Rashard Kelly
September 20, 2022
Mikyle Mcintosh
- Nationality: CAN
- Date of Birth: 14/07/94
- Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 109
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Illinois State (2014–2017) Oregon (2017–2018)
- NBL DEBUT: 3/12/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/05/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Tasmania 2022
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: 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. McIntosh received recruiting attention from UCLA, Miami, and Kentucky but committed to Illinois State.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Mikyle Mcintosh made his NBL debut with the Tasmania JackJumpers at 27 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.
The JackJumpers debut NBL season began with low expectations, multiple betting agencies gave them 400:1 odds of taking out the championship.
In their NBL debut on 3 December 2021, the JackJumpers defeated the Brisbane Bullets 83–74 in overtime at MyState Bank Arena in Hobart but it was a slow start from them on for the ants.
Heading into round 8 the team had won only one more game and sat in ninth spot with a record of 2-6 record. A season ending injury suffered by marquee signing Will Magnay made things even more difficult and forced the head coach Scott Roth to change their game plan from relying on perimeter shooting to a much more well rounded approach. The move paid off and the team rounded out their season with 10 wins from their last 12 games, finishing with a 17–11 record and fifth spot on the ladder.
Mcintosh and the JackJumpers weren’t done however as in true Cinderella fashion, thanks to the South East Melbourne Phoenix beating the Perth Wildcats in the last game of the season, Tasmania overtook Perth to finish in fourth place thanks to points percentage.
Mcintosh finished the season averaging 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.9 assists as the JackJumpers drew the reigning champions and first-placed Melbourne United in the semifinals where again they were not expected to fare well.
Tasmania would lose game one to Melbourne on their home court (74-63), before returning the favour on their home court to even the series (1-1). Heading into the deciding game three a additional stroke of luck befell the team with United Captain Chris Goulding unable to play in game three due to injury. Tasmania would take control in the games final moments, defeating Melbourne in a nail-biter (76-73) to advance to the Grand Final series.
The Sydney Kings defeated the Illawarra Hawks 2-0 on the opposite side of the finals bracket and maintained their strong form, defeating Tasmania in Game one of the Grand Final series 95-78.
Game two saw JackJumpers fan favourite Josh Adams erupt for 36 points in front of a sell-out Tasmanian crowd, but thanks to 20 point efforts from both captain Xavier Cooks and Jarell Martin (who shot 80% from the field) as well as Dejan Vasiljevic, who nailed a long range dagger in the closing minutes clinched game two for the Kings, 90-86. The win was Sydney’s 12th straight road game victory – the most away wins ever during a single NBL season.
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The Kings then closed out the series in game three, ending their 17-year championship drought in front of 16,000 fans at Qudos Bank Arena. Xavier Cooks and Jarell Martin would combine for 45 points and 29 rebounds, and the Kings won their 19th win of their final 21 games.
Mikyle Mcintosh played one season in the NBL. He averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 34 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 27 | Tasmania | 17-11 (4) | 34 | 608.7 | 296 | 129 | 31 | 47 | 82 | 21 | 8 | 64 | 107 | 100 | 263 | 38% | 18 | 68 | 26% | 78 | 107 | 73% | 47% | 41% | 21 | Totals | 34 | 609 | 296 | 129 | 31 | 47 | 82 | 21 | 8 | 64 | 107 | 100 | 263 | 38.0% | 18 | 68 | 26.5% | 78 | 107 | 72.9% | 48% | 41% | 21 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 27 | Tasmania | 17-11 (4) | 34 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 38% | 0.5 | 2.0 | 26% | 2.3 | 3.1 | 73% | 47% | 41% | 21 | Total | 34 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 38.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.5% | 0.5 | 2.0 | 72.9% | 48% | 41% | 21 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
He represented the Canadian national team at the 2020/21 FIBA AmeriCup.
NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, McIntosh signed a summer league deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.
He played alongside future JackJumpers teammate Josh Adams in the G League 2019 at Raptors 905.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Japan - Saga Ballooners (2022–2023) | South Korea - Anyang KGC (2018) | Belgium - BC Oostende (2019–2020) | France - ESSM Le Portel (2020–2021)
McIntosh joined Anyang KGC for the 2018 Korean Basketball League season, playing his first season in South Korea, and after signing on 18 August 2018 he averaged 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds across 18 games with a 40-point, 11-rebound, three-assist game in his final outing for the club.
