 Ivey with the 76ers in 2013 | |
| Houston Rockets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1981-12-20)December 20, 1981 (age 43) Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Texas (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: 2nd round, 37th overall pick |
| Selected by theAtlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 2004–2014 |
| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| Number | 36, 12, 11, 7 |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004–2007 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2007–2008 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2008–2010 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2010 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2010–2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2012–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2014 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2016 | Oklahoma City Blue (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2020–2023 | Brooklyn Nets (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| 2023–present | South Sudan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Royal Terence Ivey (/rɔɪˈæl/roy-AL;[1] born December 20, 1981) is an American professionalbasketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for theHouston Rockets of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach of theSouth Sudan national team, who he coached at the2023 World Cup and2024 Olympics. He played college basketball for theTexas Longhorns before spending 10 years in the NBA.
Ivey was born inHarlem in the Manhattan borough of New York City and started on the basketball team ofBenjamin N. Cardozo High School, leading the team to a PSAL championship.[2] He attendedBlair Academy for apost-graduate year.[3]
Ivey playedcollege basketball at theUniversity of Texas at Austin, in which he finished as the school's all-time career leader in games started (126).[4]
Ivey was selected with the 37th overall pick in the2004 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
On September 18, 2007, Ivey signed a one-year contract with the Bucks.[4]
On July 24, 2008, Ivey agreed to terms with thePhiladelphia 76ers.[5]
On June 15, 2009, Philadelphia announced that Ivey declined the player option on his contract for the 2009–10 season, making him anunrestricted free agent. However, he re-signed with the 76ers in August 2009.[6]
On February 18, 2010, Ivey was traded to theMilwaukee Bucks along withPrimoz Brezec in exchange forJodie Meeks andFrancisco Elson.[7]
On July 21, 2010, Ivey signed with theOklahoma City Thunder.[8] He reached the NBA Finals with the Thunder in 2012, but the team lost to theMiami Heat.
On July 27, 2012, Ivey returned to the 76ers.[9]
On September 30, 2013, he signed with theAtlanta Hawks.[10] However, he was waived on October 25.[11]
On January 16, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with theOklahoma City Thunder.[12] On January 26, 2014, his 10-day contract expired and the Thunder chose not to offer him a second 10-day contract.[13]
On January 29, 2014, he signed with theGuangdong Southern Tigers of China for rest of the 2013–14 season.[14]
On September 29, 2014, Ivey was named an assistant coach for theOklahoma City Blue of theNBA Development League for the 2014–15 season, effectively ending his 10-year playing career.[15]
On July 1, 2016, Ivey was elevated from a player development assistant with the Blue to an assistant coach with theOklahoma City Thunder.[16]
On June 7, 2018, Ivey joined theNew York Knicks as an assistant coach toDavid Fizdale.[17] Ivey remained with the Knicks after Fizdale's firing and served under interim head coachMike Miller.[18][19]
On November 11, 2020, theBrooklyn Nets hired Ivey as an assistant coach underSteve Nash.[20][21]
On July 3, 2023, Ivey was hired by theHouston Rockets as an assistant coach.[22]
On May 3, 2021, Ivey signed a contract to become the head coach of theSouth Sudan national team, representing theyoungest country in the world. He coached the team atAfroBasket 2021, the country's first major tournament.[23] Ivey and South Sudan won the country's first AfroBasket game againstUganda,[24] and eventually reached the quarterfinals where the team was eliminated by defending championsTunisia.
Under Ivey's coaching, South Sudan qualified for their first ever World Cup in 2023 after going undefeated in first roundqualifying. They went on to earn a first ever Olympic berth at the2024 games by finishing as the best African team at the2023 World Cup.[25]
Ivey and South Sudan participated at the2024 Olympics, where they won their first game overPuerto Rico, but went on to lose toSerbia andUnited States, thus ending their campaign in the preliminary round.[26] Despite their elimination, the team was widely praised by media and competitors for their play.[27]
During the2011 NBA lockout, Ivey returned to the University of Texas to finish his degree in applied learning and development. He got married in 2023 to Deanna Herrington.[28]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Atlanta | 62 | 5 | 13.0 | .429 | .333 | .701 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .6 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2005–06 | Atlanta | 73 | 66 | 13.4 | .439 | .400 | .727 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 3.6 |
| 2006–07 | Atlanta | 53 | 18 | 10.2 | .448 | .313 | .686 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 3.0 |
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 75 | 20 | 19.2 | .394 | .327 | .726 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .6 | .1 | 5.6 |
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia | 71 | 0 | 12.1 | .332 | .342 | .791 | 1.1 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 3.0 |
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia | 26 | 0 | 9.1 | .473 | .500 | .857 | 1.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.7 |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 18 | 0 | 5.0 | .321 | .182 | .600 | .4 | .6 | .5 | .0 | 1.3 |
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma City | 25 | 0 | 6.2 | .421 | .438 | 1.000 | .6 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 |
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City | 34 | 0 | 10.4 | .356 | .340 | .125 | .7 | .3 | .4 | .0 | 2.1 |
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia | 53 | 5 | 13.2 | .431 | .420 | .563 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 |
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 492 | 114 | 12.5 | .406 | .361 | .706 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 3.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 7.5 | .273 | .286 | .750 | .7 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | .364 | .400 | .500 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 5.1 | .367 | .375 | .667 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 | |