of the Georgia national basketball team. He 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. In the finals against Belarus he averaged 13.5 points and 3.0 assists and helped Georgia to move up to Division A.[1]
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