[3] By the time of his commitment, he had scholarship offers from Purdue, Indiana, Baylor, Miami, Xavier, Tennessee, Illinois and Butler.
[7] At Hamilton Southeastern High School, he earned 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball[1] and Parade All-American recognition.
[8] As Indiana Mr. Basketball, he succeeded former teammate, Gary Harris, and the duo became the state's first back-to-back winners from the same high school.
[10] Sources: Irvin joined a team that had just lost Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the 2013 NBA draft.
[11][12] The 2012–13 Wolverines had reached the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Louisville.
[13] Prior to his freshman season, Sporting News named him the second best Big Ten Conference newcomer.
[22] The 2013–14 team advanced to the elite eight round of the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before being eliminated by Kentucky.
[28][29] On January 27, Irvin recorded his first career double-double and the team's first of the year with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as Michigan defeated Nebraska.
He also tied a career high with 3 assists[30][31][32] On February 8, Irvin had a career-high 3 steals and season-high 23 points against Indiana.
[33][34] On March 3 against Northwestern, Irvin posted his and the team's second double-double of the season in a double-overtime loss with a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds.
[40][41] On September 9, 2015, head coach John Beilein announced that Irvin would be sidelined for 6 to 8 weeks, but that he was expected to be available near the beginning of the season for the 2015–16 team.
[52][53] On January 12 with leading scorer LeVert sidelined, Michigan defeated (#3/#3)[54] Maryland 70–67 behind a season-high and game-high 22 points from Irvin.
[65][66][67] On March 10, in Michigan's first game of the 2016 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse against Northwestern, Irvin scored the game-winning overtime basket in front of his hometown crowd with 3.3 seconds left.
[68][69][70] The following day in the March 11, 2016, Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals Michigan upset of No.
[73] On March 16 in the First Four round of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, behind a team-high 16 points from Irvin, including a go-ahead three-point shot with 53 seconds left and late free throws.
[81][82] In the 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament championship game 71–56 victory over (#23/#24) Wisconsin, Irvin contributed 15 points for eighth-seeded Michigan.
[91] Ultimately, Irvin signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (the Italian league) in July 2017.
[108] On June 13, 2024, Irvin signed with the Cañeros del Este of the Dominican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.