Michale De’Vonta Kyser (born November 26, 1991) is an American professional

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player for Hapoel Holon of the

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. He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech.

Early life

Kyser was born in

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."Michale Kyser,"
La Tech. He is the son of Myshell Kyser. He played high school basketball for Lancaster High School, in Lancaster, Texas, for whom he averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks per game and was named first team all-District 15-4A, and for one year at Christian Life Center Academy in Humble, Texas, for whom he averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, and six blocks per game.

College career

Kyser played for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. In 2011–12, while averaging 13.5 minutes points per game, he averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks (2nd in the

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(WAC)) per game."Michaele Kyser,"
Sports Reference. In 2012–13, while averaging 19.3 minutes per game, he averaged 5.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks (leading the conference, and 15th in the

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) per game, and was named WAC All-Defense. In 2013–14, while averaging 23.3 minutes per game, he averaged 7.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks (leading

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(CUSA), and 5th in the NCAA), with a .571 field goal percentage (9th in the conference), and was named CUSA All-Defense. In his senior year in 2014–15, Kyser while averaging 28.4 minutes per game, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks (2nd in the conference, and 12th in the NCAA), with a .605 field goal percentage (2nd in the conference), and was named CUSA All-Defense. He led Louisiana Tech to the

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quarterfinals, where they lost to

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. He also helped the team win the conference regular season championship in 2013, 2014, and 2015. In the 2014–15 season, he became the all-time career blocks leader at Louisiana Tech.

Professional career

2015-19

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Kyser joined the

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for the

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. He appeared in four games playing for the Raptors in Las Vegas and averaged 3.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game. On July 23, 2015, he signed with the Raptors, only to be waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in one preseason game. On October 31, he signed with the Raptors 905 as an affiliate player. On August 30, 2016, Kyser signed with Tadamon Zouk of the

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, however, he left the team before playing for them and signed with the Salt Lake City Stars on November 25. The next day, he made his debut for the Stars in a 117–84 loss to the Texas Legends, recording eight points, two rebounds, and one assist in 15 minutes off the bench. On March 3, 2017, Kyser was waived by the Stars. On September 23, 2017, Kyser joined Enosis Neon Paralimni of the Cypriot League where he would average 15 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks per game. On November 29, 2017, he left Enosis in order to join Kymis of the

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. During the season, he led the league in blocks with 1.9 blocks per game, while also averaging 6.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game with a 62.4% field goal percentage."Michayle Kyser,"
basketball-reference. He subsequently spent the 2018–19 season with Greek club

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. During the season, he was 10th in the league with 0.8 blocks per game, while also averaging 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game with a 50.4% field goal percentage. In July 2019, Kyser signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the

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, for whom he played six games. On October 26, 2019, Kyser was drafted 10th overall by the Lakeland Magic of the

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. He averaged 9.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 26.2 minutes per game, over 41 games. Kyser was waived on March 10, 2020.

2020-present

On July 31, he signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Kyser averaged 11.8 points, 1.8 blocks (leading the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League), and 7.3 rebounds (9th in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League) per game, with a 56.0% field goal percentage. On July 15, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the

. During the season, he averaged 1.4 blocks per game (4th in the league), while also averaging 11.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game with a 61.8% field goal percentage. On July 13, 2022, he signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the

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and the

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. During the season, he averaged 1.2 blocks per game (6th in the league), while also averaging 7.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game with a 52.0% field goal percentage. On July 21, 2023, he signed with

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of the Turkish

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(BSL). During the season, he averaged 1.4 blocks per game (4th in the league), while also averaging 10.9 points and 7.0 rebounds (9th in the league) in 32.9 minutes per game with a 51.3% field goal percentage. On February 15, 2024, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the

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(PLK). During the season, he averaged 1.0 blocks per game (10th in the league), while also averaging 9.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game with a 59.7% field goal percentage."Michale Kyser,"
RealGM. On July 25, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the

Career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 33 , , 2 , , 13.5 , , .463 , , .000 , , .500 , , 2.6 , , .2 , , .4 , , 1.8 , , 3.7 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 34 , , 33 , , 19.3 , , .479 , , .000 , , .623 , , 5.3 , , .6 , , .6 , , 2.7 , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 36 , , 34 , , 23.3 , , .571 , , .000 , , .500 , , 6.6 , , .4 , , .5 , , 3.0 , , 7.0 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 36 , , 35 , , 28.4 , , .605 , , .000 , , .606 , , 6.6 , , .4 , , .6 , , 2.8 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 139 , , 104 , , 21.3 , , .543 , , .000 , , .558 , , 5.3 , , .4 , , .5 , , 2.6 , , 6.2

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profileGreek Basket League profile

2015 NBA Summer League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyser, Michale 1991 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Texas Bilbao Basket players Centers (basketball) Guelph Nighthawks players Hapoel Holon B.C. players Kymis B.C. players Lakeland Magic players Liga ACB players Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players Power forwards Raptors 905 players Salt Lake City Stars players Samsunspor (basketball) players Sportspeople from Victoria, Texas Wilki Morskie Szczecin players