JJ Hickson

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JJ Hickson
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Hickson with the Cavaliers in 2009
Personal information
Born (1988-09-04) September 4, 1988 (age 36)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school Joseph Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia)
College NC State (2007–2008)
NBA draft 2008: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2008–2019
Position Power forward / center
Number21, 31, 7
Career history
2008–2011 Cleveland Cavaliers
2011 Bnei HaSharon
2011–2012 Sacramento Kings
2012–2013 Portland Trail Blazers
2013–2016 Denver Nuggets
2016 Washington Wizards
2016–2017 Fujian Sturgeons
2017 Jiangsu Tongxi
2018 Champville SC
2019 Leones de Ponce
Career highlights and awards
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James Edward "JJ" Hickson Jr. (born September 4, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina State University before being drafted 19th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA draft. He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers, as well as in Israel for Bnei HaSharon during the 2011 NBA lockout.

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High school career

Hickson attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. In the class of 2007, he was ranked as the No. 10 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward by Rivals.com and as the No. 13 overall and the No. 3 power forward by Scout.com. In 2005–06, Hickson took Wheeler High to the 5A Final Four. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 25.9 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as he earned McDonald's All-American honors. [1]

College career

Hickson played one season of college basketball for NC State in 2007–08. In his first game as a freshman, Hickson scored 31 points, making all 12 of his attempted field goals against William & Mary, setting an NCAA Division I record for field goal percentage (minimum 12 makes) by a player in his first career game. [2] Hickson was named ACC Rookie of the Week on three occasions, scored 20 or more points seven times and registered 10 double-doubles. He set an ACC single-game freshman record by pulling down a career-high 23 rebounds and also added 13 points and four blocked shots versus Clemson. Hickson scored a career-high 33 points on 10–of–11 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds against Western Carolina University, and put up 27 points and 14 rebounds against Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament. [1]

For the season, he averaged 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds (leading all freshmen) while shooting 59% from the field. He was selected to the All-Freshman team in the ACC, and an honorable mention for All-ACC. [1]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 NC State 313128.7.591.000.6778.51.00.71.514.8

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2011)

Hickson was selected with 19th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. [3] On July 10, 2008, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers. [4] He went on to score four points in his NBA debut against the Charlotte Bobcats, making one field goal and two free throws. On November 26, 2008, he had career-highs with 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Hickson surpassed his career-high by grabbing seven rebounds on January 13, 2009, against the Memphis Grizzlies. Then on February 24, 2009, he surpassed his previous career-high of 7 rebounds to 9 rebounds against the Grizzlies. [5]

On October 26, 2009, the Cavaliers exercised their third-year team option on Hickson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2010–11 season. [6] On January 27, 2010, Hickson set a new career-high in scoring with 23 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. [7] [8]

On October 23, 2010, the Cavaliers exercised their fourth-year team option on Hickson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2011–12 season. [9] On November 2, 2010, Hickson had a career-high 31 points in a losing effort to the Atlanta Hawks. On January 22, Hickson grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds, including a career-high 11 offensive rebounds, against the Chicago Bulls. [10] On February 25, he set a career high of five blocks in a victory over the New York Knicks. [11]

Sacramento Kings (2011–2012)

On June 30, 2011, Hickson was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Omri Casspi and Sacramento's protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft. [12]

On October 21, 2011, Hickson signed with Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the duration of the NBA lockout. [13] After making his lone appearance for Bnei on October 30, Hickson was released by the club on November 5. [14] [15] In December 2011, following the conclusion of the lockout, he joined the Sacramento Kings. He went on to play 35 games for Sacramento in 2011–12 before he was waived by the franchise on March 19, 2012. [16]

Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2013)

On March 21, 2012, Hickson was claimed off waivers by the Portland Trail Blazers. [17]

On July 13, 2012, Hickson re-signed with the Trail Blazers to a one-year deal. [18] In 2012–13, he averaged a career-high 10.4 rebounds, as well as 12.7 points per game. [19]

Denver Nuggets (2013–2016)

On July 11, 2013, Hickson signed with the Denver Nuggets. [20] On February 25, 2014, Hickson recorded 16 points and a career-high 25 rebounds in a 95–100 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. [21] On March 22, 2014, it was announced that Hickson would miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the March 21 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. [22]

On September 17, 2014, Hickson was suspended by the NBA for the first five games of the 2014–15 season for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. [23]

On February 19, 2016, Hickson was waived by the Nuggets. [24]

Washington Wizards (2016)

On February 25, 2016, Hickson signed with the Washington Wizards. [25] Three days later, he made his debut with the Wizards in a 113–99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, recording two points and two rebounds in six minutes off the bench. [26]

Fuijan Sturgeons (2016–2017)

On August 20, 2016, Hickson signed with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association. [27]

Jiangsu Tongxi (2017)

On August 11, 2017, Hickson signed with Jiangsu Tongxi of the Chinese Basketball Association. [28]

Champville (2018)

On April 2, 2018, Hickson signed with Champville SC of the Lebanese Basketball Federation. [29]

Hickson was arrested after the season's ending along with two other persons and charged with burglary, physical assault and armed robbery with a knife of a man from Coweta County, Georgia. [30]

Leones de Ponce (2019)

On May 8, 2019, Leones de Ponce announced that they had signed Hickson. [31]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09 Cleveland 62011.4.515.000.6722.7.1.2.54.0
2009–10 Cleveland 817320.9.554.000.6814.9.5.4.58.5
2010–11 Cleveland 806628.2.458.000.6738.71.1.6.713.8
2011–12 Sacramento 35918.4.370.000.6385.1.6.5.54.7
2011–12 Portland 191031.6.543.000.6458.31.2.6.915.1
2012–13 Portland 808029.0.562.000.67910.41.1.6.612.7
2013–14 Denver 695226.9.508.000.5179.21.4.7.711.8
2014–15 Denver 73819.3.475.000.5776.2.8.5.57.6
2015–16 Denver 20915.3.505.000.4584.4.8.5.66.9
2015–16 Washington 1508.7.543.000.4323.0.5.3.14.6
Career53430722.3.505.000.6176.8.8.5.69.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010 Cleveland 1107.2.626.000.688.8.1.0.03.5
Career1107.2.626.000.688.8.1.0.03.5

Personal life

Hickson was arrested on June 16, 2018, in connection with a home invasion and robbery in the greater Atlanta area. [32]

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