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Royal Ivey is a former United States basketball player and coach. Royal Ivey currently serves as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life
Royal Ivey was born in Harlem, New York, United States, on December 20, 1981. His full name is Royal Terence Ivey and he has American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to the birth sign of Sagittarius and is currently 42 years. Furthermore, he belongs to the African American ethnicity.
His parents are Jennifer Ivey and Rodney Ivey. Furthermore, she grew up with her brother whose name is Sterling Ivey. Since he was very young he has had a great interest in basketball.
Caption: Royal Ivey with his parents (Source: Norman Transcript)
Royal Ivey – Education
He attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School and began playing on the school’s basketball team. The team wins a PSAL championship. He went to Blair Academy for a year after graduating high school.
Additionally, he played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, where he finished as the school’s all-time starter (126).
Career
The Atlanta Hawks selected Royal Ivey with the 37th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. He signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 18, 2007. On July 24, 2008, he agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers.
On June 15, 2009, Philadelphia announced that Ivey had declined the player option on his contract for the 2009–10 season, leaving him an unrestricted free agent. However, he resigned from the Philadelphia 76ers in August 2009. On February 18, 2010 he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, along with Primoz Brezec, for Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson.
On July 21, 2010, he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reached the NBA Finals with the Thunder in 2012, but they lost to the Miami Heat. Again, he rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers on July 27, 2012.
Caption: Royal Ivey holding the basketball (Source: NBA.com)
On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. However, he was released on October 25. On January 16, 2014, he agreed to a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 26, 2014, his 10-day contract expired and the Thunder refused to give him another 10-day contract.
He signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of China on January 29, 2014 and played for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. During his playing career, he was named 2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2003, 2004)
Training
He began his career working as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League during the 2014-15 season, effectively ending his 10-year playing career. On July 1, 2016, he was promoted from player development assistant with the Blues to assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On June 7, 2018, he joined the New York Knicks as an assistant coach to David Fizdale. Following Fizdale’s departure, Ivey remained with the Knicks and worked under interim head coach Mike Miller. On November 11, 2020, the Brooklyn Nets hired Ivey as an assistant coach to Steve Nash.
Subtitle: Royal Ivey as basketball coach (Source: Boardroom)
He signed as head coach of the South Sudan national team on May 3, 2021. He coached the team at the AfroBasket 2021, the country’s first major tournament. Ivey and South Sudan advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by defending champions Tunisia.
South Sudan qualified for their first World Cup in 2023 thanks to Ivey’s coaching, going undefeated in the first qualifying round. They then clinched their first Olympic berth in 2024 after finishing as the top African team at the 2023 World Cup. On July 3, 2023, the Houston Rockets hired Ivey as an assistant coach.
Royal Ivey – Net worth 2024
Officially, he has not revealed his earnings, salary, and net worth. But we can assume that he lives a comfortable lifestyle with his family, which is made possible by his basketball and coaching career.
civil status
Royal Ivey has remained quiet when it comes to his relationship and married life. He has not yet mentioned if he is married or in any kind of relationship. Like other celebrities, he prefers to keep her personal life a secret and avoid talking about her in the media or in public. As of now, we can assume that he seems single and single.
Unlike other players, he has not been involved in speculation, although he was criticized for his comments after the Thunder lost the 2012 NBA Finals.
Body measurements
Caption: Royal Ivey walking down the street (Source: NetsDaily)
The former basketball player is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighs around 215 pounds (98 kg). He has short black hair and a pair of brown eyes.
Social media
On his Instagram page ‘@royaliveycamp’ he has 554 followers. Likewise, there are more than 19.8 thousand followers on his Twitter page ‘@ROYALTIVEY’ and 849 followers on his Facebook page.
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