Biography
Outlook & Highlights
Two-time All-MAC (second team in 2018-19; third team in 2017-18) ... 2018-19 MAC All-Defensive team ... 2018-19 Academic All-MAC ... 2018-19 team captain ... Member of UT’s Dean’s List in Spring 2017 Semester ... Ranks second In school history in career overall field-goal percentage (.609, 661-of-1,085) and rejections (151), fifth in field goals made (661), seventh in total rebounds (810), eighth in scoring (1,572) and 10th in rebounding average (6.4 rpg) ... Sits first in MAC history in overall field-goal percentage (.643, 81-of-126, 2015-16) in season record book ... Also ranks fourth (.632, 215-of-340, 2017-18), seventh (.602, 147-of-244, 2016-17) and 10th (.581, 218-of-375, 2018-19) in overall field-goal percentage, as well as fifth (48, 2018-19), sixth (46, 2017-18) and ninth (41, 2016-17) in blocked shots and fifth (218, 2018-19) and seventh (215, 2017-18) in field-goals made in season record book ... Three-time MAC West Division Player of the Week (once in 2018-19, twice in 2017-18) ... 2015-16 MAC Sixth Player of the Year ... 2015-16 MAC All-Freshman Team ... Started 88 of 126 games in four seasons at Toledo (33 times in 2018-19, 33 in 2017-18, 21 in 2016-17, once in 2015-16) ... Possesses great footwork, can block shots and rebound ... Scored in double figures on 85 occasions (32 times in 2018-19, 31 in 2017-18, 16 in 2016-17, six in 2015-16), including 18 double-doubles (nine times in 2018-19, nine in 2017-18) ... Tallied at least 20 points on 16 occasions (nine times in 2018-19, six in 2017-18, once in 2016-17) ... Grabbed at least 10 rebounds on 23 occasions (nine times in 2018-19, 11 in 2017-18, once in 2016-17, two in 2015-16) ... Swatted at least three shots on 20 occasions (six times in 2018-19, seven in 2017-18, six in 2016-17, once in 2015-16) ... Played two years with Rocket teammate Mariah Copeland at Notre Dame Academy during 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns ... Graduated in December 2018 with degree in criminal justice and is working on master’s degree in business administration (MBA) with concentration in human resource management.
As a Senior (2018-19)
Second-team All-MAC ... MAC All-Defensive Team ... Academic All-MAC ... Team captain ... Started all 33 games (one of two players to start every contest) ... Averaged team-high 16.2 points, squad-best 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, team-best 1.5 blocks and 0.8 steals in 29.0 minutes per contest ... In MAC contests, tallied team-high 16.9 ppg, squad-best 9.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, team-best 1.7 bpg and 0.8 spg in 29.7 mpg ... Ranked second in MAC in rejections, tied for second in overall field-goal percentage (.581, 218-of-375), tied for fourth in defensive boards (6.1 rpg), tied for sixth in overall rebounding, eighth in scoring, tied for 12th in offensive caroms (2.1 rpg) and 20th in free throw percentage (.664, 97-of-146) ... Finished first on team in scoring, overall field-goal percentage, field-goals made (218), free throws made (97), overall rebounding, blocked shots (48) and defensive boards (200), tied for first in games started, second in offensive caroms (68), third in minutes played (957), free throw percentage (.664, 97-of-146) and offensive charges drawn (10), fourth in steals (26) and fifth in assists (51) ... Led Rockets in blocked shots on team-high 25 occasions, rebounding team-high 21 times, scoring on squad-best 19 occasions and steals six times ... Shared team’s “MVP Award” with Mikaela Boyd ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week (Jan. 14-21), averaging 16.0 points, team-high 10.0 caroms, 1.5 helpers and squad-best 3.5 rejections in pair of double-digit road victories against WMU (Jan. 16) and arch-rival BGSU (Jan. 19) ... Posted team-high nine double-doubles against Eastern Michigan (game-high 25 pts., contest-best 15 rebs., season-high 39 min., March 6), Northern Illinois (contest-best 22 pts., game-high 13 rebs., 2 blks., March 2), Northern Illinois (game-high 20 pts., contest-best 15 rebs., Feb. 16), Ohio (17 pts., 12 rebs., 5 blks., Feb. 13), Eastern Michigan (14 pts., game-high 13 rebs., contest-best 3 blks., Feb. 9), Bowling Green (13 pts., 13 rebs., 2 blks., Feb. 2), Bowling Green (15 pts., contest-best 10 rebs., season-high 5 blks., Jan. 19), Western Michigan (17 pts., contest-best 10 rebs., 2 blks., Jan. 16) and Detroit Mercy (13 pts., career-high 16 rebs., collegiate-tying best 6 asts., game-high 2 blks., Dec. 21) ... Finished with season-tying best 24 points, nine rebounds and contest-high three blocked shots vs. MAC East Division leader Miami (Feb. 20) ... Poured in season-best 24 points and seven caroms at Maine in season opener (Nov. 10) ... Totaled game-high 23 points, eight boards, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal vs. Stony Brook (Dec. 18) ... Had contest-best 23 points and game-high nine caroms in 34 minutes at Miami (Jan. 9) ... Posted game-high 23 points, seven boards and two rejections at Cleveland St. (Dec. 5) ... Tallied