By Aris Barkas/ [email protected] Lille, France – “We had this marked for one year”. After South Sudan made history, coach Royal Ivey didn’t hold back on his emotions and happiness. A few months ago South Sudan lost during the FIBA World Cup to Puerto Rico and they returned the favor in the Olympics.

Royal Ivey will serve as the head coach of South Sudan in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Kevin Durant won't be the only former Texas men's basketball player at the upcoming Olympics. Former Texas guard and current Houston Rockets assistant coach Royal Ivey will serve as the head coach for the 2024 South Sudan Olympic men’s basketball team.

Along the way, it all happened too fast, the whirlwind too full for Royal Ivey to stop and assess. He does now, in a happy realization about the year that has been and that he will never forget and never want to. Stand close to a passing train and it is all a blur. Step back and the details emerge. They have become clear for Ivey.

Royal Ivey made at least $8,165,468 playing professional basketball. Royal Ivey averaged 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. Checkout the latest stats of Royal Ivey. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com