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George Irvine

1948 – 2017

American basketball player and coach

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Lived 1948 – 2017 (aged 69). George Irvine was an American basketball player and basketball coach.

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. He died on May 8, 2017, at the age of 69 of cancer.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Ballard High School
Awards
List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
Also known as
George Ramsey Irvine

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped George Irvine's

Frequently asked questions

Who was George Irvine?

American basketball player and coach (1948-2017)

When was George Irvine born?

George Irvine was born on 1 February 1948 in Seattle.

When did George Irvine die?

George Irvine died on 8 May 2017 in Seattle.

What was George Irvine's occupation?

George Irvine was a basketball player and basketball coach.

What nationality was George Irvine?

George Irvine was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Irvine

· Wikidata: Q3760542

· DBpedia: George Irvine (basketball)

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