▁number ▁of ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁He ▁led ▁NCAA ▁Division   I ▁in ▁re bound ing ▁during ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 . 3 ▁per - game ▁average . ▁Ir ving ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁two ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁teams , ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁graduated ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 5 8 th ▁overall ) ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁NBA ▁draft , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Pre viously , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁round ▁( 1 5 0 th ▁overall ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁players ▁in ▁Hof stra ▁University ▁history ▁to ▁accum ulate ▁both ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁reb ounds ▁during ▁his ▁career ▁( B ill ▁Th ieben ▁is ▁the ▁other ), ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁as ▁an ▁induct ee ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁Athletics ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁class . ▁ ▁After ▁college , ▁Ir ving ▁played ▁for ▁Man ila ▁( Ph ili pp ines ) ▁and ▁And er lecht ▁( Bel g ium ), ▁before ▁playing ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁Israel ▁for ▁El itz ur ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁Be itar ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁England