Nick King (basketball)

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Nick King
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King playing for Memphis
No. 7–Taipei Fubon Braves
Position Small forward
League P. League+
Personal information
Born (1995-08-05) August 5, 1995 (age 29)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school East (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Maine Red Claws
2019–2020 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2020–2021 Trigrillos de Antioquia
2021 ZZ Leiden
2021–2022 Orlandina Basket
2022–2023 Windy City Bulls
2023 New Taipei CTBC DEA
2023–2024 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2024–present Taipei Fubon Braves
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Nicolas King (born August 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. He played college basketball for Memphis, Alabama and Middle Tennessee State.

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College career

King began his collegiate career at Memphis, where he averaged 5.9 points per game in two seasons. He transferred to Alabama, where he only suited up for seven games due to a lung infection. [1] After his junior season at Alabama, King transferred again to Middle Tennessee State. [2] In his senior season at Middle Tennessee State, King averaged 21.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest. He led the Blue Raiders to a regular season conference title and was named Conference USA Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. King set the single season school record for points. [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, King signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League. [4] In 10 summer league games for the Lakers, King averaged 8.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. In September 2018, King signed a training camp deal with the Boston Celtics. [5] On October 9, 2018, King was waived by the Celtics. [6] He was signed by the Celtics' G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. [7]

King signed with Philippines-based club San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, which plays in the ASEAN Basketball League, replacing Renaldo Balkman. [8] In 16 games, he averaged 19.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On October 23, 2020, King signed with Trigrillos de Antioquia of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. [9] In his debut, he had 39 points and seven rebounds in a win against Sabio, earning player of the week honors. [10]

On February 14, 2021, King signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [11] He won the 2020–21 DBL championship with Leiden. [12]

On August 6, 2021, King signed a one-year contract with Orlandina Basket in Italy. [13]

Windy City Bulls (2022–2023)

On October 23, 2022, King joined the Windy City Bulls training camp roster. [14] On January 13, 2023, King was waived. [15]

New Taipei CTBC DEA (2023)

On January 30, 2023, King signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. [16] On August 5, the contract between King and New Taipei CTBC DEA was expired. [17] In the regular season, he averaged 25.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. He gets his first triple-double in Taiwan against TaiwanBeer HeroBears on 25 March 2023.

Tainan TSG GhostHawks (2023–2024)

On August 5, 2023, King signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. [18]

Taipei Fubon Braves (2024–present)

On July 23, 2024, King signed with Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Amato, Aldo (April 3, 2017). "Is Nick King MTSU basketball's next transfer star?". Daily News Journal . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "King, Henson Named Player, Coach of the Year" (Press release). Conference USA. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lakers' Nick King: To join Lakers for summer league". CBS Sports . June 27, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Celtics' Nick King: To join Celtics for camp". CBS Sports . September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "We have requested waivers for Nick King and Jeff Roberson". Boston Celtics on Twitter. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Friday's Sports Digest: Red Claws make moves before G League draft". Portland Press-Herald . October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Nick King claims Colombian LPB weekly honour". Latinbasket. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "ZZ Leiden versterkt zich met Nick King". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "ZZ Leiden viert kampioenschap zondag met rondvaart". Omroep West (in Dutch). May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Windy City Bulls Finalize Training Camp Roster". ontapsportsnet.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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