American basketball player (born 2002)
Jaden Edward Dhananjay Ivey
(born February 13, 2002) is an American professional
basketball
player for the
Detroit Pistons
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA). He played
college basketball
for the
Purdue Boilermakers
.
Early life and high school career
[
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]
Ivey grew up playing
football
,
basketball
and
soccer
, and practicing
karate
. He started focusing on basketball as a freshman in high school.
[1]
Ivey played for
Marian High School
in
Mishawaka, Indiana
in his first three years.
[2]
For his senior season, he transferred to
La Lumiere School
in
La Porte, Indiana
, joining one of the top programs in the country.
[3]
A consensus four-star
recruit
, he committed to playing college basketball for
Purdue
over offers from
Butler
and
Notre Dame
.
[4]
College career
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Early in his freshman season, Ivey missed five games with a foot injury.
[5]
On January 19, 2021, he made a game-winning three-pointer with five seconds left as part of a 15-point performance in a 67?65 win over
Ohio State
.
[6]
On March 19, Ivey scored a season-high 26 points in a 78?69 overtime loss to
North Texas
at the first round of the
NCAA tournament
.
[7]
As a freshman, he averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, earning
Big Ten
All-Freshman Team honors.
[8]
[9]
On November 12, 2021, Ivey scored 27 points in a 92?67 win over
Indiana State
.
[10]
On January 30, 2022, he scored 21 points and hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in an 81?78 win over
Ohio State
.
[11]
As a sophomore, he averaged 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Ivey was named to the First Team All-
Big Ten
as well as the All-American Second Team.
[12]
On March 31, 2022, Ivey declared for the
2022 NBA draft
, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.
[13]
He was a projected top five pick in the draft.
[14]
Professional career
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Ivey was selected with the fifth overall pick in the
2022 NBA draft
by the
Detroit Pistons
.
[15]
He made his
summer league debut
on July 7 against the
Portland Trail Blazers
with 20 points, six rebounds, and six assists in an 81?78 win.
[16]
On October 19, Ivey made his regular-season debut, putting up 19 points along with three rebounds and four assists in a 113?109 win over the
Orlando Magic
.
[17]
On December 20, Ivey scored 30 points during a 126?111 loss to the
Utah Jazz
.
[18]
On March 27, 2023, he scored a then career-high 32 points in a 126?117 loss to the
Milwaukee Bucks
.
[19]
On November 24, 2023, Ivey scored 25 points during an
In-Season Tournament
loss to the
Indiana Pacers
.
[20]
On February 7, 2024, Ivey scored a career-high 37 points, and added six rebounds and seven assists in a 133?120 win over the
Sacramento Kings
.
[21]
National team career
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]
Ivey played for the
United States
at the
2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
in Latvia.
[22]
On July 3, 2021, he scored a team-high 21 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field, in a 83?54 group-stage win over
Turkey
.
[23]
Ivey averaged 12.3 points per game, helping his team win the gold medal, and was named to the all-tournament team.
[24]
Career statistics
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]
College
[
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Personal life
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Ivey's mother,
Niele Ivey
, serves as head women's basketball coach at
Notre Dame
.
[25]
She played in the
WNBA
for five seasons and was an
All-American
player at Notre Dame. Jaden's father,
Javin Hunter
, played for the
Baltimore Ravens
and
San Francisco 49ers
in the
NFL
. His grandfather,
James Hunter
, also played in the NFL for the
Detroit Lions
.
[1]
[26]
Ivey is a
Christian
.
[27]
Ivey's wife Caitlyn gave birth to their first son on February 27, 2023.
[28]
References
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Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (February 25, 2021).
"The remarkable story of Purdue's Jaden Ivey and his mom, Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey"
.
The Indianapolis Star
. Retrieved
May 21,
2021
.
- ^
Noie, Tom (January 16, 2020).
"Former Marian standout Jaden Ivey is a new player, and new person, at LaLumiere"
.
South Bend Tribune
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Skol, Mark Jr. (April 29, 2020).
"Jaden Ivey 'became a man' in senior season at La Lumiere"
.
WNDU-TV
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Baird, Nathan (April 24, 2019).
"Purdue basketball receives first 2020 commitment from Mishawaka Marian's Jaden Ivey"
.
