George Ivory (basketball coach)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Record | 105–182 (.366) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1965 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Mississippi Valley State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1998 | Jackson State (Women's, asst.) |
| 1998–2002 | Mississippi Valley State (asst.) |
| 2002–2006 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | Grambling State (asst.) |
| 2007–2008 | MVSU (asst.) |
| 2008–present | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–182 (.366) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC Tournament Championship (2010) | |
| Awards | |
| SWAC Co-Player of the Year (1987) | |
George Ivory (born August 7, 1965) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He was appointed as head coach on March 27, 2008. Previously, Ivory was an assistant at Mississippi Valley State University, his alma mater.
George Ivory, grew up in Jackson, Mississippi where he attended Murrah High School, one of the top basketball schools in the country. He played at Murrah for three years winning numerous awards prior to graduating in 1983.
After Ivory finished at Murrah High School, he went on to attend college at Mississippi Valley State University. While at MVSU Ivory was selected as Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SWAC, SWAC Tournament MVP, and Player of the Year in the conference. Ivory started all four years at Mississippi Valley State University where he still ranks tops in scoring, steals, assist, minutes, and games played.
Upon graduating from Mississippi Valley State University in 1988 with a bachelor's degree and after trying out professionally with the Chicago Bulls, Harlem Globetrotters, and Illinois Express, Ivory was drafted by the Wyoming Wildcatters of the CBA.
He later went back to college at Jackson State University to receive his master's degree in 1996 while working as a graduate assistant with the Lady Tigers for three years before becoming a full-time assistant in 1991-1998 under Head Coach Andrew Pennington.
JSU won two Tournament Championships, a regular season championship and made one NCAA Appearance. In Fall 1998, Ivory accepted a similar position with Mississippi Valley State University as men’s assistant coach under then Head Coach Lafayette Stribling where they had several outstanding recruiting classes as well as several outstanding teams which competed for SWAC titles for consecutive years.
Ivory subsequently crossed the state line to become an assistant coach at UAPB in the fall of 2002 under then Head Coach Van Holt. Holt and staff led the Golden Lions to the finals of the SWAC Tournament in 2005-06.
In 2006-07, Ivory crossed another state line as he was hired as an assistant coach at Grambling State University under then Head Coach Larry Wright. In 2007-08 Ivory went back to his Alma Mater Mississippi Valley State University as an assistant coach under then Head Coach James Green where they went on to win the SWAC Tournament Championship and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
In the spring of 2008, Ivory was named the Head Coach of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Prior to the start of his first season the Golden Lions were picked 9th in the SWAC’s preseason poll, but UAPB went on to finish in 4th place in the SWAC during their 2008-09 campaign. Arkansas-Pine Bluff also completed conference play with a winning record for the first time in school history.
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