George Irvine (basketball)

George Irvine
Personal information
Born	February 1, 1948; Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	May 8, 2017 (aged 69); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	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
	First-team All-Pac-8 (1970); Second-team All-Pac-8 (1969);
Career ABA statistics
Points	3,093 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds	959 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	428 (1.3 apg)
	Stats at Basketball Reference

George Ramsey Irvine (February 1, 1948 – May 8, 2017) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'6" forward, Irvine played collegiately at the University of Washington, where he was a first-team All-Pac-8 selection in 1970. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft. However, he never played for his hometown SuperSonics, nor for any other NBA team. Instead, Irvine opted to play for the team that selected him in the American Basketball Association draft, the Virginia Squires. Irvine played for the Squires for five seasons and then played a final pro season with the Denver Nuggets during the 1975–76 season, the ABA's final season prior to the ABA-NBA merger.

Irvine would later serve as head coach for two NBA teams; the Indiana Pacers, for two stints, and the Detroit Pistons. He was inducted into 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

Legend
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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[1] 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012

[2] George Irvine, one of the original Virginia Squires, succumbs to cancer

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