Kyle Mangas

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Kyle Mangas
No. 24–Indiana Mad Ants
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-04-08) April 8, 1999 (age 24)
Warsaw, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Warsaw (Warsaw, Indiana)
College Indiana Wesleyan (2017–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 USK Praha
2022–2023 Šiauliai-7bet
2023–present Indiana Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards

Kyle Mangas (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. In his junior season, he won the Bevo Francis Award and was named NABC NAIA Division II Player of the Year, and in his senior season was named Academic All-American of the Year in NAIA men's basketball.

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Early life and high school career

Mangas grew up playing basketball under his father's coaching. He quit playing football after his sophomore year of high school to focus on basketball. Mangas played for Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana, where he led his team to a 61–17 record over three seasons. As a senior, Mangas was named an Indiana All-Star and scored 47 points against East Chicago Central High School. He left Warsaw with 1,450 career points, the fourth-most in school history. [1] Mangas chose to play college basketball for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II program Indiana Wesleyan in April 2017, in part because he "connected with the coach staff and players." [2]

College career

As a freshman for Indiana Wesleyan, Mangas averaged 21.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, winning the 2018 NAIA Division II Tournament, where he was named Most Outstanding Player. He was recognized as Crossroads League Player of the Year, becoming the first freshman to win the award, and scored a single-season school-record 818 points. Mangas also earned NAIA Division II All-American First Team accolades. [3] [4] In his sophomore season, Mangas averaged 23.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, repeating as Crossroads League Player of the Year and being selected to the NAIA Division II All-American First Team. [5] As a junior, he averaged 26.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, claiming the Bevo Francis Award and NABC NAIA Division II Player of the Year. [6] [7] For his third straight year, he was named Crossroads League Player of the Year and to the NAIA Division II All-American First Team. [8] Mangas finished the season with the second-most points in the NAIA Division II and as Indiana Wesleyan's all-time leading scorer. [9] As a senior, Mangas averaged 29.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. [10] In 2021, he was named the Academic All-American of the Year in NAIA men's basketball. [11]

Professional career

On September 1, 2021, Mangas signed his first professional contract with USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League. [10]

On August 10, 2022, Mangas signed with Šiauliai-7bet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [12]

On October 17, 2023, Mangas signed with the Indiana Pacers, [13] but was waived the next day. [14] On October 28, 2023, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants. [15]

Personal life

Mangas' father, Tim, played basketball for Wawasee High School in Syracuse, Indiana, where he scored over 1,000 career points, before playing college basketball for DePauw University. [1] His mother, Ann, also played for Wawasee and was a member of its 1985 state runner-up team. Mangas' older brother, Jake, played football and basketball for Warsaw High School. [16] Mangas studied finance at Indiana Wesleyan. [2]

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  11. ↑ "Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyam, Kylah Comley of Sterling Spotlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Basketball Teams" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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