American former basketball player and assistant coach
Tyrone Kennedy Corbin
(born December 31, 1962) is an American former
basketball
player and assistant coach for the
Charlotte Hornets
. He was first appointed the assistant coach of the
Phoenix Suns
, then was named the
Utah Jazz
’s head coach, on February 10, 2011, following the resignation of longtime coach
Jerry Sloan
.
[1]
He was also the brief interim head coach of the
Sacramento Kings
in the 2014?15 season before being replaced by
George Karl
. Prior to that, Corbin played 16 seasons in the NBA.
College career
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Corbin played collegiately at
DePaul University
from 1981 to 1985. He played in 120 games for the Blue Demons, increasing his scoring average and field goal and free throw percentage in each of his four seasons.
[2]
Corbin posted averages of 11.5 points (on .504 FG and .764 FT), 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steal and 2.3 turnovers in 31.1 minutes per game.
[3]
He finished seventh on DePaul's career scoring list and was a two-time honorable mention AP All-America selection, as well as an All-NIT choice in 1983, and he was invited to the 1984 Olympic trials.
He graduated with a degree in computer science, before becoming a second-round pick of the San Antonio Spurs in the
1985 NBA draft
. He was a team
captain
in his
junior
and
senior
years; the former was
Ray Meyer
's last as
head coach
, the latter was
Joey Meyer
's first.
[4]
He was inducted into the
DePaul University
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
[5]
NBA career
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Corbin played in the
NBA
at
small forward
from 1985 to 2000. His first two seasons were with the
San Antonio Spurs
, as he was their selection in the second round (35th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. After signing with the
Cleveland Cavaliers
in January 1987, he was part of the trade by the Cavs which sent
Kevin Johnson
,
Mark West
, 1988 first-round and second-round draft picks and a 1989 second-round draft pick to the
Phoenix Suns
for
Larry Nance
,
Mike Sanders
and a 1988 first-round draft choice in February 1988.
After being selected by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
in the
expansion draft in 1989
, he led the team and established career-highs in 1989?90 in rebounds (7.4) and steals (2.13). Corbin also recorded the first triple-double in Timberwolves history, with 10 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists, against the
Dallas Mavericks
on January 2, 1991.
His stint with the Jazz came by a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves for
Thurl Bailey
early in the 1991?92 season, enabling him to help the team reach the NBA Western Conference Finals twice.
[6]
He averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 233 games for the Jazz from 1991 to 1994.
[2]
He was then traded by the Jazz with a 1995 second-round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks for
Adam Keefe
in September 1994. It was in Atlanta where his streak of 415 consecutive games played would be broken. Corbin then was traded to the
Sacramento Kings
for
Spud Webb
in June 1995. Along with
Walt Williams
, he went to the Miami Heat for
Billy Owens
and
Kevin Gamble
in February 1996.
He then spent three seasons with the Hawks via free-agent signing in 1996. After returning to the Kings as a free agent in 1999, he spent the next season with the
Toronto Raptors
. He was traded by Toronto on February 22, 2001, with
Corliss Williamson
,
Kornel David
and a first-round draft pick to the
Detroit Pistons
for
Jerome Williams
and
Eric Montross
in February 2001.
[7]
Corbin was waived the next day, never again to be on an NBA team as a player.
[8]
Wearing No. 23 and No. 33 throughout his playing career,
[6]
he averaged 9.3 points (on .457 percent from the field), 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals in nearly 26 minutes per game while playing 1,065 games in his career.
[3]
A versatile small forward, Corbin also played in 81 NBA playoff games in his career, including 37 with the Jazz, averaging 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Coaching career
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After his playing career, Corbin spent one season with the
Charleston Lowgators
of the
NBDL
as a player mentor. Corbin was hired by
Scott Layden
, then general manager of the
New York Knicks
, as manager of Knicks player development for the 2003?04 season. In 2004, he went to the Utah Jazz, spending seven years as an assistant coach under
Jerry Sloan
before eventually succeeding Sloan as head coach in 2011.
[6]
On April 21, 2014, the Jazz announced that they had elected not to offer Corbin a new contract.
[9]
Afterwards he became an assistant coach of the
Sacramento Kings
and on December 15, 2014, he was promoted to interim head coach after
Mike Malone
was fired.
[10]
On February 12, 2015, he was relieved of his head coaching duties by the Kings, choosing to continue working with the organization as an advisor to the front office.
[11]
On June 25, 2016, two days after the
2016 NBA draft
ended, the
Phoenix Suns
announced that Corbin would return to the
Phoenix Suns
as an assistant coach under
Earl Watson
's newest coaching staff. Watson was a previous player under Corbin's tenure during his last season coaching the Jazz, and was also a mentor for Watson as he began his transition into coaching in the NBA.
[12]
He'd also be reunited later on with
Mehmet Okur
, another former player he coached that would join the Suns' coaching staff as a player development coach. After a 2 season stint in Phoenix, Corbin and the Suns parted ways.
On June 26, 2018, Corbin was hired by the
Orlando Magic
as assistant coach.
[13]
On August 2, 2022, Corbin was hired by the
Charlotte Hornets
as an assistant coach.
[14]
Head coaching record
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Legend
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Playoffs
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Personal life
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Corbin has two children, Tyjha, and Tyrell with his wife, high school sweetheart, Dante.
[6]
Tyrell was one of the top basketball prospects from Utah, playing point guard for West High. He was named Utah's Mr. Basketball in the year 2011.
[15]
He went on to play for the UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team, a Division I school competing in the
Big West Conference
[16]
and coached by
Jim Les
, his father's
Atlanta Hawks
teammate from the
1994?95 NBA season
.
[17]
[18]
Tyrell Corbin most recently played for
Mega Tbilisi
in the
Georgian Superliga
in 2022.
[19]
References
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Utah Jazz: Tyrone Corbin says he's ready to be head coach
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NBA.com Tyrone Corbin
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Tyrone Corbin Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards
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DePaul University 1986–87 Men's Basketball Media Guide
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DePaul University Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Utah Local News ? Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive ? The Salt Lake Tribune
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NBA.com: Tyrone Corbin Player Info
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"2000-01 Detroit Pistons Transactions"
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Basketball Reference
.
Sports Reference
. Retrieved
30 September
2022
.
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Utah Jazz Will Not Offer Tyrone Corbin a New Contract
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Kings Relieve Michael Malone of Head Coaching Duties
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Kings Relieve Tyrone Corbin of Head Coaching Duties
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Getting to know Phoenix Suns assistant coach Tyrone Corbin
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"Magic Complete Coaching Staff"
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NBA.com
. June 26, 2018.
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"Charlotte Hornets Finalize Coaching Staff"
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NBA.com
. August 2, 2022.
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"All-State basketball: West's Tyrell Corbin is Deseret News Mr. Basketball 2011"
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Deseret News
. 20 March 2011.
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West's Tyrell Corbin 'so happy' for new Jazz coach ? his dad | Overtime: Prep Sports | The Salt Lake Tribune
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Atlanta Hawks (1949 ? ) 1994 Stats, History, Awards and More
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For Jim Les, it's a family affair at UC Davis ? College Basketball Nation Blog ? ESPN
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"Tyrell Corbin statistics"
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Proballers
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