game-high 22 points, eight caroms and three helpers at reigning MAC East Division champion Buffalo (Feb. 6) ... Finished with 19 points, squad-tying best seven boards, three assists and one steal vs. Ball St. in first round of MAC Tournament (March 11) ... Had team-high 17 points and four rebounds at Akron (Jan. 26) ... Totaled 16 points, team-tying best six caroms, two helpers and one blocked shot in 32 minutes vs. Seton Hall in first round of Postseason WNIT (March 21) ... Registered team-high 16 points, squad-tying best five rebounds and two blocked shots at Ball St. (Feb. 23) ... Contributed 16 points, seven caroms, two helpers and game-tying best two thefts vs. Central Michigan (Jan. 23) ... Totaled team-high 14 points, seven boards and one steal vs. Miami in quarterfinals of MAC Tournament (March 13) ... Had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and one blocked shot in 36 minutes vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 27) ... Tallied team-high 12 points, squad-best nine caroms, two assists and team-best three thefts vs. Northwestern in second round of Postseason WNIT (March 24) ... Finished with 11 points, team-high eight boards, season-tying best three dimes, one rejection and career-tying high four steals vs. Ball St. in MAC opener (Jan. 5) ... Had with 10 points, two caroms, three helpers and season-tying high three blocked shots in 33 minutes vs. No. 2 Notre Dame (Dec. 8) ... Contributed 14 points, seven rebounds, three dimes and one rejection at Valparaiso (Nov. 26) ... Shot near perfect 8-of-9 from field and finished with game-high 16 points vs. Iona in home opener (Nov. 14) ... Preseason All-MAC West Division.
As a Junior (2017-18)
Third-team All-MAC ... Started all 33 games (one of three players to start every contest) ... Averaged team-best 16.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, team-high 1.4 blocks and 0.8 steals in 31.7 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied team-high 17.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, squad-best 1.2 bpg and 0.8 spg in 33.0 mpg ... Ranked first in MAC in overall field-goal percentage (.632, 215-of-340) (sEVENth in NCAA), fifth in rejections, sixth in defensive caroms (6.0 rpg), eighth in overall rebounding and 11th in scoring ... Finished first on team in scoring, overall field-goal percentage, overall field-goals made (215), free throws made (99), blocked shots and defensive boards (197), tied for first in games started, second in overall rebounding and minutes played (1,046), third in assists and steals and fifth in free throw percentage (.660, 99-of-150) ... Led Rockets in blocked shots on squad-best 21 occasions, scoring team-high 15 times, rebounding on 14 occasions, steals seven times and assists once ... Earned team’s “Best Offensive Player Award” ... Posted nine double-doubles against Michigan St. (16 pts., contest-best 10 rebs., 5 asts., March 19), Wright St. (14 pts., game-high 11 rebs., 3 asts., contest-best 3 blks., March 16), Western Michigan (25 pts., 12 rebs., 4 asts., 4 stls., career-high 42 min., Feb. 17), Miami (12 pts., 10 rebs., Feb. 7), Ohio (11 pts., 10 rebs., Jan. 10), Eastern Michigan (25 pts., 11 rebs., Jan. 6), St. Bonaventure (14 pts., career-tying best 13 rebs., Dec. 4), Maine (10 pts., 10 rebs., Nov. 30) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (17 pts., 12 rebs., Nov. 10) ... Tallied team-high 15.0 points, squad-best 10.5 caroms, 4.0 helpers and 2.0 rejections in two Postseason WNIT contests, shooting 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from field and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from charity stripe in 30.5 minutes (March 16-19) ... Poured in career-high 30 points, five caroms, three helpers, team-high two rejections and one steal in 31 minutes vs. MAC East Division champion Buffalo (Feb. 3) ... Totaled team-high 25 points, eight boards and three assists in squad-tying best 37 minutes at Northern Illinois (Feb. 28) ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week & MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 12-18), contributing 25 points, 12 caroms, four helpers and four steals in collegiate-best 42 minutes vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 17) ... Shot near perfect 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) from field against WMU, second-highest mark in school history in game (minimum 10 attempts) (Feb. 17) ... Selected MAC West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 4-10), pacing team in points (16.3 ppg), rebounds (9.3 rpg) and blocks (1.7 bpg) over course of three games ... Had team-high 18 points, five rebounds and three dimes vs. Kent St. in first round of MAC Tournament (March 5) ... Tallied layup at 8:32 mark in third quarter vs. Golden Flashes in post-season tourney to become 28th player in school history to reach 1,000-career point plateau ... Finished with team-high 15 points, squad-best nine caroms, career-tyring high five helpers and two steals vs. MAC regular-season champion Central Michigan (March 3) ... Finished with 24 points, seven boards, career-high six dimes and contest-best two blocked shots in 36 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21) ... Totaled 21 points, contest-best seven caroms, three dimes and one rejection vs. Cleveland St. (Dec. 9) ... Contributed 17 points in 31 minutes at Western Michigan (Jan. 31) ... Tallied squad-best 19 points, seven rebounds and three dimes in 32 minutes at Buffalo (Jan. 20) ... Registered team-high 15 points, five caroms, four helpers and two rejections in 35 minutes vs. Ball St. (Jan. 17) ... Finished with 16 points, seven boards, two assists and one blocked shot in 33 minutes vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 13) ... Had 14 points, seven rebounds, team-high four dimes and one steal in 34 minutes vs. Akron (Jan. 3) ... Contributed 18 points and seven caroms at Ohio in MAC opener (Dec. 31) ... Totaled 14 points, squad-tying best six boards, three helpers, game-high two rejections and one theft in team-best 32 minutes at Detroit Mercy in non-conference finale (Dec. 21) ... Averaged team-high 16.0 ppg, squad-best 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and team-best 3.0 bpg in 33.5 mpg during West Palm Invitational (Dec. 17-18) ... Finished with 16 points, three caroms, career-high five helpers, one rejection and one theft in 30 minutes vs. Southern in second round of West Palm Invite (Dec. 18) ... Contributed team-high 16 points, squad-best nine rebounds, season-best five blocked shots and one steal in collegiate-high 37 minutes vs. Western Kentucky in first round of West Palm Invitational (Dec. 17) ... Had squad-best 14 points, seven boards, two helpers and season-high three thefts in 32 minutes at Duquesne (Dec. 6) ... Finished with 19 points, five rebounds and season-best four blocked shots vs. Dayton (Nov. 22) ... Contributed 14 points, squad-best seven caroms and one helper in team-high 32 minutes at No. 5 Louisville in second round of Preseason WNIT (Nov. 14).
As a Sophomore (2016-17)
Appeared in 33 games, making 21 starts ... Sat out home opener against Rhode Island with hamstring injury (Nov. 15) ... Averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, team-high 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals in 23.7 minutes per game ... In MAC play, tallied 12.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, team-high 1.7 bpg and 1.1 spg in 27.8 mpg ... Ranked first in MAC in overall field-goal percentage (.602, 147-of-244) and sixth in rejections ... Finished first on team in overall field-goal percentage and blocked shots, second in overall field-goals made (147), third in overall rebounding, fourth in scoring and steals and fifth in games started, minutes played (783) and free throws made (37) ... Led Rockets in blocked shots on squad-best 18 occasions, scoring five times, rebounding on four occasions, steals two times and assists once ... Totaled career-high 20 points, seven rebounds, collegiate-best three helpers, game-tying best two rejections and one steal in 33 minutes at Akron (Feb. 15) ... Had 10 points, team-tying high six caroms and one assist in 29 minutes vs. Creighton in first round of NCAA Championships (March 17) ... Tallied eight points, season-high 11 boards and career-high and MAC Tournament tying-best six blocked shots in 32 minutes vs. Northern Illinois in championship game of MAC Tournament (March 11) ... Had 18 points and three rebounds vs. Buffalo (Feb. 1) ... Tallied 11 points, seven caroms and game-high three blocked shots in 31 minutes at Northern Illinois (March 1) ... Contributed 12 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 27 minutes off bench vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 25) ... Registered team-high 15 points, seven boards, two assists and one steal vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 22) ... Finished with 11 points, five caroms, then career-tying best four rejections and one theft at Central Michigan (Feb. 18) ... Contributed 12 points, nine caroms, one rejection and season-tying high two steals at Western Michigan (Feb. 8) ... Registered 15 points, seven boards, two assists, game-tying high two blocked shots and one theft in 33 minutes vs. Central Michigan (Jan. 28) ... Tallied team-high 11 points, four caroms, two helpers and contest-tying high three thefts in collegiate-best 34 minutes vs. Ohio (Jan. 18) ... Contributed 18 points, eight rebounds, two dimes, game-high three rejections and one steal in then collegiate-tying best 33 minutes vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) ... Finished with 15 points, seven boards, two assists, game-high two blocked shots and one theft in 31 minutes at Buffalo in third-consecutive start (Jan. 11) ... Totaled then career-high 19 points, season-best nine caroms, collegiate-tying best three rejections and career-high four steals in then collegiate-best 33 minutes at Eastern Michigan as starter (Jan. 4) ... Registered 13 points, six boards and one theft in 25 minutes vs. No. 2 Notre Dame (Dec. 18).
