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Position
  
Assistant coach

Listed weight
  
215 lb (98 kg)

Height
  
1.93 m

League
  
NBA Development League

College
  
Texas (2000–2004)

Salary
  
1.223 million USD (2012)

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Royal Ivey

Siblings
  
Sterling Ivey

Listed height
  
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Role
  
Basketball player


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Born
  
December 20, 1981 (age 42) Harlem, New York (
1981-12-20
)

Parents
  
Jennifer Ivey, Rodney Ivey

Similar People
  
Scott Brooks, Monty Williams, Billy Donovan, Mike Budenholzer, Brett Brown

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Royal Terence Ivey (born December 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns before spending 10 years in the NBA.

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Early life and college

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Ivey was born in Harlem in the Manhattan borough of New York City and started on the basketball team of Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. He transferred to Blair Academy.

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Ivey played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, in which he finished as the school's all-time career leader in games started (126).

Professional career

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Ivey was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

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On September 18, 2007, Ivey signed a one-year contract with the Bucks.

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On July 24, 2008, Ivey agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers.

On June 15, 2009, Philadelphia announced that Ivey declined the player option on his contract for the 2009–10 season, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, he re-signed with the 76ers in August 2009.

On February 18, 2010, Ivey was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Primoz Brezec in exchange for Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson.

On July 21, 2010, Ivey signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reached the NBA Finals with the Thunder in 2012, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.

On July 27, 2012, Ivey returned to the 76ers.

On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. However, he was waived on October 25.

On January 16, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 26, 2014, his 10-day contract expired and the Thunder chose not to offer him a second 10-day contract.

On January 29, 2014, he signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of China for rest of the 2013–14 season.

Coaching career

On September 29, 2014, Ivey was named an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League for the 2014–15 season, effectively ending his 10-year playing career.

On July 1, 2016, Ivey was elevated from a player development assistant with the Blue to an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Off the court

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Ivey returned to the University of Texas to finish his degree in applied learning and development.

References

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