George Irvine

This article is about the American basketball player and coach. For the Canadian lawyer and politician, see George Irvine (Canadian politician).

George R. "Hawkeye" Irvine (born February 1, 1948 in Seattle, Washington) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'6" forward, Irvine played collegiately at the University of Washington and selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA Draft. However, he never played for his hometown SuperSonics, nor for any other NBA team. Instead, Irvine opted to play for the team that selected him in the American Basketball Association draft, the Virginia Squires. Irvine played for the Squires for five seasons and then played a final pro season with the Denver Nuggets during the 1975-76 season, the ABA's final season prior to the ABA-NBA merger.

Irvine would later serve as head coach for two NBA teams; the Indiana Pacers, for two stints, and the Detroit Pistons. He will be inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.

External links

• George Irvine playing statistics at databasebasketball.com
• George Irvine Coach Info at NBA.com

Preceded by Jack McKinney	Indiana Pacers head coach 1984–1986	Succeeded by Jack Ramsay
Preceded by Mel Daniels (interim)	Indiana Pacers head coach 1988–1989	Succeeded by Dick Versace
Preceded by Alvin Gentry	Detroit Pistons head coach 2000–2001	Succeeded by Rick Carlisle