Byron Edward Irvin (born December 2, 1966) is an American former professional

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player. A ,

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, he was selected by the

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in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He played

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for the

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and Missouri Tigers.

High school

Irvin attended

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'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

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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

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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

and 1990–91 and 1992–93 for the

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, averaging 5.2 PPG in his career. He also played in the

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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

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Notes

External links

Byron Irvin NBA stats
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