Donte Ingram
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Donte Ingram
| image = 20130316 Donte Ingram watching Kendrick Nunn.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ingram in 2013
| alt = Ingram sitting on the bench of a basketball court next to his teammate
| position = Small forward / shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 215
| league = UAE National Basketball League
| team = Al Bataeh
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|15}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = *Danville (Danville, Illinois)
| college = Loyola Chicago (2014–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018–2019
| team1 = Texas Legends
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Greensboro Swarm
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Nelson Giants
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Donar
| highlights = * Dutch Cup winner (2022)
- Second-team All-MVC (2018)
- MVC tournament MVP (2018)
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = Dinamo București
| years6 = 2023–present
| team6 = Al Bataeh
}}
Donte Ingram (born August 15, 1996) is an American basketball player for Al Bataeh Club of the UAE National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Loyola Ramblers. Before Loyola, he attended Simeon Career Academy and was teammates with NBA player Jabari Parker. Ingram drew national attention after helping the 2017–18 Ramblers reach the Final Four round of the 2018 NCAA tournament. He was named to the second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a senior.
Early life and high school
Ingram was born on August 15, 1996.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Donte-Ingram/Summary/80830|title=Donte Ingram Player Profile|website=RealGM|access-date=July 5, 2018}} He is the son of Don Ingram, who played basketball in the Marines, and grew up in Danville, Illinois. In middle school he competed in Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) play for Team Trouble, alongside future Nevada player Jordan Caroline.{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Shannon |title=Nevada's Jordan Caroline, the son and grandson of Illinois legends, never got a call from 'dream school' |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-nevada-jordan-caroline-20180321-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=March 21, 2018}}
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He attended Danville High School for two seasons. He competed in AAU for Mean Streets, and Jabari Parker, who played on a different AAU team, convinced him to transfer to Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. As a junior, Ingram was utilized as the sixth man on the Class 4A state championship team. Due to residency issues, Ingram was declared ineligible by the Illinois High School Association on January 15 but was reinstated on February 5.{{cite news|last1=Kane|first1=Colleen|title=Simeon All Access: Spotlight's on Donte Ingram|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/06/simeon-all-access-spotlights-on-donte-ingram/|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 6, 2013}} Milton Doyle, a native of Chicago, persuaded Ingram to come to Loyola (Illinois) after receiving a scholarship offer from Hampton University. One of the reasons Ingram picked the team is because his older brother DaJuan Gouard, who is now a community college coach, played for a Horizon League championship in 2002 with the Ramblers.{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Shannon|title=Donte Ingram hopes to inspire a Chicago recruiting wave at Loyola|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-donte-ingram-20180306-story.html|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 6, 2018}}
College career
When Ingram arrived at Loyola, the team had had three straight losing seasons, but he liked coach Porter Moser and the "family" feel of the program. He was an important piece of the 2014–15 Loyola Ramblers team that won the 2015 College Basketball Invitational as a freshman, averaging 5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.{{cite news|last1=Kenney|first1=Madeline|title=Ben Richardson, Donte Ingram reflect on legacy they left on Loyola basketball|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/ben-richardson-donte-ingram-reflect-on-legacy-they-left-on-loyola-basketball/|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Chicago Sun Times|date=April 1, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Schultz |first1=Nick |title=Ingram Raising Eyebrows in NBA Workouts as Draft Approaches |url=http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/06/ingram-raising-eyebrows-in-nba-workouts-as-draft-approaches/ |newspaper=Loyola Phoenix |access-date=June 24, 2018 |date=June 21, 2018}} As a sophomore, he posted 7.4 points per game. His best game that year was a 19-point performance against Bradley on March 3, 2016.{{cite news |title=Loyola of Chicago beats Bradley, faces Wichita St. Friday |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868331 |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 3, 2016}}
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|quote = I love Donte. He is a mismatch guy. He can switch defensively on (positions) one through four, he can guard a big inside, we trap the post with him, he can knock down a 3, put it on the deck and you can post him up. That gives us a lot of options offensively and defensively.
