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Michale Kyser

Michale Kyser

American basketball player

Michale Kyser (born November 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech.

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High school career

Kyser played high school basketball for Lancaster High School, in Lancaster, Texas, and at Christian Life Center Academy in Humble, Texas.

College career

In his senior year, Kyser led Louisiana Tech to the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals, where they lost to Temple. 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.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Kyser joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[2] 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.[3] On July 23, 2015, he signed with the Raptors,[4] only to be waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in one preseason game.[5] On October 31, he signed with the Raptors 905 as an affiliate player.[6]

On August 30, 2016, Kyser signed with Tadamon Zouk of the Lebanese Basketball League,[7] however, he left the team before playing for them and signed with the Salt Lake City Stars on November 25.[8] 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.[9] On March 3, 2017, Kyser was waived by the Stars.[10]

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.[11] On November 29, 2017, he left Enosis in order to join Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[12] During the season, he led the league in blocks with 1.9 blocks per game. He subsequently spent the 2018–19 season with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. In July 2019, Kyser signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[13]

On October 26, 2019, Kyser was drafted 10th overall by the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[14] He averaged 9.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 26.2 minutes per game. Kyser was waived on March 10, 2020.[15] On July 31, he signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.[16] Kyser averaged 10.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

On July 15, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[17]

On July 13, 2022, he signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[18]

On July 21, 2023, he signed with Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[19]

On February 15, 2024, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
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References

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  2. [2]
    "Tech's Michale Kyser earns NBA Summer League invite from Raptors". TheNewsStar.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    "Raptors Sign Michale Kyser For Camp". HoopsRumors.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    "Raptors Sign Michale Kyser & Axel Toupane". NBA.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    "Raptors Announce Roster Changes". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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    "Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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    "Michale Kyser joins Tadamon". Asia-Basket.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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    Byrnes, Hayley (November 26, 2016). "Salt Lake City Stars Acquire Michale Kyser". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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    "Legends Return Favor With Blowout Of Stars". NBA.com. November 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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    "Stars Acquire Brandon Triche from 87ers". NBA.com. March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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    "Enosis tab Michale Kyser". eurobasket.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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    "Kimi signs Michale Kyser". sportando.com. November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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    "Guelph Nighthawks sign Michale Kyser". USBasket. July 21, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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    "Lakeland Magic Select Two Players in 2019 G League Draft and Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 28, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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    "Magic Waive Michale Kyser". Our Sports Central. March 10, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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    Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 31, 2020). "VEF Riga tabs Michale Kyser". Sportando. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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    Maggi, Alessandro (July 15, 2021). "Hapoel Holon officially signs Michale Kyser". Sportando. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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    "Michale Kyser, nuevo fichaje de Surne Bilbao Basket". Bilbao Basket (in European Spanish). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  19. [19]
    @SSBasketbol (November 20, 2023). "Welcome Michake Kyser!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. [20]
    "Michale Kyser nowym graczem Kinga Szczecin!". kingwilki.pl (in Polish). February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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