Mychal Lemar Ammons (born January 2, 1992) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(CIBACOPA). He played college basketball for South Alabama.

High school career

Ammons attended Vicksburgh High School where he averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks as a senior and led the Gators to the 6A state championship game. This earned him the MVP award of the Mississippi State tournament and was named First Team All-State by MagnoliaPreps.com.

College career

After graduating, Ammons attended South Alabama where he, as a junior, was third in scoring (9.3 points) and second in rebounds (7.2) while playing an average of 27.9 minutes a game, shooting 43.9 percent from the floor, 37.1 percent from 3-point range and 64.4 percent at the free throw line. On April 16, 2014, he decided to forgo his senior season to play overseas.

Professional career

After applying for early entry to the

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, Ammons signed a contract with Feni Industries of Macedonia on May 12, 2014. After averaging 9.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, Ammons parted ways with Feni Industries on July 1, 2015. On November 1, 2015, Ammons was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the

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following a successful tryout with the team. However, he was waived on November 11 before the start of the season. On November 26, he was acquired by

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. On January 23, 2016, he returned to Idaho, making his debut that night in a 108–101 loss to the Texas Legends, recording two points and four rebounds in seven minutes. On May 20, 2016, Ammons signed with the

of the Mexican

(CIBACOPA). That day, he made his debut for the Zonkeys in a 92–87 loss to the Garra Cañera de Navolato, recording nine points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 15 minutes off the bench. On August 12, 2016, Ammons signed with

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of the PBA to replace

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as their import for the

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. In his first career PBA game, Ammons recorded a double-double of 18 points and 18 rebounds as TNT won the game, 109–89, against the Blackwater Elite. Ammons returned to the Tijuana Zonkeys for the

2018 CIBACOPA season The 2018 CIBACOPA season was the 18th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on 5 April 2018 and ended on 19 July 2019. The league title was won ...

, leading the team to a league title and earning league MVP honors. Ammons joined the Laguneros de La Comarca of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) for the 2018–19 season. He helped the team reach the playoffs and won the Slam Dunk Contest.

Personal life

The son of Tony and Katie Ammons, he is the youngest of three children. His sister, Taylor Ammons, is a former member of

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women's basketball team. He majored in interdisciplinary studies.

References

External links

South Alabama Jaguars bio

Mychal Ammons
at RealGM
Feni Industries profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ammons, Mychal 1992 births Living people Al-Gharafa SC basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Garra Cañera de Navolato players Idaho Stampede players Laguneros de La Comarca players Philippine Basketball Association imports Small forwards South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball players Sportspeople from Vicksburg, Mississippi Tijuana Zonkeys players TNT Tropang Giga players NorthPort Batang Pier players