[4] He later attended both Lake Ginninderra College[citation needed] and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra with future Boomers teammates Brad Newley and Patty Mills.

He was highly sought after when he came out of the AIS in 2006, and he subsequently met with the 36ers as a 17-year-old, but a couple of Adelaide blunders set him off interstate.

Ingles said of the situation, "The minimum salary at the time was $20–$22,000 and while money wasn't a primary concern for me, they offered me a two-year deal at $12,500 per, plus two season tickets."

[11] In 2008–09, Ingles helped lead the Dragons to the minor premiership while earning All-NBL Third Team honours.

He went on to help the Dragons win their maiden NBL championship with a 3–2 grand final series victory over the Melbourne Tigers.

[13] In November 2010, Ingles transferred from Granada to FC Barcelona, signing a three-year deal with the club.

[14][15] In his first career game with FC Barcelona, Ingles recorded 10 points and two steals in an 80–87 loss to the Caja Laboral.

[18][19] Ingles and Maccabi, led by head coach David Blatt, went on to win the 2013–14 EuroLeague championship.

[22] Ingles made his NBA debut two days later, playing four minutes but only had a missed three-point attempt in a loss to the Houston Rockets.

[29] He topped that mark on 8 December 2016, scoring 21 points while hitting a career-high five 3-pointers in a 106–99 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

[32] Ingles was a starter for the entire first half of the season before coming off the bench for the first time on 19 January 2018 against the New York Knicks.

[33] A day later, in a 125–113 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Ingles scored a career-high 21 points, reaching the 20-point mark for just the third time in his career.

[37] On 24 February 2018, in a 97–90 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Ingles played in his 200th straight game for the Jazz and finished with 12 points and eight assists.

[47] On 9 November, he matched his career high with 27 points and added a season-best seven assists to help the Jazz beat the Boston Celtics 123–115.

[48] On 28 November, in a 101–91 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Ingles made his 530th 3-pointer, tying Darrell Griffith for fourth on Utah's career list.

[55] On 29 January, Ingles knocked down his 846th 3-pointer, surpassing John Stockton for the most three-pointers made in franchise history.

[59] On 30 January 2022, during a 106–126 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ingles suffered a non-contact knee injury and exited the game.

In Australia's final match, a 116–85 loss to the United States, Ingles played the entire last quarter of the game, scoring 11 points on 100% shooting from the field, while also recording two rebounds and one assist.

[70] Besides being part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he also scored the first basket for Australia.