George Irvine (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1948 Ballard (Seattle, Washington) |
| College | Washington (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970: 8th round, 125th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 1970–1976 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 31, 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1970–1975 | Virginia Squires |
| 1976 | Denver Nuggets |
| As coach: | |
| 1977–1980 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) |
| 1984–1986, 1988–1989 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1991–1995 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) |
| 1995–1997 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career ABA statistics | |
Points | 3,093 (9.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 959 (3.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 428 (1.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
George Ramsey Irvine (February 1, 1948 – May 8, 2017) was an American professional
ABA-NBA merger
.
Irvine would later serve as head coach for two NBA teams; the
Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012.[1] He died on May 8, 2017, at the age of 69 of cancer.[2]
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1984–85 | 82 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 4th in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Indiana | 1985–86 | 82 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 6th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Indiana | 1988–89 | 20 | 6 | 14 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detroit | 1999–2000 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4th in Central | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in First Round
|
| Detroit | 2000–01 | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 5th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 290 | 100 | 190 | .345 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
References
- ^ 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
- ^ George Irvine, one of the original Virginia Squires, succumbs to cancer
External links
- George Irvine playing statistics at basketball-reference.com
- George Irvine Coach Info at NBA.com
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