Lance Irvin is an American college basketball coach, formerly head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Irvin played college basketball at

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during the 1987–88 season before transferring to

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where he played under

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from 1990 to 1991.

Coaching career

Serving as a graduate assistant under Eustachy at Idaho, Irvin got his first coaching opportunity. He then returned home to his native Chicago as an assistant coach at DePaul from 1992 to 1997, followed by an assistant coaching stint at Loyola-Chicago from 1998 to 2001 before reuniting with Eustachy at

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for one season. In 2002, Irvin joined the coaching staff at

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, and made subsequent stops at

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and

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under

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and

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respectively. After Missouri, Irvin became an assistant coach at SMU from 2006 to 2008, and then an assistant at

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from 2008 to 2012. Irvin returned home to Chicago and assisted his brother Nick coaching the Morgan Park HS boys basketball team, while also serving as the school's dean of students. On August 7, 2018, Irvin was named the 13th head men's basketball coach in Chicago State history, replacing

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Personal life

Irvin is part of a prominent Chicago basketball family. His late father McGlother "Mac" Irvin is the founder of the Mac Irvin Fire AAU program. Brother

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is a former NBA first round draft choice and three seasons in the NBA with the

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and

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, while brothers Mac, Nick and sister Cynthia have all been involved in the Chicago basketball scene.

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