Journal & Courier
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Carmin, Mike (December 19, 2020).
"Energetic Jaden Ivey returns to Purdue basketball after dealing with foot injury"
.
Journal & Courier
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Brew, Tom (January 20, 2021).
"Jaden Ivey Gets Emotional After Hitting Game-Winning 3-Pointer for Purdue"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Pells, Eddie (March 19, 2021).
"North Texas comes up big with 78-69 upset over Purdue"
.
Associated Press
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Skol, Mark Jr. (March 9, 2021).
"Former local high school basketball star Jaden Ivey named to Big Ten All-Freshman team"
.
WNDU-TV
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
- ^
Schutte, Dustin (April 27, 2021).
"
'We've got unfinished business': Jaden Ivey explains decision to return to Purdue"
.
Saturday Tradition
. Retrieved
May 22,
2021
.
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"Ivey, Edey help No. 7 Purdue steamroll Indiana State 92?67"
.
ESPN
.
Associated Press
. November 12, 2021
. Retrieved
January 28,
2022
.
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"Ivey 3 in last second, No. 6 Purdue fends off No. 16 Ohio St"
.
ESPN
.
Associated Press
. January 30, 2022
. Retrieved
January 30,
2022
.
- ^
"2021-22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced"
(Press release).
Big Ten Conference
. March 8, 2022. Archived from
the original
on March 8, 2022
. Retrieved
March 8,
2022
.
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Carmin, Mike.
"
'This has been a lifelong dream of mine' Purdue's Jaden Ivey declares for NBA Draft"
.
Journal and Courier
. Retrieved
March 31,
2022
.
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"Jaden Ivey"
.
NBA Draft Room
. Retrieved
March 31,
2022
.
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Langlois, Keith (June 23, 2022).
"History repeats: Pistons get Ivey, who took Isiah Thomas' path to NBA"
.
NBA.com
. Retrieved
June 24,
2022
.
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Salao, Renzo (July 7, 2022).
"Pistons rookie Jaden Ivey's 3-word message after dominating in Summer League debut"
.
ClutchPoints
. Retrieved
July 10,
2022
.
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Villas, Rexwell (October 19, 2022).
"Jaden Ivey excites in Pistons debut but another rookie resets a franchise record"
.
ClutchPoints
. Retrieved
October 19,
2022
.
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Woods, Kory (December 20, 2022).
"Ivey's career-high 30 points not enough as Pistons lose to Jazz, 126-111"
.
mlive.com
. Retrieved
November 13,
2023
.
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"Middleton leads short-handed Bucks past decimated Pistons"
.
ESPN.com
. March 23, 2023
. Retrieved
March 23,
2023
.
- ^
Haliburton, Turner lead Pacers to 136-113 tournament win over Pistons
- ^
"Jaden Ivey scores a career-high 37 points lead Pistons past Kings 133-120"
.
ESPN.com
. February 7, 2024
. Retrieved
February 8,
2024
.
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Fezler, D. J. (June 28, 2021).
"Purdue Basketball's Jaden Ivey to Wear No. 9 for the USA U-19 Team"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
July 4,
2021
.
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Fezler, D. J. (July 3, 2021).
"Jaden Ivey Leads USA U19 FIBA World Cup Team to Victory, Caleb Furst Logs Seven Points"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
July 4,
2021
.
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Fezler, D. J. (July 11, 2021).
"Purdue's Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey Named to FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup All-Star Team"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
July 11,
2021
.
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Fortuna, Matt (February 22, 2021).
"For Niele and Jaden Ivey, this basketball season strengthens a mother-son bond"
.
The Athletic
. Retrieved
May 21,
2021
.
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Berardino, Mike (February 18, 2019).
"Jaden Ivey's Notre Dame roots help vault him up the 2020 basketball recruiting lists"
.
The Indianapolis Star
. Retrieved
May 21,
2021
.
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Mercer, Kevin (March 21, 2022).
"Purdue star Jaden Ivey, mother Niele bonded by faith as both experience NCAA Tournament success"
.
Sports Spectrum
. Retrieved
March 23,
2022
.
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"Instagram Post"
.
Instagram
. Retrieved
February 8,
2024
.
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