Stanton Kidd

Stanton Kidd

Kidd with Darüşşafaka in November 2018
No. 10–Taipei Taishin Mars
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 33) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
High school	Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	South Plains (2010–2012) North Carolina Central (2012–2013) Colorado State (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Limburg United
2016–2017	Tigers Tübingen
2017–2019	Darüşşafaka
2019	Utah Jazz
2019–2020	Melbourne United
2020–2021	OGM Ormanspor
2021	Hapoel Jerusalem
2021–2022	Lokomotiv Kuban
2022–2023	Akita Northern Happinets
2023–2024	Shinshu Brave Warriors
2024–2025	Sendai 89ers
2025–present	Taipei Taishin Mars
Career highlights
EuroCup champion (2018) First-team All-MEAC (2013) MWC Honorable Mention (2015)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Stanton Kidd (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for South Plains College, North Carolina Central University and Colorado State before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life and college career

Kidd attended Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his senior year, leading the Red Storm to their first-ever Baltimore City Division I championship. Kidd was named the team MVP his senior season and earned all-metro player honors. ^[1]

Kidd played two seasons at South Plains College, one of the top junior college programs in the nation, helping the Texans win the 2011–12 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship going a perfect 36–0. ^[1]

On March 10, 2013, Kidd was named First-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in his first season at North Carolina Central University. ^[2] He was third in the MEAC in scoring (14.5 points per game), eighth in rebounding (6.9 boards per game), fifth in field goal percentage (55.3 percent). ^[1]

In his senior year at Colorado State, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. ^[3]

Professional career

Limburg United (2015–2016)

On July 27, 2015, Kidd started his professional career with the Belgian team Limburg United, signing a one-year deal. ^[4] Kidd helped Limburg reach the 2016 Belgian League Semifinals where they eventually lost to Oostende.

Tigers Tübingen (2016–2017)

On July 21, 2016, Kidd signed with the German team Tigers Tübingen for the 2016–17 season. ^[5] In 20 games played for Tübingen, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Darüşşafaka (2017–2019)

On July 21, 2017, Kidd signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka. ^[6] On January 14, 2018, Kidd tied his career-high 24 points without missing a single shot, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 98–65 win over Gaziantep. ^[7] Kidd went on to win the 2018 EuroCup title with Darüşşafaka.

On June 28, 2018, Kidd joined the Utah Jazz for the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games. ^[8]

Utah Jazz (2019)

On July 17, 2019, Kidd signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after completing stints with them in the 2019 NBA Summer League. ^[9] On November 21, he was waived by the Jazz after playing three games. ^[10]

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On December 20, 2019, Kidd signed with Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season as an injury replacement for Casey Prather. ^[3]

Ormanspor (2020–2021)

On August 18, 2020, Kidd signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League. ^[11]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)

On February 18, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. ^[12]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2021–2022)

On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. ^[13]

Taipei Taishin Mars (2025–present)

On September 8, 2025, Kidd signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). ^[14]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

†	Denotes seasons in which Kidd won the EuroCup

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Utah	4	0	3.8	.000	.000	.000	.8	.3	.0	.0	.0
Career		4	0	3.8	.000	.000	.000	.8	.3	.0	.0	.0

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2018–19	Darüşşafaka	30	18	21.8	.391	.284	.686	3.0	1.2	.6	.2	6.8	5.4
Career		30	18	21.8	.391	.284	.686	3.0	1.2	.6	.2	6.8	5.4

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Darüşşafaka	22	6	17.1	.598	.463	.937	8.5	7.6	2.2	1.1	8.4	9.9
Career		22	6	17.1	.598	.463	.937	8.5	7.6	2.2	1.1	8.4	9.9

Source: RealGM

References

1. "Stanton Kidd – Colorado State University Athletics". CSURams.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
2. "MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". meacsports.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
3. "Melbourne Sign Stanton Kidd as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
4. "Stanton Kidd is laatste aanwinst van Limburg United". gva.be (in Dutch). July 27, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
5. "Tubingen Walter-Tigers land Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
6. "Darussafaka signs Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
7. "Darussafaka Basketbol Istanbul 98 at Royal Hali Gaziantep 65". RealGM.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
8. "Utah Jazz announce 2018 Summer League roster". Deseret News . June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
9. "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
10. "Utah Jazz sign Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
11. "Stanton Kidd joins Ormanspor". Sportando. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
12. "Ormansporlu Kidd, Jerusalem'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
13. "Loko signed a contract with Stanton Kidd". lokobasket.com. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
14. "曾在NBA爵士打過4場 世界籃球浪人基德加盟台北戰神". ETtoday. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

External links

• Colorado State Rams bio
• RealGM profile
• TBLStat.net profile