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

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.

Jeb Ivey

Career

In 2018, Ivey returned to Njarðvík where he last played 11-years prior. He retired from basketball following Njarðvík's first round loss against ÍR in the 2019 Úrvalsdeild playoffs. In 27 regular season and playoffs 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.

Jeb Ivey

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.

Jeb Ivey

References

External links

Profile at realgm.com

College statistics at sport-reference.com

Finnish statistics at basket.fi

Icelandic statistics 2003-2007 at kki.is

Icelandic statistics 2010-present at kki.is

1980 births

Living people

American men's basketball players

Basketball players from San Jose, California

KTP-Basket players

Njarðvík men's basketball players

Point guards

Portland State Vikings men's basketball players

Snæfell men's basketball players

Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players

Vestri men's basketball players

West Valley Vikings men's basketball players

Bellarmine College Preparatory alumni