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  • Royal Ivey
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  • Guard
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2012 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
1.0
RPG
1.00
APG
0.3
EFF
+ 0.67
Born: Dec 20, 1981
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Texas / USA
Years Pro: 7

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Background

Position: Guard
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
NBA Years: Six NBA Seasons
College: Texas
Birthdate: 12/20/81
Birthplace: Harlem, NY
Aquired: Signed by Oklahoma City on July 21, 2010. Originally selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft (No. 37 overall).

CAREER AVERAGES
3.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg and 1.1 apg in 12.7 mpg (403 career games).

2010-11 SEASON AVERAGES
1.6 ppg, 0.6 rpg and 0.3 apg in 6.2 mpg.

2010-11
Appeared in 25 games and shot 43.8% from 3-point range (7-16 3FGs)...Came off the bench and shot 2-of-2 from 3-point range during Thunder win at Boston (11/19)… Made season debut for OKC 11/15 at Utah and in 11 minutes went 1-of-1 from three point range en route to 3.0 points and 1.0 assists.

NBA CAREER
2009-10: Split his sixth season in the NBA with Philadelphia and Milwaukee and appeared in 44 games (18 with Milwaukee) ... Averaged 2.1 points (1.3 with Milwaukee) in 7.4 minutes (5.0 with Milwaukee)...Swiped a season-high three steals and added three points and two assists on 11/6... Scored six points against Utah on 11/13...Went 2-2 from three-point range to score six points at Utah on 12/26... Connected on both of his three-point attempts in scoring six points at Houston on 2/6...Tallied a season-best nine points and added four rebounds and one steal against Minnesota on 2/9.
2008-09 In 71 games off the bench, averaged 3.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game...Shot 33.2% from the field, 32.4% from three-point range and a career-high 79.1% from the free throw line...Took a career-high 39 three-pointers...Recorded 36 steals to 23 turnovers for steal-to-turnover ratio of 1.56...Sixth-highest steal-to-turnover ratio of any player in the league...Scored 10 of his season-high tying 11 points in the Sixers fourth quarter comeback vs. Miami on 2/7.
2007-08 Finished his fourth season in the league and first with Milwaukee by appearing in a career-high 75 games and averaging career-bests in points (5.6), rebounds (1.6) and assists (2.1) while clocking in for a career-high 19.2 minutes per game… Led the team in steals 20 times and in assists nine times… Played a career-high 1,437 minutes… Topped Milwaukee reserves in scoring five times and was the leading assist man off the bench in 16 games… Poured in a career-high 19 points on 1/29 at New Jersey… established a career-high eight assists on 1/19 against Golden State…Snared a career-best eight rebounds 1/16 against Atlanta… reached double-figures in scoring 15 times…scored in double-digits in five of six games from 1/22-1/30
2006-07 Appeared in 53 games (18 starts) for the Hawks…Averaged 3.0 points and 1.0 rebound in 10.0 minutes of action…Averaged 4.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in his 18 starts for Atlanta (Hawks were 8-10)… Committed only 31 turnovers on the season in 539 minutes of action…Swiped a career-high five steals on 4/13 vs. Washington
2005-06 Started 66 games (played in 73 total) for the Hawks…As a starter averaged 3.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists…Led all NBA guards in fewest turnovers per 48 minutes (1.1)…On the season averaged 3.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 13.4 minutes per game…Committed only 16 miscues in the final 64 games (897 minutes of playing time) and had just 23 turnovers the entire season
2005-06 As a rookie appeared in 62 games (five starts) posting averages of 3.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 13.0 minutes… Was tied for 12th among all NBA rookies in assists and 16th in steals…in his five starts, tallied 3.6 points, 2.4 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals…in the month of November, averaged 5.3 points, hitting 51.3% of his FGA.

PLAYOFFS
Appeared in 11 playoff contests (with Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City) and recorded averages of 1.9 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 5.6 minutes per game.

COLLEGE
He was a four-year starter at Texas, who saw time at both guard positions...Ivey helped lead the team to four NCAA Tourney appearances, including three consecutive “Sweet 16” berths and one Final Four appearance...A two-time Big 12 Conference All-Defensive Team selection ...Capped his career as the 24th all-time leading scorer on the Longhorns career scoring list (1,036) and finished as the school’s career leader in games started (126) and tied for third on the school’s games played list (133)... Completed his collegiate career with averages of 7.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists (45.4 FG%, 33.8 3FG%, 70.9 FT%) ..Named team captain as a senior... Named a third-team All-Big 12 selection by the media...As a junior, was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Houston Chronicle.

PERSONAL
Name is pronounced “roy-AL”... named after the combined first and last names of his grandfather, Roy Allen... Majored in education at Texas...Off the court enjoys bowling and swimming...Some of his favorite movies include Reservoir Dogs, Waiting, Wedding Crashers and Napoleon Dynamite...Favorite player growing up was Dominique Wilkins.


Personal


Name is pronounced (roy-AL) ... nickname is “Cheese” ... Royal Terence Ivey was born December 20, 1981 in Harlem, New York ... named after the combined first and last names of his grandfather, Roy Allen ... son of Rodney and Jennifer Ivey ... both of his parents are artists … brother's name is Sterling ... majored in education at Texas ... off the court enjoys bowling and swimming ... some of his favorite movies include Reservoir Dogs, Waiting, Wedding Crashers and Napoleon Dynamite ... favorite player growing up was Dominique Wilkins ... favorite team was the Nets, with Derrick Coleman, Drazen Petrovic and Kevin Edwards ... college teammate and close friend of former Buck and current Toronto Raptors guard T.J. Ford ... attended one year of prep school at Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ, (where he teamed with future Duke product and current Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng) ... after attending Cardozo High School in Queens, NY ... teammate Charlie Villanueva also went to Blair Academy ... wears a size 14 basketball shoe.



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