Bryant McIntosh explained

Bryant McIntosh
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:200
Nationality:American
Birth Date:20 November 1994
High School:
College:Northwestern (2014–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Career End:2019
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Leuven Bears
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2017)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2015)

Bryant McIntosh (born November 20, 1994) is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats. He holds the Northwestern single-game, single-season, and career assist records. He was a 2017 All-Big Ten team second-team selection and led the 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats to the first NCAA tournament in school history.

Early life

McIntosh attended New Castle High School in Indiana as a freshman and Greensburg Community High School for his sophomore through senior seasons.[1] In January 2013, he committed to play for Indiana State.[2] McIntosh led Greensburg to the 2013 IHSAA 3A championship over Concordia Lutheran High School with 25 points, including a 3-point shot in the final 30 seconds of regulation of a 73–70 overtime win.[3] He later decommitted and received offers from Dayton, Purdue, Vanderbilt and Xavier before committing to Northwestern in September 2013.[4] McIntosh led Greensburg to the 2014 IHSAA 3A championship over Thea Bowman Leadership Academy with an IHSAA 3A finals record 11 assists.[5]

College career

As a freshman for the 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats, he was named to the 2015 All-Big Ten Freshman team.[6] [7] As a sophomore for the 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats, he set the school single-season assist record (213),[1] surpassing Tim Doyle's total of 157 set 10 years earlier.[8] He was recognized as a 2016 All-Big Ten team honorable selection by the coaches and the media.[9] [10]

As a junior, he served as a co-captain for the 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats.[11] That season, Northwestern set a school record for wins,[12] and he set the school career assist record, surpassing Juice Thompson.[13] He was recognized as a 2017 All-Big Ten team 2nd team selection by the coaches and the media.[14] [15] McIntosh was one of ten Big Ten players honored as All-District selections by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[16] The 2016–17 Wildcats set a school record for wins[12] and earned the school's first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bid in school history.[17] In the first round of the 2017 NCAA tournament, McIntosh led Northwestern to a 68 - 66 victory over Vanderbilt with 25 points, including the game-winning free throws with 14.6 seconds remaining, for the schools first tournament win.[18]

As a senior, McIntosh was selected to the preseason All-Big Ten team.[19] He was also on the preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award and the Bob Cousy Award.[20] [21] On January 10, McIntosh established the Northwestern single-game assist record by posting 16 against Minnesota, surpassing Patrick Baldwin's 14 from 1992.[22]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, McIntosh signed with the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[23] He signed with the Leuven Bears of the Belgian Pro Basketball League on September 8, 2018.[24] In April 2019 McIntosh left the Leuven Bears.

Post-playing career

After one season of professional basketball in Belgium, McIntosh returned to Northwestern as assistant director of basketball operations.[25] Prior to the 2022-23 season, McIntosh was elevated to the role of assistant coach.

Personal life

McIntosh's cousin is Trey Ball.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 Bryant McIntosh. March 7, 2017. NUSports.com.
  2. Web site: 2014 G Bryant McIntosh picks Sycamores. March 8, 2017. January 7, 2013. ESPN.
  3. Web site: 2013 Indiana High School State Finals Class 3A: Greensburg 73, FW Concordia 70 OT. March 8, 2017. March 23, 2013. SB Nation. Miller, Travis.
  4. Web site: PG McIntosh commits to Northwestern. March 8, 2017. September 10, 2013. ESPN. Powers, Scott.
  5. Web site: High school boys notes: Greensburg repeats as 3A champ. March 8, 2017. March 29, 2014. The Indianapolis Star.
  6. Web site: Wisconsin's Kaminksy named Big Ten Player of the Year. March 10, 2015. March 9, 2015. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429212557/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030915aac.html. April 29, 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: 2014–15 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team. March 10, 2015. March 9, 2015. CSTV.com. April 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429212831/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2015allbigten.pdf. dead.
  8. Web site: Bryant McIntosh sets Northwestern assist record as Wildcats stop skid. March 7, 2017. February 4, 2016. Chicago Tribune. Skrbina, Paul.
  9. Web site: Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN: Michigan State's Valentine named Big Ten Player of the Year. March 8, 2016. March 7, 2016. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308103727/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030716aad.html. March 8, 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: 2015–16 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team. March 8, 2016. March 7, 2016. CSTV.com. October 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006082756/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516ABT.pdf. dead.
  11. Web site: Northwestern men's basketball names Sanjay Lumpkin and Bryant McIntosh team captains for 2016–17. March 8, 2017. August 5, 2016. SB Nation. Oppegaard, Martin.
  12. Web site: Northwestern stuns Michigan on full-court pass, last-second layup. March 8, 2017. March 1, 2017. Associated Press. ESPN.
  13. Web site: Bryant McIntosh breaks Northwestern career assist record: His 529th career assist passed Juice Thompson's mark.. March 7, 2017. March 5, 2017. SB Nation. Pereles, Zach.
  14. Web site: Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Purdue's Swanigan named Big Ten Player of the Year. March 7, 2017. March 6, 2017. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123604/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030617aag.html. March 7, 2017. dead.
  15. Web site: 2016–17 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team. March 7, 2017. March 6, 2017. CSTV.com. March 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123951/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17_All_Big_Ten_Honors.pdf. dead.
  16. Web site: USBWA Names 2016–17 Men's All-District Teams. United States Basketball Writers Association. March 8, 2017. March 7, 2017.
  17. Web site: Northwestern will 'go dance in Salt Lake City' after first NCAA tournament bid. March 13, 2017. March 12, 2017. Chicago Tribune. Greenstein, Teddy.
  18. Web site: Gift free throws help Northwestern get past Vanderbilt for first-ever tourney win. ESPN. Associated Press. March 20, 2017. March 16, 2017.
  19. Web site: Big Ten Men's Basketball Preseason Honors Announced. Big Ten Conference. October 19, 2017. CBS Interactive. en. October 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022165252/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101917aac.html. October 22, 2017. dead.
  20. News: College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Bob Cousy Award watch list. October 17, 2017. NCAA.com. October 18, 2017. en.
  21. News: John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's Announces 2017-18 Preseason Top 50. John R Wooden Award. November 14, 2017.
  22. Web site: McIntosh sets assist mark, Northwestern beats Minnesota. January 11, 2018. January 10, 2018. Associated Press. ESPN.
  23. Web site: Bryant McIntosh to play with the New Orleans Pelicans Summer League team. June 27, 2018. June 22, 2018. SB Nation. Jung, Tristan.
  24. Web site: Rookie Bryant McIntosh signs with the Leuven Bears . Sportando . September 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202615/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/belgium/287930/rookie-bryant-mcintosh-signs-with-the-leuven-bears.html . September 8, 2018 . dead .
  25. Web site: Weinberg. Joe. Friedman. Caleb. Bryant McIntosh returning to Northwestern as assistant director of basketball operations. December 22, 2019. July 17, 2019. SB Nation.

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