Jeb Ivey

Jeb Ivey (born November 7, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He won the Icelandic championship twice, with Njarðvík in 2006, ^[1][2] and with Snæfell in 2010.^[3] He also won the Finnish championship twice with Nilan Bisons Loimaa in 2012 and 2013^[4] where he was named the Korisliiga Finals MVP both times.^[5]

Jeb Ivey

Ivey in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1980-11-07) November 7, 1980 (age 44) San Jose, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, California)
College	West Valley (1999–2001) Portland State (2001–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2019
Position	Point guard
Number	5
Career history
2003–2004	KFÍ
2004–2005	Fjölnir
2005	Vancouver Volcanoes
2005–2007	Njarðvík
2007–2008	Göttingen
2008–2009	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2009–2010	Kataja
2010	Snæfell
2010–2011	KTP
2011–2013	Bisons Loimaa
2013–2014	Aix Maurienne
2014–2016	Denain Voltaire
2016–2018	Espoo United
2018–2019	Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
2× Finnish League champion (2012, 2013) 2× Icelandic League champion (2006, 2010) Icelandic Super Cup winner (2006) 2× Korisliiga Finals MVP (2012, 2013) Korisliiga Foreign Player of the Year (2012)

From September 24, 2010, to December 6, 2013, he scored a three pointer in 177 consecutive games, setting a world record according to Guinness World Records.^[6]

Career

In 2018, Ivey returned to Njarðvík where he played 11 years before.^[7] He retired from basketball following Njarðvík's first round loss against ÍR in the 2019 Úrvalsdeild playoffs.^[8][9] In 27 regular seasons and playoff games for Njarðvík, Ivey averaged 16.5 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 37.8% from the three point range. On April 1, following Njarðvík's first round loss to ÍR, Ivey announced his retirement from professional basketball.^[10] Ivey then started coaching at Valley Catholic High School in late 2022, where he earned coach of the year in the OSAA 3a division in 2023.

Honours

Finland

Club

• Finnish Champion: 2012, 2013

Individual

• Korisliiga Finals MVP: 2012, 2013
• Korisliiga Foreign Player of the Year: 2012

Iceland

Club

• Icelandic Champion: 2006, 2010
• Icelandic Super Cup: 2006
• Icelandic Company Cup: 2006

Personal life

Ivey is the son of Mitch Ivey, who won bronze in 200 meters backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[11]