Byron Irvin

Byron Irvin

Personal information
Born	(1966-12-02) December 2, 1966 La Grange, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Arkansas (1984–1986) Missouri (1987–1989)
NBA draft	1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 32
Career history
List may be incomplete
1989–1990	Portland Trail Blazers
1990–1991	Washington Bullets
1991	La Crosse Catbirds (CBA)
1991–1993	Columbus Horizon (CBA)
1993	Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
1993	Washington Bullets
1993–1994	Hapoel Gvat/Yagur (Israel)
1994	Purefoods (Philippines)
1994	Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
1994–1995	Mexico City Aztecas (CBA)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Byron Edward Irvin (born December 2, 1966) is a retired American 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 overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft.

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.

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.

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, Spain, Greece, Israel, Argentina, Switzerland, Philippines, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Venezuela,

Irvin is a cousin of former NBA player and current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, and 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 Dollars in contracts.

External links

• Byron Irvin NBA stats @ basketballreference.com