Byron Irvin Explained

Byron Irvin
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:2 December 1966
Birth Place:La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
High School:Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:1989
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:22
Draft Team:Portland Trail Blazers
Career Number:23, 32
Career Position:Shooting guard
Team1:List may be incomplete
Team2:Portland Trail Blazers
Team3:Washington Bullets
Years4:1991
Team4:La Crosse Catbirds
Years5:1991–1993
Team5:Columbus Horizon
Years6:1993
Team6:Fort Wayne Fury
Team7:Washington Bullets
Years8:1993
Team8:Hapoel Givatayim
Years9:1994
Team9:Purefoods
Years10:1994
Team10:Fort Wayne Fury
Years11:1994–1995
Team11:Mexico Aztecas

Byron Edward Irvin (born December 2, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.95 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri Tigers.

High school

Irvin attended Chicago's 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 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 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 and 1990–91 and 1992–93 for the Washington Bullets, 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.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBA.com Doc Rivers . . June 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620041615/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/ . June 20, 2012 . dead .