Byron Edward Irvin (born December 2, 1966) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. A 6'5" (1.95 m) and 190 lb (86 kg)
shooting guard, he was selected by the
Portland Trail Blazers
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in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the
1989 NBA draft
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. He played
college basketball
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for the
Arkansas Razorbacks
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and
Missouri Tigers
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.
High school
Irvin attended
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Percy Julian High School. In his senior year of high school he averaged 32 points a game, and in one game he scored 50 points.
College career
He played collegiately at the
University of Arkansas
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under legendary coach Eddie Sutton before Sutton left for Kentucky. Irvin was there from 1984/85-1985/86, then transferred to the
University of Missouri
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Played for Hall of Fame Coach Norm Stewart (1987/88-1988/89, after having missed the 1986/87 season). He also received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri.
Professional career
Irvin played in NBA for three seasons: 1989–90 for the
Portland Trail Blazers
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and 1990–91 and 1992–93 for the
Washington Bullets
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, averaging 5.2 PPG in his career.
He also played in the
Continental Basketball Association and overseas in Spain, Greece, Israel, Argentina, Switzerland, Philippines, Belgium, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
After playing career
Irvin is now a sports agent. He is Senior Vice President of Basketball Relativity Sports, and has represented NBA players such as Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Joey Graham, Stephen Graham, Reggie Evans, Kris Humphries, Melvin Ely, Justin Williams, Isaiah Thomas, Nene Hilario, Erick Dampier, Darington Hobson. Rodney White, Matt Carroll, Gerald Green, Antoine Walker, Randy Holcombe. Ricky Davis, Earl Clark. He has negotiated over $550 million in contracts.
Personal life
Irvin is a cousin of former NBA player and head coach
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After playing for Marquette Universit ...
.
Notes
External links
Byron Irvin NBA stats@ basketballreference.com
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1966 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American men's basketball players
American sports agents
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
Basketball players from Chicago
Columbus Horizon players
Fort Wayne Fury players
La Crosse Catbirds players
Magnolia Hotshots players
Mexico Aztecas players
Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
Portland Trail Blazers players
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from La Grange, Illinois
Washington Bullets players