B oston : ▁T way ne , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁relations ▁histor ians ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁College ▁( New ▁York ) ▁al umn i ▁Category : B arn ard ▁College ▁fac ulty ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁S my r na ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Ir ving ▁( May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁college ▁basketball ▁player ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Hof stra , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁one ▁season ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 ) ▁at ▁Arizona ▁before ▁transfer ring . ▁Ir ving , ▁a ▁, ▁ 2 1 5 - lb ▁( 9 8   kg ) ▁power ▁forward / center , ▁recorded ▁ 1 , 0 1 8   points ▁and ▁ 1 , 1 8 6   reb ounds ▁during ▁his ▁three - year ▁career ▁at ▁Hof stra . ▁He ▁holds ▁career ▁per - game ▁aver ages ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 2 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 5 . 4 ▁reb ounds ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁Hof stra ▁player ▁to ▁average ▁a ▁double - digit