Jim McIntyre (basketball) explained

Jim McIntyre
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Birth Date:1927
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Date:December 10, 2005 (aged 78)
Highschool:Camden High School
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College:Minnesota (1945–1949)
Highlights:
  • Consensus first-team All-American (1948)
  • Consensus second-team All-American (1949)
  • 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1947, 1948)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (1949)

Reverend James McIntyre (1927 – December 10, 2005) was an American basketball player for the University of Minnesota from 1945 to 1949. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he led Camden High School (then Henry High School) to two state championships before becoming a two-time consensus All-American at Minnesota.[1] [2] McIntyre is recognized as being the University of Minnesota's first true "big man."[1] Standing at and playing the center position, he was especially large for players of the late 1940s era.[1] During his career, he was a two-time First Team All-Big Ten Conference and one-time Second Team All-Big Ten selection.[2] McIntyre scored 1,223 points and had set a then-single season Minnesota scoring record of 360 points.[1] [3]

Despite his success on the basketball court, McIntyre was never drafted into the National Basketball Association. He spent most of his later life as a Presbyterian reverend in the Twin Cities area and died on December 10, 2005, because of an infection.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cohen. Ben. Obituary: James McIntyre. Star Tribune. December 13, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104173847/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139814809.html. dead. November 4, 2012. September 5, 2010.
  2. Web site: Awards and Honors . GopherSports.com . . 2010 . September 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 . April 14, 2009 .
  3. Web site: McCollough . Terry . This was Brainerd . The Dispatch . 2005 . September 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708093949/http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/030810/new_20100308016.shtml . July 8, 2011 .