|author = Porter Moser, coach of Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
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Ingram sprained his MCL in early December 2016 but recovered quickly.{{cite news |last1=Helfgot |first1=Mike |title=Donte Ingram's return bolsters Loyola, but Ramblers need more depth |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-donte-ingram-loyola-around-the-city-spt-1223-20161222-story.html |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=December 22, 2016}} On December 17, he had 20 points and nine rebounds in an 81–75 win over UIC and hit the three-pointer to send the game to overtime.{{cite news|title=Loyola-Chicago survives in OT against rival Illinois-Chicago|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400918198|access-date=May 8, 2018|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=December 17, 2016}} Ingram set career highs with 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 102–98 loss to Drake on December 29.{{cite news|title=Drake repels late charge, beats Loyola of Chicago 102–98|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400918199|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2016}} He improved his scoring average to 13.6 points per game as a junior and added 6.6 rebounds per game. Ingram led the conference in three point shooting with 47.3 percent and was named to the Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference.{{cite news|last1=Kenney|first1=Madeline|title=Three Ramblers Named to All-MVC Teams|url=http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/02/three-ramblers-named-mvc-teams|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Loyola Phoenix|date=March 1, 2017}}
As a senior, Ingram averaged 11.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second team All-Missouri Valley Conference.{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Shannon|title=Loyola's Clayton Custer named MVC player of the year|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-clayton-custer-20180227-story.html|access-date=March 2, 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|date=February 27, 2018}} Ingram was an important contributor to Loyola's 10–1 start, the best in 52 years, which included an upset of Florida.{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Shannon |title=Loyola gaining attention with its best start since 1965 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-resurgence-porter-moser-20171209-story.html |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=December 9, 2017}} He contributed 18 points and eight rebounds in the final of the 2018 Missouri Valley tournament against Illinois State and was named most outstanding player. With the win, Loyola reached its first NCAA tournament since 1985. The Ramblers received an 11 seed, and in the Round of 64, Ingram hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer on a pass from Marques Townes to defeat Miami 64–62 and finished with 13 points.{{cite news|title=Buzzer-beater lifts Loyola-Chicago over Miami in NCAA return|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401025815|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=March 15, 2018}} He led Loyola on an improbable run to its first Final Four since 1963, scoring 12 points in the Elite Eight win against Kansas State.{{cite news|title=Final Four bound: No. 11 Loyola beats Kansas State 78–62|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401025884|access-date=May 8, 2018|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=March 25, 2018}} He received some media attention when a message from Chance the Rapper prompted him to open a Twitter account.{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Nubyjas|title=March Madness 2018: Loyola-Chicago's Donte Ingram embodies Ramblers, Windy City spirit|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16-predictions-loyola-chicago-bus-incident-chance-the-rapper/1w4x1lxjacj8z1er9txcwhbx6s|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=The Sporting News|date=March 21, 2018}} After the season Ingram signed with Edge Sports International in preparation for the 2018 NBA draft.{{cite news|last1=Schultz|first1=Nick|title=Ingram Signs With Agency, Could Test NBA Draft|url=http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/04/ingram-signs-with-agency-could-test-nba-draft|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Loyola Phoenix|date=April 10, 2018}}
=College statistics=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| Loyola (Ill.)
| 37 || 1 || 18.3 || .447 || .373 || .645 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Loyola (Ill.)
| 32 || 26 || 25.9 || .394 || .281 || .843 || 4.1 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Loyola (Ill.)
| 28 || 29 || 32.6 || .529 || .458 || .676 || 6.8 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Loyola (Ill.)
