Background
Ivey was born in Harlem in the Manhattan borough of New York City and started on the basketball team of Benjamin N. Cardozo High School.
Ivey was born in Harlem in the Manhattan borough of New York City and started on the basketball team of Benjamin N. Cardozo High School.
Ivey played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, in which he finished as the school"s all-time career leader in games started (126).
He played college basketball with Texas. He transferred to Blair Academy. Ivey was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2004 National Basketball Association draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
On September 18, 2007, Ivey signed a one-year contract with the Buckinghamshire.
On July 24, 2008, Ivey agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers. On June 15, 2009, Philadelphia announced that Ivey declined the player option on his contract for the 2009-2010 season, making him an unrestricted free agent.
However, he re-signed with the 76ers in August 2009. On February 18, 2010, Ivey was traded to the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire along with Primoz Brezec in exchange for Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson.
On July 21, 2010, Ivey signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
He reached the National Basketball Association Finals with the Thunder in 2012, but the team lost to the Miami Heat. On July 27, 2012, Ivey returned to the 76ers. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks.
However, he was waived on October 25.
On January 16, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 26, 2014, his 10-day contract expired and the Thunder chose not to offer him a second 10-day contract.
On January 29, 2014, he signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of China for rest of the 2013-2014 season. On September 29, 2014, Ivey was named an assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Blue for the 2014-2015 season, effectively ending his 10-year playing career.
During the 2011 National Basketball Association lockout, Ivey returned to the University of Texas to finish his degree in applied learning and development.