As a Freshman (2015-16)
MAC co-Sixth Player of the Year ... MAC All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in 27 games, making one start ... Averaged 6.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists, team-high 0.6 blocks and 0.3 steals in 16.3 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied 8.6 ppg, team-high 5.7 rpg, 0.5 apg, squad-best 0.8 bpg and 0.4 spg in 20.5 mpg ... Ranked first in MAC in overall field-goal percentage (.643, 81-of-126) ... Also shot league-high 64.5 percent (71-of-110) from floor in MAC contests ... Led Rockets in blocked shot nine times, rebounding on five occasions, thefts four times and scoring once ... Finished with season-high 18 points and season-best two helpers vs. MAC West Division champion Central Michigan (March 2) ... Tallied game-winning offensive putback with 1.7 seconds left in regulation vs. Chippewas ... Registered 14 points, six boards and squad-tying best two rejections in 22 minutes at Northern Illinois (Feb. 27) ... Contributed eight points, squad-best seven caroms and one assist in 26 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24) ... Had nine points, team-high nine rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes at MAC West Division leader Central Michigan (Feb. 20) ... Tallied 15 points, six boards and one rejection in 25 minutes vs. Buffalo (Feb. 10) ... Totaled 15 points, seven caroms and one blocked shot in 25 minutes at Akron (Jan. 20) ... Registered 12 points and one rejection in 25 minutes vs. reigning MAC champion Ohio (Feb. 13) ... Notched six points, game-high 11 rebounds and season-tying best two thefts in season-high 30 minutes at Kent St. (Feb. 6) ... Finished with 12 points, five caroms and season-high two thefts in 22 minutes at Western Michigan (Feb. 3) ... Contributed seven points, five boards, one helper and team-high two rejections vs. arch-rival Bowling Green (Jan. 30) ... Had six points, four rebounds, season-high three rejections and one steal in 24 minutes at Eastern Michigan in first collegiate start (Jan. 23) ... Tallied eight points, three boards and one rejection vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 16) ... Had six points and season-best 11 rebounds in season-high 18 minutes at Miami (Jan. 13) ... Contributed six points, eight caroms and one theft in 17 minutes vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 9) ... Finished with six points, five rebounds and one rejection in 14 minutes vs. Kent St. (Jan. 6) ... Had five points, three caroms, one assist and one steal in 11 minutes against Arizona in collegiate debut (Nov. 14).
High School (Notre Dame Academy)
As a Senior — Averaged 18.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game ... Also totaled 57 rejections and 32 thefts ... Division I Co-Player of the Year ... District Player of the Year ... Propelled squad to 27-3 ledger and state runner-up finish ... Toledo Blade Girls Player of the Year ... Shot 62 percent from field and 65 percent from charity stripe ... Tallied career highs of 31 points with 23 boards in win over Lima Senior ... As a Junior — Averaged 13.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game ... Helped team to 24-4 record, securing third straight conference championship and third consecutive trip to Division I ‘Final Four’ ... First-team all-league, first-team all-district and second-team all-state ... Selected to All-Blade Team ... Career — Starred for head coach Travis Galloway at Notre Dame Academy ... Four-year letterwinner in basketball ... Guided squad to 98-16 overall record, including 54-2 conference mark ... Eagles captured four-straight league titles and made four straight trips to Division I ‘Final Four’ ... Totaled 1,397 points and 1,073 rebounds ... Played two years with Rocket sophomore Mariah Copeland at Notre Dame Academy during 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns ... Graduated with 3.5 GPA.
Personal
Full name is Kaayla Destinye Renee McIntyre ... Mother is Sherhonda Haynes ... Has one brother, Rapheal Worthy ... Graduated in December 2018 with degree in criminal justice and is working on master’s degree in business administration (MBA) with concentration in human resource management.
McIntyre's Career Highs
Points: 30 vs. Buffalo (2/3/18)
Rebounds: 16 vs. Detroit Mercy (12/21/18)
Assists: 6 (2 times, last vs. Detroit Mercy (12/21/18)
Blocks: 6 vs. Northern Illinois (3/11/17)
Steals: 4 (3 times, last vs. Ball St. (1/5/19)
Field Goals: 12 (3 times, last at Northern Illinois (2/28/18)
Free Throws: 8 (2 times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (2/21/18)
3-Point FGs: None
Minutes: 42 vs. Western Michigan (2/17/18)
