Jackie Carmichael

American basketball player

Jackie Carmichael

Carmichael with Uşak in December 2017

Free Agent
Position| Power forward / center
Personal information
Born|  (1990-01-02) January 2, 1990 (age 34)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight| 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school|

* Manhattan (Manhattan, Kansas)
* South Kent School
(South Kent, Connecticut)

College| Illinois State (2009–2013)
NBA draft| 2013: undrafted
Playing career| 2013–present
Career history
2013| Bilbao Basket
2013–2014| Iowa Energy
2014–2015| Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2015–2016| Banvit
2016–2017| Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2018| Uşak Sportif
2018| Avtodor Saratov
2018| Al Riyadi Beirut
2018–2019| UNICS
2019| Konyaspor
2019–2020| JL Bourg
2020–2021| Igokea
2021| Cedevita Olimpija
2022–2023| Gaziantep Basketbol
2023–2024| Igokea
Career highlights and awards

* Bosnian Cup winner (2021)
* 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

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

## College career

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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

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### Spain / D-League (2013–2014)

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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 and Turkey (2014–2018)

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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.

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.

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]

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)

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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 Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League, signing for the rest of the season.[23]

### France (2019–2020)

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

### Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020–2021)

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On June 14, 2020, Carmichael signed with KK Igokea of the ABA League,[25] a one-year stay that culminated in Igokea winning the 2021 Bosnian Cup.

### Slovenia (2021)

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On July 19, 2021, Carmichael signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League.[26]

### Return to Turkey (2022–2023)

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On November 26, 2022, he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[27]

## Personal life

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He is married to singer-songwriter and actress Lacy Cavalier.[28]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link‍]
19. ^ "Jackie Carmichael, Avtodor Saratov part ways". Sportando.basketball. October 17, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
20. ^ "Jackie Carmichael signs with Al Riyadi Club Beirut". Sportando.basketball. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
21. ^ "Jackie Carmichael signs with Unics Kazan". Sportando.basketball. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
22. ^ "Unics Kazan, Jackie Carmichael part ways". Sportando.basketball. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
23. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (March 20, 2019). "Konyaspor signs Jackie Carmichael". Sportando.basketball. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
24. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 12, 2019). "Jackie Carmichael signs with JL Bourg". Sportando. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
25. ^ Skerletic, Dario (June 14, 2020). "Jackie Carmichael joins BC Igokea". Sportando. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
26. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 19, 2021). "Cedevita Olimpija announces signing of Jackie Carmichael". Sportando. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
27. ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 26, 2022). "Gaziantep inks Jackie Carmichael". Sportando. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
28. ^ "a threefold cord is not quickly broken 🤍🤍🤍". Instagram. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

## External links

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* Illinois State Redbirds bio