Jackie Carmichael

Jackie Carmichael (born January 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea of ABA League. He was a standout college player at Illinois State University before playing professionally in Spain, Israel, Turkey, Russia, and Lebanon.

Jackie Carmichael
Carmichael with Uşak in December 2017
No. 32 – Igokea
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBosnian League
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-02) January 2, 1990
Manhattan, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolManhattan (Manhattan, Kansas)
South Kent School
(South Kent, Connecticut)
CollegeIllinois State (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Bilbao Basket
2013–2014Iowa Energy
2014–2015Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2015–2016Banvit
2016–2017Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2018Uşak Sportif
2018Avtodor Saratov
2018Al Riyadi Beirut
2018–2019UNICS
2019Torku Konyaspor
2019–2020JL Bourg
2020–presentIgokea
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie Third Team (2014)
  • First-team All-MVC (2013)
  • Second-team All-MVC (2012)
  • 2x MVC All-Defensive Team (2012, 2013)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

After a standout high school career at Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas and year of prep school at South Kent School in Connecticut, Carmichael began his college career at Illinois State in 2009–10. As a freshman, Carmichael broke into the starting lineup at mid-season and averaged 6.8 points and 4 rebounds per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) all-freshman team.[1]

After progressively improving as a sophomore and junior, Carmichael had a breakout senior season. He averaged 17.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, and was named first team All-MVC and was named to the Lou Henson mid-major All-American team.[2]

At the close of his college career, Carmichael left Illinois State as the school's all-time leading shot blocker (200), their third leading rebounder (942) and seventh leading scorer (1,580).[1]

Professional career

Spain / D-League (2013–2014)

Following the close of his college career, Carmichael was one of 63 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine for the 2013 NBA draft.[3] After going undrafted in the 2013 draft, he joined the Miami Heat for the Orlando Summer League[4] and the Dallas Mavericks for the Las Vegas Summer League.[5]

On September 10, 2013, Carmichael signed a one-year deal with Bilbao Basket of Spain.[6] On December 21, 2013, he left Bilbao after just 10 games.[7] On December 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy.[8]

Israel (2014–2015)

In July 2014, Carmichael joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[9] On July 23, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[10] On April 11, 2015, Carmichael recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 11-of-14 from the field, along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 105–85 blowout win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[11]

In 38 games played for Rishon LeZion, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Carmichael helped Rishon LeZion to reach the 2015 Israeli League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem.

Turkey (2015–2016)

On July 24, 2015, Carmichael signed with Banvit of Turkey for the 2015–16 season.[12] Carmichael helped Banvit to reach the 2016 Turkish League Quarterfinals, as well as reaching the 2016 Eurocup Eightfinals, where they eventually lost to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

Return to Israel (2016–2017)

On December 18, 2016, Carmichael signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season.[13] On April 21, 2017, Carmichael recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, along with six rebounds and two assists in an 85–70 win over Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[14]

Return to Turkey (2017–2018)

On July 25, 2017, Carmichael signed with the Turkish club Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece.[15] However, On November 1, 2017, he parted ways with Büyükçekmece before appearing in any game for them and joined Uşak Sportif for the rest of the season.[16] On May 13, 2018, Carmichael recorded a double-double and career-highs of 34 points and 16 rebounds, shooting 13-of-20 from the field, along with three assists and three blocks in a 91–76 win over Trabzonspor.[17]

In 23 games played during the 2017–18 season, Carmichael averaged 13.3 points, 7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

Russia, Lebanon and Turkey (2018–2019)

On August 22, 2018, Carmichael signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Avtodor Saratov.[18] However, on October 17, 2018, Carmichael parted ways with Saratov after appearing in three games.[19] Nine days later, Carmichael joined the Lebanese team Al Riyadi Beirut.[20] On November 30, 2018, Carmichael signed a two-month contract with UNICS Kazan with an option to extend it for the rest of the season.[21] However, on March 15, 2019, Carmichael parted ways with Kazan after appearing in 12 games.[22]

On March 20, 2019, Carmichael joined Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League, signing for the rest of the season.[23]

France (2019–20)

On August 12, 2019, he has signed with JL Bourg of LNB Pro A. [24]

Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020–present)

On June 14, 2020, Carmichael signed with KK Igokea of the ABA League.[25]

References
  1. "Jackie Carmichael - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. "CARMICHAEL GARNERS LOU HENSON ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION". GoRedbirds.com. March 26, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  3. "NBA Draft Combine releases list of participants". CBSSports.com. May 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. "HEAT Announce Summer League Information". NBA.com. July 2, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  5. "DALLAS MAVERICKS ADD CARMICHAEL TO LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". GoRedbirds.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  6. "Bizkaia Bilbao officially sign Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  7. "Jackie Carmichael leaves Bilbao". Sportando.com. December 21, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  8. "IOWA ENERGY ACQUIRE JACKIE CARMICHAEL". NBA.com. December 31, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  9. "Rookie/Free Agent Camp Update". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  10. "Jackie Carmichael signs with Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando.com. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  11. "Winner League, Game 27: M. Rishon Vs M. Tel-Aviv". basket.co.il. April 11, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  12. "Jackie Carmichael officially inks with Banvit". Sportando.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  13. "Maccabi Ashdod lands Preston Knowles and Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.com. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  14. "Winner League, Game 28: Maccabi Ashdod Vs M. Kiryat Gat". basket.co.il. April 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  15. "Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece inks Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  16. "Jackie Carmichael signs with Usak Sportif". Sportando.com. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  17. "Usak Sportlif 91 at Trabzonspor 76". RealGM.com. May 13, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  18. "Avtodor Saratov signs Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.basketball. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  19. "Jackie Carmichael, Avtodor Saratov part ways". Sportando.basketball. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  20. "Jackie Carmichael signs with Al Riyadi Club Beirut". Sportando.basketball. October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  21. "Jackie Carmichael signs with Unics Kazan". Sportando.basketball. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  22. "Unics Kazan, Jackie Carmichael part ways". Sportando.basketball. March 15, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  23. "Konyaspor signs Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.basketball. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  24. "Jackie Carmichael signs with JL Bourg". Sportando. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  25. "Jackie Carmichael joins BC Igokea". Sportando. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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