ROYAL IVEY

HOUSTON ROCKETS ASSISTANT COACH

In 2023, Royal Ivey became an Assistant Coach for the Houston Rockets. Coach Ivey was born in Harlem, New York and played for and graduated from University of Texas, Austin. He was selected 37th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He had a 10-year NBA playing career with stops in Atlanta, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Oklahoma City.

NBA COACHING EXPERIENCE

2023-Present – Houston Rockets (Assistant Coach – Ime Udoka)

2020-2023 – Brooklyn Nets (Assistant Coach – Steve Nash & Jacque Vaughn)

2018-2020 – New York Knicks (Assistant Coach – David Fizdale & Mike Miller)

2016-2018 – Oklahoma City Thunder (Assistant Coach – Billy Donovan)