Gary Ervin (born August 9, 1983) is an American professional

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of the French

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and the

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. Ervin was the NBL's

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for the

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while playing for the

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High school career

Ervin prepped at Robeson High in Brooklyn but went to Notre Dame Prep for 2002–03 where he helped Bill Barton's team go 30–9 with a national top eight finish and a pair of tournament titles – the Maine Central Institute Classic and the War on the Shore Tournament. Ervin averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 assists per game during his senior year.# 11 Gary Ervin
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College career

In his freshman season at

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, Ervin was named in the 2004 SEC All-Freshman team. In 30 games, he averaged 5.4 points, 2.5 assists, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. In his sophomore season, he was third in the Southeastern Conference in assists and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.58:1). In 34 games (33 starts), he averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In 2005, Ervin transferred to

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which forced him to sit out the 2005–06 season due to NCAA transfer rules. In his junior season at Arkansas, Ervin earned SEC Player of the Week honors twice during the season, becoming the first multi-week winner for Arkansas since Jannero Pargo earned the honor twice in 2002. Ervin won his awards on Jan 8 and March 5. In 35 games (29 starts), he averaged 9.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.Gary Ervin Stats
In his senior season, Ervin and the Razorbacks lost in 2008 SEC Tournament final and were the SEC Western Division Regular Season Runners-Up. In 35 games, he averaged 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Professional career

2008–09 season

Ervin went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. On November 7, 2008, he was selected in the 4th round of the 2008 NBA D-League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On January 20, 2009, he was waived by the Skyforce. On January 25, 2009, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers.

2009–10 season

On November 5, 2009, he was selected in the 4th round of the 2009 NBA D-League draft by the Maine Red Claws. On November 30, 2009, he was waived by the Red Claws after just 2 games. On December 7, 2009, he signed with the

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for the 2010 PBL season. He later won the MVP award for the 2010 PBL All-Star game.

2010–11 season

On August 18, 2010, Ervin signed with the

for the

. In his first season with Wollongong, Ervin proved a sensation. In 27 games he averaged 20.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game on his way to winning the NBL's Most Valuable Player award for 2011, becoming the first Hawk to do so since Mike Jones in 1981. He was also selected to the All-NBL first team for the 2010–11 season. Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NBL season, Ervin joined Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela for the 2011 LBP season.

2011–12 season

In August 2011, Ervin signed with

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of Ukraine for the 2011–12 season.

2012–13 season

On October 1, 2012, Ervin signed with the

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for the

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. In the months of December and January, Ervin won the Player of the Month award for both. He went on to win the 2013 Kevin Sugars Medal for being the Crocodiles MVP.

2013–14 season

On July 10, 2013, Ervin signed with the

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for the

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. On March 31, 2014, Ervin was suspended for Game 3 of the 36ers' semi-final series against the Melbourne Tigers after a kneeing incident involving Chris Goulding of the Tigers in Game 2 of the same series on March 30 was referred straight to the tribunal.

2014–15 season

On August 1, 2014, Ervin signed with the Wollongong Hawks for the

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, returning to the club for second stint.

2015–16 season

After a short stint with La Matica of the Dominican Republic during September 2015, Ervin signed with

of the French

on October 4. On November 14, he was released by Roanne after appearing in just four games.

Personal

Ervin is the son of Gary Ervin Sr. and Mary Harris. Ervin's fiancé, Kia Vaughn, is a professional basketball player herself. She has played in both Europe and the WNBA.Take 40: Gary Ervin

References

External links

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at nba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ervin, Gary 1983 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players BC Kyiv players Chorale Roanne Basket players Halifax Rainmen players Maine Red Claws players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players Point guards Sioux Falls Skyforce players Basketball players from Brooklyn Townsville Crocodiles players Trotamundos de Carabobo players Tulsa 66ers players Wollongong Hawks players