[3] Ivey played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, in which he finished as the school's all-time career leader in games started (126).

[5] On June 15, 2009, Philadelphia announced that Ivey declined the player option on his contract for the 2009–10 season, making him an unrestricted free agent.

[6] On February 18, 2010, Ivey was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Primoz Brezec in exchange for Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson.

[14] On September 29, 2014, Ivey was named an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League for the 2014–15 season, effectively ending his 10-year playing career.

[22] On May 3, 2021, Ivey signed a contract to become the head coach of the South Sudan national team, representing the youngest country in the world.

[23] Ivey and South Sudan won the country's first AfroBasket game against Uganda,[24] and eventually reached the quarterfinals where the team was eliminated by defending champions Tunisia.

[25] Ivey and South Sudan participated at the 2024 Olympics, where they won their first game over Puerto Rico, but went on to lose to Serbia and United States, thus ending their campaign in the preliminary round.