Jackie Carmichael (born January 2, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for Igokea of the

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(ABA) and the Bosnian League. He was a standout college player at

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teachin ...

before playing professionally in

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, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia.

College career

After a standout high school career at

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and year of prep school at

South Kent School South Kent School, a private all-boys boarding school in South Kent, Connecticut, United States, is located on a campus in western Litchfield County. It is sited on Spooner Hill east of Bull's Bridge, overlooking the former Housatonic Valle ...

in Connecticut, Carmichael began his college career at

Illinois State Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching ...

in 2009–10. As a freshman, Carmichael broke into the starting lineup at mid-season and averaged 6.8

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and 4

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and was named to the

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(MVC) all-freshman team. 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

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mid-major

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team. 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).

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

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. After going undrafted in the 2013 draft, he joined the Miami Heat for the Orlando Summer League and the Dallas Mavericks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 10, 2013, Carmichael signed a one-year deal with

Bilbao Basket Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...

of Spain. On December 21, 2013, he left Bilbao after just 10 games. On December 31, 2013, he was acquired by the

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Israel and Turkey (2014–2018)

In July 2014, Carmichael joined the Indiana Pacers for the

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. On July 23, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

. 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

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. 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 Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...

. On July 24, 2015, Carmichael signed with Banvit of Turkey for the 2015–16 season. 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 Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...

for the 2016–17 season. 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 Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. () was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating Hapoel Beit She'an on the f ...

. On July 25, 2017, Carmichael signed with the Turkish club Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece. However, On November 1, 2017, he parted ways with Büyükçekmece before appearing in any game for them and joined

Uşak Sportif Uşak Sportif, also known as Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, was a professional basketball team that is based in the city of Uşak, in Turkey. The team was founded in 2006. Their home arena was the Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall, which has a se ...

for the rest of the season. 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 Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. 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 BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after ...

. However, on October 17, 2018, Carmichael parted ways with Saratov after appearing in three games. Nine days later, Carmichael joined the Lebanese team

Al Riyadi Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut (), commonly known simply as Al Riyadi, is a multi-sports club team based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays pin ...

. On November 30, 2018, Carmichael signed a two-month contract with

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with an option to extend it for the rest of the season. However, on March 15, 2019, Carmichael parted ways with Kazan after appearing in 12 games. On March 20, 2019, Carmichael joined

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

of the

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, signing for the rest of the season.

France (2019–2020)

On August 12, 2019, he has signed with

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3, ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020–2021)

On June 14, 2020, Carmichael signed with

KK Igokea Košarkaški klub Igokea ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Игокеа), commonly referred to as KK Igokea or as Igokea m:tel due to sponsorship reasons, is a Bosnian professional basketball club based in Aleksandrovac, near Laktaši, Re ...

of the

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, a one-year stay that culminated in Igokea winning the 2021 Bosnian Cup.

Slovenia (2021)

On July 19, 2021, Carmichael signed with

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

of the ABA League.

Return to Turkey (2022–2023)

On November 26, 2022, he signed with

Gaziantep Basketbol Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats. Histo ...

of the

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League (; TBSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Bas ...

(BSL).

Personal life

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

References

External links

Illinois State Redbirds bio
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