- Royal Ivey
infobox NBA Player
name = Royal Ivey
position =Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4
weight_lbs = 215
number = 14
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|12|20
birth_place =Harlem ,New York
highschool = Benjamin N. CardozoBlair Academy
college = Texas
draft = 2nd round, 37th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team =Atlanta Hawks
league = NBA
team =Philadelphia 76ers
career_start = 2004
former_teams = Atlanta Hawks (2004–2007)Milwaukee Bucks (2007–2008)Royal Terence Ivey (born
December 20 1981 , inHarlem ,New York ) is an American professionalbasketball player in the NBA for thePhiladelphia 76ers . He started on theBenjamin N. Cardozo High School inQueens ,New York City . [Dicker, Ron. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01EFDE1330F934A15750C0A96F958260&scp=1&sq=%22royal+ivey%22+cardozo&st=nyt "HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS; Rice and Cardozo Advance to Class A Final"] , "The New York Times ",March 27 ,1999 . AccessedJanuary 27 ,2008 .]NBA career
After a college career at the
University of Texas at Austin , in which he finished as the school's all-time career leader in games started (126), [http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/RoyalIveySigns_070918.html Bucks sign Royal Ivey] , September 18, 2007] he was a second round draft choice of theAtlanta Hawks in the2004 NBA Draft .On
September 18 2007 , Ivey signed a one-year contract with the Bucks.On
July 24 2008 , Ivey agreed to terms with thePhiladelphia 76ers . [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20080724_Sixers_reach_agreement_with_free-agent_Ivey.html Sixers reach agreement with free-agent Ivey | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/24/2008 ] ]Trivia
While with Atlanta, Ivey's teammates gave him the nickname "Cheese", a reference to the notable "Royale with cheese" exchange in the 1994
Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction". [ [http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/worst-of-night-december-10-2007.html Worst of the Night: December 10, 2007] ]NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Atlanta
62 || 5 || 13.0 || .429 || .333 || .701 || 1.4 || 1.7 || .6 || .1 || 3.5
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Atlanta
73 || 66 || 13.4 || .439 || .400 || .727 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Atlanta
53 || 18 || 10.2 || .448 || .313 || .686 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 3.0
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Milwaukee
75 || 20 || 19.2 || .394 || .327 || .726 || 1.6 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || 5.6
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
263 || 109 || 14.3 || .421 || .331 || .714 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .5 || .1 || 4.0
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External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/royal_ivey/index.html NBA.com Profile - Royal Ivey]
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