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Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit
CollegeDuke
ConferenceACC
SportBasketball
PositionPoint guard
Jersey #1
ClassFreshman
Career2010–present
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
NationalityAmerican/Australian
Born (1992-03-23) March 23, 1992 (age 32)
Melbourne, Victoria
High schoolSt. Patrick's High School,
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Kyrie Andrew Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an American/Australian college basketball player for Duke University Blue Devils men's basketball team. He was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2010.

High school career

Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy his freshman and sophomore year, where he averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.6 steals and became only the school's second 1,000 point scorer, before transferring to St. Patrick's. Irving was the #2 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com, #3 player in the ESPNU 100, and rated as the #4 player by Rivals.com, While at St. Patrick's High School, Irving played with Michael Gilchrist, who is widely regarded as the one of the best players in the class of 2011. On January 20, 2010, it was announced that Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on April 10. He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, where he was named as co-mvp with Harrison Barnes. In June 2010, Irving was a part of the gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.

College career

Irving committed to Duke on October 22, 2009 in a television broadcast on ESPNU. Irving started playing with Duke in the 2010-11 basketball season under the instruction of head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Personal life

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia while his father, Drederick Irving, played professional basketball for the Bulleen Boomers; young Irving lived in Australia until he was a year and a half then moved to the United States. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia. He opts to play basketball for the United States instead of Australia. Irving has four tattoos. He has two on his chest, including one in memory of his mother, Elizabeth, who died when he was four, and one on each of his wrists.

Awards/Honors

References

  1. Adam ZagoriaSpecial to Rivals High. "Rivals High - Kyrie Irving ready to return after wait period". Highschool.rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  2. "Scout.com: Football Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  3. "College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN". Insider.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  4. "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for class of 2010". Rivalshoops.rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  5. "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  6. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  7. Name, Author (2010-01-20). "It's the USA Against Everyone Else". Slam Online. Retrieved 2010-08-26. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. "Kyrie Irving Selected For McDonald's All-American Game - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  9. "MarketWatch.com". MarketWatch.com. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  10. "Irving & Hairston Win Gold With USA U18 Team - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  11. "Kyrie Irving is Committed to the Red, White and Blue". USA Basketball. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  12. "Twitter / Kyrie Irving: New tattoo for mom...r.i.p". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  13. "Twitter / Kyrie Irving: Better view of the tattoo". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  14. "Family first...4th tattoo". TweetPhoto. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  15. "Add on to my previous tat for me and my sister". TweetPhoto. Retrieved 2010-08-26.

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