Byron Edward Irvin (born December 2, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.95 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri Tigers.

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Byron Irvin

Personal information
Born	(1966-12-02) December 2, 1966 (age 57) La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Arkansas (1984–1986) Missouri (1987–1989)
NBA draft	1989: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 32
Career history
List may be incomplete
1989–1990	Portland Trail Blazers
1990–1991	Washington Bullets
1991	La Crosse Catbirds
1991–1993	Columbus Horizon
1993	Fort Wayne Fury
1993	Washington Bullets
1993	Hapoel Givatayim
1994	Purefoods
1994	Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995	Mexico Aztecas
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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Irvin attended Chicago's Percy Julian High School. In his senior year of high school he averaged 32 points a game, and in one game he scored 50 points.

He played collegiately at the University of Arkansas under legendary coach Eddie Sutton before Sutton left for Kentucky. Irvin was there from 1984/85-1985/86, then transferred to the University of Missouri Played for Hall of Fame Coach Norm Stewart (1987/88-1988/89, after having missed the 1986/87 season). He also received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri.

Irvin played in NBA for three seasons: 1989–90 for the Portland Trail Blazers and 1990–91 and 1992–93 for the Washington Bullets, averaging 5.2 PPG in his career. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association and overseas in Spain, Greece, Israel, Argentina, Switzerland, Philippines, Belgium, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.

Irvin is now a sports agent. He is Senior Vice President of Basketball Relativity Sports, and has represented NBA players such as Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Joey Graham, Stephen Graham, Reggie Evans, Kris Humphries, Melvin Ely, Justin Williams, Isaiah Thomas, Nene Hilario, Erick Dampier, Darington Hobson. Rodney White, Matt Carroll, Gerald Green, Antoine Walker, Randy Holcombe. Ricky Davis, Earl Clark. He has negotiated over $550 million in contracts.

Irvin is a cousin of former NBA player and head coach Doc Rivers.^[1]