John Irving (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | May 24, 1953 (age 71) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Arizona (1972–1973) Hofstra (1974–1977) |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Irving (born May 24, 1953) is a retired American college basketball player best known for his career at Hofstra, which lasted from 1974–75 to 1976–77. He also spent one season (1972–73) at Arizona before transferring.[1] Irving, a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 215-lb (98 kg) power forward/center, recorded 1,018 points and 1,186 rebounds during his three-year career at Hofstra.[2] He holds career per-game averages of 13.2 points and 15.4 rebounds at the school, and is the last Hofstra player to average a double-digit number of rebounds in three consecutive seasons.[2] He led NCAA Division I in rebounding during his sophomore year of 1974–75 with a 15.3 per-game average.[3] Irving was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams, and after he graduated was selected in the third round (58th overall) by the Detroit Pistons in the 1977 NBA draft, although he never played in the league.[4] Previously, he was also selected by the Phoenix Suns in the ninth round (150th overall) in 1976. He is still only one of two players in Hofstra University history to accumulate both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his career (Bill Thieben is the other), and has been honored as an inductee in the school's Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2011 class.[2]
After college, Irving played for Manila (Philippines) and Anderlecht (Belgium), before playing three years in Israel for Elitzur and Betar Tel Aviv. He then moved to England for a year before playing for Ahrend Donar in the Netherlands.[5]
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