MiKyle McIntosh

MiKyle Mervyn McIntosh (born July 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Illinois State Redbirds and the Oregon Ducks.

MiKyle McIntosh
No. 22 – ESSM Le Portel
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1994-07-19) July 19, 1994
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Anyang KGC
2018–2019Raptors 905
2019Hamilton Honey Badgers
2019–2020Oostende
2020–presentESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

McIntosh is a native of Pickering, Ontario. He attended the Christian Faith Center Academy in Creedmoor, North Carolina. For his senior season he transferred to Breathitt County High School while playing basketball at 22 Feet Academy. McIntosh averaged 17.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 46 percent from the floor for 22 ft Academy.[1] McIntosh received recruiting attention from UCLA, Miami, and Kentucky but committed to Illinois State.[2]

College career

McIntosh was ruled a non-qualifier by the NCAA and had to redshirt his freshman year at Illinois State.[2] As a sophomore, McIntosh averaged 10.9 points and 4.8 rebounds and was named MVC Most Improved Player. On January 16, 2017 McIntosh was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week after contributing 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win against Wichita State.[3] As a junior, McIntosh averaged 12.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game on a team that won a school-record 28 games and the MVC regular season title.[4] He was named to the Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference. After the season, McIntosh took advantage of the NCAA graduate transfer rule to move to another program without sitting out a season. He chose Oregon after considering an offer from Oklahoma.[5] In his senior season at Oregon, McIntosh posted 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, McIntosh signed a summer league deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.[7] On August 18, 2018, McIntosh signed with Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League.[8] On December 20, he moved to Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.[9] McIntosh averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[10]

After the conclusion of the 2018–19 NBA G League season, McIntosh was drafted into the startup Canadian Elite Basketball League's Hamilton Honey Badgers,[11] where he would reunite with former Raptors 905 teammates, Derek Cooke and Duane Notice. In July 2019, he signed with BC Oostende in Belgium.[10]

On June 15, 2020, he has signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A.[12]

References
  1. Benson, Jim (May 16, 2013). "ISU basketball lands McIntosh". The Pantagraph. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Borzello, Jeff (October 3, 2013). "Illinois St. frosh MiKyle McIntosh ruled non-qualifier by NCAA". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. Benson, Jim (January 16, 2017). "MVC notebook: ISU's McIntosh earns Valley Player of the Week honor". The Pantagraph. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. Ryan, Shannon (June 14, 2017). "Illinois State basketball transfer MiKyle McIntosh headed to Oregon". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. Goodman, Jeff (June 14, 2017). "Ducks add ex-Illinois St. forward MiKyle McIntosh as grad transfer". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. Allen, Percy (April 4, 2018). "Analysis: A way-too-early look at 2018-19 Pac-12 men's basketball season". Seattle Times. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  7. "Trail Blazers' MiKyle McIntosh: Will play summer league with Blazers". CBS Sports. June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. "Anyang KGC sign MiKyle McIntosh, Mike Taylor". Sportando. August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  9. "Raptors 905 Acquire MiKyle McIntosh". nba.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. "BC Oostende to add MiKyle McIntosh". Sportando. July 23, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  11. "Hamilton Honey Badger's head coach breaks down the CEBL draft". CHCH. March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. "Mikyle McIntosh joins Le Portel". Sportando. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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