Gary Ervin (basketball)
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 9, 1983 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Robeson (Brooklyn, New York) Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) |
| College |
Mississippi State (2003–2005) Arkansas (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2009 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2009 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2010 | Halifax Rainmen |
| 2010–2011 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2011 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2011–2012 | BC Kyiv |
| 2012–2013 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2013–2014 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2014–2015 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2015 | La Matica |
| 2015 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gary Ervin (born August 9, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Chorale Roanne Basket of the French LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Mississippi State University and the University of Arkansas. Ervin was the NBL's Most Valuable Player for the 2010–11 NBL season while playing for the Wollongong Hawks.
Ervin prepped at Robeson High in Brooklyn but went to Notre Dame Prep for 2002–03 where he helped Bill Barton’s team go 30-9 with a national top eight finish and a pair of tournament titles – the Maine Central Institute Classic and the War on the Shore Tournament. Ervin averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 assists per game during his senior year.
In his freshman season at Mississippi State, Ervin was named in the 2004 SEC All-Freshman team. In 30 games, he averaged 5.4 points, 2.5 assists, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.
In his sophomore season, he was third in the Southeastern Conference in assists and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.58:1). In 34 games (33 starts), he averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
In 2005, Ervin transferred to Arkansas which forced him to sit out the 2005–06 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
In his junior season at Arkansas, Ervin earned SEC Player of the Week honors twice during the season, becoming the first multi-week winner for Arkansas since Jannero Pargo earned the honor twice in 2002. Ervin won his awards on Jan. 8 and March 5. In 35 games (29 starts), he averaged 9.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
In his senior season, Ervin and the Razorbacks lost in 2008 SEC Tournament final and were the SEC Western Division Regular Season Runners-Up. In 35 games, he averaged 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Ervin went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. On November 7, 2008, he was selected in the 4th round of the 2008 NBA D-League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On January 20, 2009, he was waived by the Skyforce. On January 25, 2009, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers.
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