| 38 || 38 || 30.6 || .443 || .392 || .680 || 6.4 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 11.0
|-
|colspan=13 style="text-align:center;" |Source: RealGM
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Professional career
Ingram worked out with several teams in preparation for the NBA draft and was praised for his size, versatility, shooting and defense.{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Shannon |title=After thrilling Final Four run, Loyola's Donte Ingram working to take next step — to the NBA |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-donte-ingram-nba-20180618-story.html |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 18, 2018}} Despite going undrafted, he was signed by the Chicago Bulls to an NBA Summer League roster.{{cite news |first=Madeline|last=Kenney |title=Loyola's Donte Ingram signs Summer League deal with Bulls |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/loyolas-donte-ingram-signs-summer-league-deal-with-bulls/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Chicago Sun Times |date=June 22, 2018}} In five games in the Las Vegas Summer League, Ingram averaged 6.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting .312 from the field. His best game came in the fourth game against the Dallas Mavericks where he finished with 13 points, four assists and two rebounds.{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Malika |title=Donte Ingram is showcasing his game for Bulls' Summer League team while looking for his next gig |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-bulls-donte-ingram-loyola-20180713-story.html |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=July 13, 2018}} He signed with the Mavericks on October 8, 2018.{{cite web|title=Mavericks sign Donte Ingram and Rashad Vaughn, waive Jones and Miller-McIntyre|url=https://www.mavs.com/mavericks-sign-donte-ingram-and-rashad-vaughn/|work=Mavs.com|date=October 8, 2018|access-date=October 8, 2018}} He was waived three days later.{{cite web|title=Mavericks Release Rashad Vaughn, Donte Ingram|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2018/10/mavericks-release-rashad-vaughn-donte-ingram.html|work=Mavs.com|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018}} He was then added to the roster of the Texas Legends, the Mavericks’ NBA G League affiliate.{{cite web |title=Legends Announce Opening Night Roster |url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/legends-announce-opening-night-roster-4/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 5, 2018 |date=November 1, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105203123/https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/legends-announce-opening-night-roster-4/ |url-status=dead }} On the season, Ingram appeared in 43 games for the Legends, averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
For the 2019–20 season, Ingram was acquired by the Hornets' NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.{{cite news |title= Greensboro Swarm Acquires Donte Ingram |url= https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-swarm-acquires-donte-ingram/ |access-date=November 2, 2019 |work=NBA.com |date=October 25, 2019}} On February 26, 2020, Ingram scored 17 points in a 129–115 loss to the Westchester Knicks.{{cite web |title=Peters Sets Assist Record As Knicks Stop Swarm |url=https://gleague.nba.com/games/20200226/gbowes/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=February 27, 2020 |date=February 26, 2020}} He averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game.{{cite news |title=Donte Ingram: Suffers through off shooting night |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/donte-ingram-suffers-through-off-shooting-night/ |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=March 13, 2020}}
On February 11, 2021, Ingram signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite news|last=O'Connell |first=Tim |title=Clearance for Giants American imports gets huge thumbs up |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/124203041/clearance-for-giants-american-imports-gets-huge-thumbs-up |access-date=February 11, 2021 |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=February 11, 2021}} He averaged 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
Ingram signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League on June 12.{{cite web |title=Donar Groningen signs Donte Ingram |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/donar-groningen-signs-donte-ingram/ |website=Sportando |access-date=June 19, 2021 |date=June 12, 2021 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }} For the 2022–23 season, he played in Romania with Dinamo Bucharest. In the 2023–24 season, Ingram played for Al Bataeh Club of the UAE National Basketball League.{{Cite web |title=Sportiw - Profile of Donte Ingram ,player |url=https://sportiw.com/en/athletes/Ingram.Donte/28829 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Sportiw |language=en}}
Personal life
Ingram has said that he owns at least 50 pairs of sneakers. His teammate and friend, Saieed Ivey, was killed in June 2016; as a memorial, Ingram had custom Nike shoes made with the number 2 — Ivey's jersey number — on the top of the shoe and the acronym FINAO (failure is not an option), one of Ivey's favorite sayings, on the side.
References
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External links
- [http://www.loyolaramblers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1 Loyola Ramblers bio]
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