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11 Facts About Drederick Irving

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Drederick Irving was born on January 11,1966 and is an American former professional basketball player.

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Drederick Irving played college basketball at Boston University from 1984 to 1988.

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Drederick Irving is the father of National Basketball Association player Kyrie Irving.

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Drederick Irving practiced gymnastics before switching to basketball at age ten.

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Drederick Irving played on the varsity basketball team at Adlai E Stevenson High School.

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Drederick Irving spent his junior year as a reserve player and committed to Boston University in the fall of his senior year.

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In 1992, Drederick Irving moved to Australia to play for the Bulleen Boomers of the South East Australian Basketball League, where he averaged 30 points per game.

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8.

Drederick Irving unsuccessfully tried out for the Boston Celtics of the NBA and played in the Pro-Am League in New York.

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Drederick Irving met his first wife, Elizabeth Larson, while in college.

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Drederick Irving raised Kyrie and daughter Asia in New Jersey and worked as a financial broker on Wall Street.

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Drederick Irving married Shetellia Riley, who would become Kyrie's agent, in 2004 and had another daughter, London.