Career: Amassed 625 points, 506 rebounds and 83 assists in four seasons…tied for 12th in starts with 77 and 17th in games played with 117…finished 14th in blocks with 44.
2010-11: Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…leading field goal shooter at 71.1 percent…third in blocks with 10…averaged 5.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game…shot 50 percent from three point range…also shot 55.6 percent from the free throw line…produced a career high 17 points against Drury on Jan. 8…collected a season high nine rebounds at Indianapolis on Feb. 12…scored two three-pointers against Bryan on Nov. 20…scored in double figure three times…two-time leading rebounder…led KWC in blocks six times…selected tri-captain.
2009-10: Second leading rebounder with 5.7 boards…tops in field goal shooting at 59.9 percent and blocks with 23…averaged 6.9 points and 20.7 minutes…connected on four three-pointers…shot 66.7 percent from the arc…had 23 assists and 15 steals…shot 69.5 percent from the foul line…started 33 of 34 games played…scored 16 points versus Hannibal-LaGrange on November 17…collected 13 rebounds at Lewis on January 28…blocked a team season-best four blocks against Lake Erie on December 12…played 35 minutes at Lewis on February 21…had three steals at Indianapolis on January 23…scored in double-figures eight games…recorded one double-double (pts-reb)…pulled down 10+ rebounds 10 times…leading scorer twice…leading rebounder six contests…leading shot blocker 11 games…tops in steals once…won 28 games as a starter…selected as Tri-Captain…National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Court selection for his academic success.
2008-09: Started 25 of 28 games played…led the Panthers in field goal shooting at 60.4 percent…tied for second in rebounding with 5.4 per contest…third in blocks with 10…averaged 6.3 points and 22.0 minutes…shot 57.5 from the free throw line…passed out 23 assists…had one three-pointer and five steals…scored in double-figures six times…recorded one double-double (pts-reb)…led the team in rebounding and blocks in five contests…tops three games in steals…Panthers won 17 games when he started…set the single game best in field goal shooting with 85.7 (6-7) against Goshen…scored a season high 13 versus Wisconsin-Parkside including his first career three-pointer…twice pulled down 11 rebounds…issued a season best three assists against Lake Erie…played a season high 35 minutes at Lewis…inducted into KWC’s highest and most prestigious honor for a student, The Order of Oak and Ivy.
2007-08: Played in 26 games, starting five…averaged 2.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 9.2 minutes…shot 57.5 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from the free throw line…KWC was 5-0 when he started…scored in double figures twice…collected a double-double (pts-reb) with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Boyce…led the Panthers in rebounding and blocked shots once…played 23 minutes at Missouri S&T.
2006-07: Transferred from Middle Tennessee State University in December 2006 after his freshman fall semester…sat out rest of season as a redshirt…signed with the Blue Raiders and head coach Kermit Davis, Jr., in November 2006.
High School: 2006 Lexington Herald-Leader and Louisville Courier-Journal first team all-state selection… averaged 18.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, and 1.8 assists in 30 games and 29 starts during senior season…shot 67.3 percent from the field and 70.4 percent from the free throw line…earned Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer and Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Third Region Player of the Year Awards…led the Aces to a 25-4 record and the runner-up spot in the All “A” Classic as a senior…named to the Kentucky All-Star basketball team that is annually selected to play against the Indiana All-Stars…recorded single game career highs of 29 points, 18 rebounds, 10 blocks, six assists and three steals…a 2006 McDonald’s All-America nominee…two-time honorable mention all-state as a sophomore and junior…averaged 13 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks in 29 games and 28 starts as a junior…named first-team Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer All-Third Region three straight seasons…selected to KBCA first team All-Third Region team as a junior and senior…three-time all district honoree…guided the Aces to three consecutive 9th District championships…help set the school record for wins twice in as many seasons (24 in 2005, 25 in 2006)...three-year starter…three year career totals include 1,134 points, 745 rebounds and 277 blocks…holds the game, season and career record for blocks…also has the seasons record for best field goal percentage…finished fourth in career scoring…teammate of KWC guard Travis Owsley…coached by Mike Orr…listed as the sixth-rated prep prospect in the state of Kentucky by Rick Bolus, and was considered one of the Bluegrass State’s most dominant interior players in 2006...two-year track letterwinner.
Personal: Born John Woodford Ivey on January 31, 1988 in Owensboro… son of Jim and Linda Ivey…has one brother Bo and two sisters Hayden and Mary…business administration major…father was a four-year football letterwinner for two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Western Kentucky University as a slotback…coached by his father on the Owensboro Catholic track team…brother, Bo, was a member of the track squad at Eastern Kentucky University for two seasons and was the state high school pole vault runner-up.
