yrie Andrew Irving was born on March 23, 1992, to American parents, Drederick and Elizabeth Irving in Melbourne, Australia. He has two sisters, Asia and London. The family moved to the US when Kyrie was young.
His father was a basketball player who played for the Bulleen Boomers. He had earlier played college basketball at Boston University. Irving lost his mother when he was only four years of age.
Irving grew up in West Orange, in New Jersey, US. He often went to his father’s adult-league games, from where he received his inspiration to play in the NBA one day.
Irving played for the Montclair Kimberley Academy, where he had an average of 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 steals. Later, he transferred to St. Patrick High School, where he played alongside Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. As a teenager, he also played for the Road Runners of the Amateur Athletic Union. After completing high school, he joined Duke University.
Kyrie Irving has won several awards and honors throughout his career. He was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2012 as well as named to ‘All-Rookie First team’ the same year.
In 2014, he helped his team win the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and was named FIBA World Cup MVP.
His biggest achievements came in 2016. He aided his team win the NBA championship as well as the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the same year.
Height : In feet: 6′ 3″ In meters: 1.91 m
Weight : n kg 88 kg In pounds: 193 lbs