McIntosh joined BC Oostende for the 2019–20 Belgian Pro Basketball League season in Belgium after signing in July 2019, and he averaged 14.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 14 domestic league games while also posting 12.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 12 Basketball Champions League games as Oostende were declared Belgian champions in 2019–20.
McIntosh joined ESSM Le Portel for the 2020–21 LNB Pro A season in France after signing on 15 June 2020, and he averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists across 31 games.
Has played internationally in Korea, Belgium and most recently for ESSM Le Portel in French ProA.
McIntosh joined Saga Ballooners for the 2022–23 Japanese B2 League season, and in 35 games he averaged 15.9 points as Saga finished first in the West Division at 45–15 and beat Nagasaki 2–0 in the playoffs.
COLLEGE
MiKyle McIntosh began his NCAA career at Illinois State after being ruled a non-qualifier by the NCAA in October 2013, which required him to sit out the 2013–14 season and effectively redshirt his first year with the Redbirds.
He debuted on the court in 2014–15 and was one of only two Illinois State players to appear in all 35 games, averaging 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while earning Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honours on January 12, 2014.
As a sophomore in 2015–16, McIntosh’s role expanded sharply, starting 26 games and earning MVC Most-Improved Team captain recognition while boosting his production to around 10.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, with Illinois State noting improvements across his shooting splits and his defensive activity totals compared to the prior season.
His sophomore season included two career-best 25-point performances, and he was also credited with 16 blocks and 20 steals through the team’s first 31 games while continuing to develop into a two-way forward in the Missouri Valley rotation.
McIntosh’s junior season in 2016–17 became his breakout year, as he averaged 12.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and NABC All-District 16 Second Team honours while Illinois State won a school-record 28 games and captured the MVC regular-season title.
During that 2016–17 campaign, he scored in double figures in 20 games and topped 20 points four times, highlighted by a career-high 31 points on 9-of-13 shooting in a win at Indiana State, plus a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds against San Francisco.
On January 16, 2017, McIntosh was named MVC Player of the Week after posting 20 points, five rebounds, and four assists in a win over Wichita State, and later in the season he blocked a career-high five shots while recording 12 points and nine rebounds in a win over Drake.
His season was briefly interrupted when he missed five straight games after undergoing surgery on February 1 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, before returning to score nine points in 22 minutes in a win at Missouri State on February 15.
McIntosh was a major contributor during Illinois State’s postseason run, scoring 15 points in the MVC Tournament semifinal win over Southern Illinois and then adding 16 points and seven rebounds in the MVC Tournament championship game against Wichita State, before posting 13 points and eight rebounds in the NIT first-round win over UC Irvine.
After finishing his Illinois State career with 916 points, McIntosh used the NCAA graduate transfer pathway and chose Oregon for the 2017–18 season after also considering an offer from Oklahoma, stepping into a Pac-12 role as an experienced frontcourt scorer and rebounder.
At Oregon in 2017–18, he averaged 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, with his rebounding rate ranking 18th in the Pac-12 overall and his 6.7 rebounds per game in conference play ranking 12th in the league, while his 119 personal fouls tied an Oregon single-season record.
His top scoring performance for the Ducks came at Marquette, where he scored a season-high 25 points and set career highs by going 15-of-18 at the free-throw line, and he also delivered a 23-point game at USC that included 4-of-5 shooting from three while tying his career high with nine made field goals.
McIntosh produced key late-season and tournament performances for Oregon, averaging 19.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the Pac-12 Tournament and scoring 21 points in the semifinal against USC, and he also recorded multiple double-doubles during the season including 10 points and 11 rebounds against Connecticut and 12 points with a career-high 13 rebounds in a win at No. 11 Arizona State.
Across his combined Illinois State and Oregon career, McIntosh established himself as a high-usage scoring forward with conference-level awards and multiple notable single-game peaks, while also navigating an NCAA redshirt year and injury interruptions before finishing his eligibility in the Pac-12.
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