Kyrie Irving
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| Irving playing for the Cavaliers. | |
| No. 2 - Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: March 23, 1992 Melbourne, Australia | |
Nationality:  Australian /  American
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| Height: 6 ft 2 in | Weight: 180 lbs |
| Career information | |
| College: Duke | |
| NBA Draft: 2011; Round: 1 / Pick: 1st Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career: 2011-present | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Kyrie Irving at NBA.com | |
Kyrie Andrew Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an American/Australian professional basketball player who plays Point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2010. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia. He opts to play basketball for the United States instead of Australia.
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Early Life
Born in Melbourne, Australia while his father, Drederick Irving, played pro basketball for the Bulleen Boomers; Young Irving lived in Australia until he was a year and a half then moved to the United States. His mother, Elizabeth, died when he was four.
High School
Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy his freshman and sophomore year, where he averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.6 steals and became only the school's second 1,000 point scorer, before transferring to St. Patrick's. Irving was the #2 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com, #3 player in the ESPNU 100, and rated as the #4 player by Rivals.com. While at St. Patrick's High School, Irving played with Michael Gilchrist, who is widely regarded as the one of the best players in the class of 2011. On January 20, 2010, it was announced that Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on April 10. He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, where he was named as co-mvp with Harrison Barnes. In June 2010, Irving was a part of the gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
College
Irving committed to Duke University on October 22, 2009 in a television broadcast on ESPNU. Irvings started playing with Duke in the 2010-11 basketball season under the instruction of head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
USA Basketball
Irving led USA Under-18 team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in San Antonio. He averaged 13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the foul line for the tournament.
