Bryant McIntosh
American basketball player
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]
Notes
^ a b c "30 Bryant McIntosh" . NUSports.com . Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ "2014 G Bryant McIntosh picks Sycamores" . ESPN . January 7, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ Miller, Travis (March 23, 2013). "2013 Indiana High School State Finals Class 3A: Greensburg 73, FW Concordia 70 OT" . SB Nation . Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ Powers, Scott (September 10, 2013). "PG McIntosh commits to Northwestern" . ESPN . Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ "High school boys notes: Greensburg repeats as 3A champ" . The Indianapolis Star . March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ "Wisconsin's Kaminksy named Big Ten Player of the Year" . BigTen.org . CBS Interactive . March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2015 .
^ "2014–15 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF) . CSTV.com . March 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2015 .
^ Skrbina, Paul (February 4, 2016). "Bryant McIntosh sets Northwestern assist record as Wildcats stop skid" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN: Michigan State's Valentine named Big Ten Player of the Year" . BigTen.org . CBS Interactive . March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016 .
^ "2015–16 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF) . CSTV.com . March 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016 .
^ Oppegaard, Martin (August 5, 2016). "Northwestern men's basketball names Sanjay Lumpkin and Bryant McIntosh team captains for 2016–17" . SB Nation . Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ a b "Northwestern stuns Michigan on full-court pass, last-second layup" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ Pereles, Zach (March 5, 2017). "Bryant McIntosh breaks Northwestern career assist record: His 529th career assist passed Juice Thompson's mark" . SB Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ "Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Purdue's Swanigan named Big Ten Player of the Year" . BigTen.org . CBS Interactive . March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ "2016–17 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF) . CSTV.com . March 6, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ "USBWA Names 2016–17 Men's All-District Teams" . United States Basketball Writers Association . March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ Greenstein, Teddy (March 12, 2017). "Northwestern will 'go dance in Salt Lake City' after first NCAA tournament bid" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 13, 2017 .
^ "Gift free throws help Northwestern get past Vanderbilt for first-ever tourney win" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
^ "Big Ten Men's Basketball Preseason Honors Announced" . Big Ten Conference . CBS Interactive . October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017 .
^ "College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Bob Cousy Award watch list" . NCAA.com . October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
^ "John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's Announces 2017-18 Preseason Top 50" . John R Wooden Award . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ "McIntosh sets assist mark, Northwestern beats Minnesota" . ESPN . Associated Press . January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ Jung, Tristan (June 22, 2018). "Bryant McIntosh to play with the New Orleans Pelicans Summer League team" . SB Nation . Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
^ "Rookie Bryant McIntosh signs with the Leuven Bears" . Sportando . Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018 .
^ Weinberg, Joe; Friedman, Caleb (July 17, 2019). "Bryant McIntosh returning to Northwestern as assistant director of basketball operations" . SB Nation . Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
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