Former Eustachy Player Lance Irvin Joins ISU Men's Basketball Staff

AMES, Iowa - Lance Irvin, a member of Larry Eustachy's first basketball team at Idaho and a former assistant coach at DePaul and Loyola-Chicago, has been named an assistant men's basketball coach at Iowa State University, head coach Larry Eustachy announced today.

"We are excited to have Lance join our program," Eustachy said. "He brings a lot of experience at a young age. He will be a great addition to our staff."

A native of Chicago, Ill., the 32-year-old Irvin spent the last three years as a part of Larry Farmer's staff at Loyola-Chicago. Irvin was the primary recruiting coordinator for the Ramblers, putting together some of LUC's finest recruiting classes in recent memory. His strong ties to the Chicago area helped the Ramblers land David Bailey, who was named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference's first team as a sophomore in 2001, and Jerrell Parker, both Chicagoland high school All-Americans.

"Lance did a tremendous job for us, especially in the areas of recruiting," said Farmer, his former boss at Loyola-Chicago. "He worked tirelessly to open doors in the areas of recruiting, especially in Chicago, which allowed us to recruit the type of players who could take our program to the next level."

Irvin took year off from collegiate basketball during the 1997-98 season, assisting at Chicago's Carver High School. Before that season, Irvin was an assistant at DePaul under Joey Meyer from 1992-97, helping the Blue Demons to an NCAA appearance in 1992 and NIT appearances in 1994 and 1995. His duties at DePaul included administering the team's strength and conditioning program and working as the academic liaison.

Prior to accepting his first full-time job at DePaul, Irvin was a graduate assistant at Idaho in 1991-92. It was at his alma mater where Irvin began his relationship with Eustachy, playing one season with the Vandals for Eustachy's first team in Moscow, Idaho, before becoming a graduate assistant. Irvin averaged 3.6 ppg and had the third-most assists on the squad with 56 (2.3 apg), helping Eustachy's inaugural squad to a 19-11 mark. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Idaho in 1992.

Irvin began his collegiate playing career at Colorado State before transferring to Triton Junior College in River Grove, Ill., where he was named the team's MVP. As a prep, Irvin was an all-city, all-area, all-state and honorable mention All-American at Chicago's Julian High School in 1987.

Irvin has four brothers and one sister. Three of his brothers played Division I basketball. Byron was a two-year standout at Missouri, leading the Tigers in scoring (19.7 ppg) during the 1988-89 season while earning first-team all-Big Eight honors. Mac played collegiately at St. Louis and his youngest brother, Nick, is currently on the Fresno State basketball team. His sister, Cynthia, is the head girls basketball coach at Julian High in Chicago.

Irvin and his wife, Paula, have a daughter, Brooklyn.

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Former Eustachy Player Lance Irvin Joins ISU Men's Basketball Staff

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