Justin Durel Ingram (born January 21, 1985) is an American former professional

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player who is currently an associate head coach for the

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team. He most recently served as the Assistant Head Coach for the Olivet Comets men's basketball team. He most recently played for Lions de Geneve of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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where he earned Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year honors, as well as being named to the All-Freshman team and All-Conference first and second teams. From 2007 to 2016, he played for numerous

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teams, before playing in top leagues in Hungary, Estonia, Greece and Switzerland.

High school career

Ingram attended

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where he was a member of the 2000 Class A State Championship team as a freshman. As a sophomore, Ingram started on the varsity team averaging 9.9 points per game. He was named All-Conference Honorable Mention and All-Area Special Mention. As a junior, Ingram almost doubled his scoring average averaging 18.5 points per game, 8.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He was a unanimous selection to the First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Area and All-State Honorable Mention. Ingram was selected one out of 200 players to participate in the

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ABCD Basketball Camp in

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. In October 2002, Ingram committed to the

. As a senior, Ingram's numbers improved again. He averaged 22.6 points per game, 5.2 assists per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. He was named conference Most Valuable Player, unanimous First Team All-Conference, named to the

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Dream Team as well as the Player of the Year. He was also named First Team All-State by the

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, the

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and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan.

College career

As a freshman at

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, Ingram was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after averaging 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He moved from point guard to shooting guard as a junior, earning All-MAC second team honors while averaging 14.6 points and guiding the Rockets to the Championship Game of the MAC Tournament. As co-captain his senior year, he led the 2006–07 men's basketball team that won the MAC regular-season championship. He averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game on his way to All-MAC first team honors as the Rockets went 14–2 in MAC play.Justin Ingram, Men's Basketball (2003–07)
/ref> For his career, Ingram ranks eleventh all-time in scoring (1,494 points), fourth in three-pointers (213), fourth in free throw percentage (81.6%), third in steals (217) and fifth in minutes played (3,856). He is tied for third in games played with 123, and was a starter in every game in which he appeared. The Rockets’ record in his four seasons was 75–48, 47–23 in MAC play.

College statistics

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Professional career

2007–08 season

Ingram went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. In October 2007, he signed with Saint-Étienne Basket of France for the 2007–08 season. In 29 regular-season games, he averaged 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In five play-off games, he averaged 20.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.Justin Ingram – LNB.fr
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2008–09 season

In 2008, Ingram signed with

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for the 2008–09 season. In 39 total games, he averaged 17.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Finished 3rd in MVP voting.

2009–10 season

In November 2009, Ingram signed with

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for the rest of the 2009–10 season. In 27 games, he averaged 15.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Voted Eurobasket.com All French Pro B honorable mention.

2010–11 season

On August 17, 2010, Ingram signed with

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for the 2010–11 season. In 34 games, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

2011–12 season

In August 2011, Ingram signed a one-year deal with Factum Sport Debrecen of the

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. In 26 games, he averaged 24.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He finished the season as the league's leading scorer, resulting in him being placed on the Hungarian Championship All Import Team. Also was voted to the all star team.

2012–13 season

On August 6, 2012, Ingram signed with

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of Estonia for the 2012–13 season. In 23 games, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He was voted All Baltic League honorable mention, All Estonian League First Team, All Estonian League Important Team, as well as the Estonian League Guard of the Year.

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Ingram signed with

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of France for the 2013–14 season. In 50 total games, he averaged 12.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Took

to the finals where they lost the best of 3 game series to

2014–15 season

On September 1, 2014, Ingram signed with Aries Trikala of Greece for the 2014–15 season. In 26 total games, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.2 rebounds while playing 32 min per game

2015–16

In September 2015, Ingram signed with Lions de Geneve of Switzerland for the 2015–16 season. In 33 total games, he averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game while playing 27 min per game.

Coaching career

2016–17

In July 2016, Ingram was hired to the Olivet Comets men's basketball staff under Steve Ernst as head assistant as well as recruiting coordinator.

2017–2024

In June 2017, Ingram was hired to the

staff as Director of Basketball Operations. In October 2018, Ingram was promoted to assistant coach.

2024–present

In July 2024, Ingram was promoted to associate head coach.

Personal

Ingram is the son of Phebeit and Michael Ingram, the latter a

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hall of fame basketball coach at

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. Ingram has three siblings, all of whom have played college basketball. Older brother, Mike, played at Lansing Community College; older sister, Alayne, starred at the

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and was drafted in the WNBA by the

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; and younger sister, Jocelyn, played at

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.Finding their identity
/ref> Ingram is married to Tiewjuan Ingram. Together they have two sons, Justin Jr and Jaxson.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

LNB.fr Profile

ESPN.com Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Justin 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American men's basketball players Aries Trikala B.C. players Basketball coaches from Michigan Basketball players from Lansing, Michigan Olivet Comets men's basketball coaches Point guards University of Tartu basketball team players Toledo Rockets men's basketball coaches Toledo Rockets men's basketball players Saint-Étienne Basket players American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland Stade Clermontois BA players