Stephan Hicks

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Stephan Hicks
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No. 17–Indiana Mad Ants
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1992-04-02) April 2, 1992 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College Cal State Northridge (2010–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2019 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2019 Anhui PutianXingfa
2019–2020 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2020–2021 Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2021 BC Samara
2021–2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2023–present Indiana Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
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Stephan Keenan Hicks [1] (born April 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. Hicks played college basketball for Cal State Northridge where he earned 2015 Second-team All-Big West and 2012 Big West Freshman of the Year. Hicks played professionally for over ten years, primarily spending eight seasons with the Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants where his jersey number 17 was retired in 2025.

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High school career

Hicks initially attended Agoura High School averaging 17 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a junior. For his senior season he transferred to National College Prep tallying 18 points and six rebounds per game, gaining all-tournament accolades at the Hampton Inn Invitational. [2]

College career

Hicks attended Cal State Northridge averaging 16.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a senior, earning All-Big West second team honors and finished eighth all-time in the conference in career points. [2] [3] [4]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2015–2020)

On October 31, 2015, Hicks was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft and later that night traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for the rights to James Carlton and a 2016 second round pick to Oklahoma City. [3] [4] [5] On November 15, during the 2015–16 season, he made his professional debut in a 112–92 win over Raptors 905, recording two points, two rebounds and a steal in four minutes. [6] On October 31, 2016, Hicks was reacquired by Fort Wayne for the 2016–17 season. [7]

On January 20, 2019, after four years of G League basketball, and two trips to the playoffs in 2017 and 2018, Hicks was called up to the Indiana Pacers on a 10-day contract, [8] but did not make an appearance in a game. [9] On October 17, 2019, Hicks was reported to have signed with the Indiana Pacers [10] but was later reported to have released by the Indiana Pacers two days later. [11] On October 26, 2019, Hicks was included in the training camp roster for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [12] On November 6, 2019, Hicks was included in the opening night roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [13] In the shortened 2019–20 season, Hicks averaged 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field and 47% from behind the arc. [14]

Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2020–2021)

On December 12, 2020, Hicks joined Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League as an import player for their 2020–21 season. [15] He averaged 22.5 points and 12.3 rebounds during the regular season, leading his team to 2021 P. League+ Finals. Hicks averaged 31.3 points and 14.3 rebounds in the Finals however his team fell 3–1 in the series against Taipei Fubon Braves, becoming silver medalists.

BC Samara (2021)

On August 3, 2021, Hicks joined BC Samara of the VTB United League. [16] Hicks averaged 4.8 points and 4.2 rebounds off the bench as the team won the 2021 Russian Basketball Super League 1 Championship.

Return to Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)

On December 13, 2021, Hicks returned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for a second stint. [17] Hicks was then later waived by Fort Wayne on January 8, 2022. [18]

Return to Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2022)

On February 15, 2022, Hicks returned to Formosa Taishin Dreamers during their 2021–22 season. He averaged 19 points and 15.5 rebounds before his release on March 28, 2022.

On August 26, 2022, Hicks signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. [19] On October 28, 2022, TaiwanBeer HeroBears terminated the contract relationship with Hicks due to injury. [20]

Return to Indiana Mad Ants (2023–present)

On October 28, 2023, Hicks returned to the Indiana Mad Ants for a third stint. [21] On March 24, 2025, before a game against the Windy City Bulls, Hicks' jersey number of 17 was officially retired by the Mad Ants, becoming the second player in franchise history to have this honor after Ron Howard in 2017.

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
 * Led the league

Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Fort Wayne 32415.9.435.340.8042.8.6.6.37.6
2016–17 Fort Wayne 494830.5.469.333.8075.81.21.0.213.6
2017–18 Fort Wayne 493429.5.486.340.8055.41.41.1.312.7
2018–19 Fort Wayne 484632.6.458.304.8566.91.1.6.315.4
2019–20 Fort Wayne 412630.4.524.469.8066.31.01.0.314.7
2021–22 Fort Wayne 2016.5.250.0001.0003.0.0.0.02.0
2023–24 Indiana 15011.5.434.296.8332.1.5.5.14.7
2024–25 Indiana 13214.1.553.476.5833.5.7.7.24.8
Career24916126.7.477.352.8155.31.00.80.312.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017 Fort Wayne 3333.3.464.429.8334.72.02.0.011.3
2018 Fort Wayne 1124.0.333.000.5004.01.01.01.07.0
2024 Indiana Did not play
2025 Indiana Did not play
Playoff Career4430.8.432.300.7504.51.81.8.310.3

Personal life

The son of Kim Kitchen and Charles Hicks, he has a sister, Kristiaan, and three brothers, Kaelan, Keaton and Dylan. He majored in business. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Keenan Hicks was born on April 2, 1992 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index . Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stephan Hicks Bio". GoMatadors.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Mad Ants 2015 Draft Recap (With Updates)". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Hayes, Reggie (January 13, 2016). "Mad Ants guard Stephan Hicks adjusts to hoops outside L.A." News-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Petteway, Christmas Lead Mad Ants Over Raptors 905 as Caboclo Pours in Game-High 25". NBA.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ Needham, Vinessa (October 31, 2016). "Mad Ants Finalize Training Camp Roster Following 2016 Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ Stevens, Ryan (January 20, 2019). "Indiana Pacers sign Stephan Hicks to 10-day contract". NBA G League. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Stephan Hicks: Not re-signed". cbssports.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ Crouse, Chris (October 17, 2019). "Pacers Sign Stephan Hicks". hoopsrumors.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ Adams, Luke (October 19, 2019). "Pacers Release Stephan Hicks". hoopsrumors.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ Stevens, Ryan (October 26, 2019). "Mad Ants draft two players, announce 2019 training camp roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  13. ↑ Stevens, Ryan (November 6, 2019). "Mad Ants Finalize 2019–20 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  14. ↑ Schmidt, Dakota (March 19, 2020). "Let's Appreciate Some G Leaguers: Edition #2". Ridiculous Upside. SB Nation . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ Lupo, Nicola (December 13, 2020). "Stephan Hicks signs with Taishin Dreamers". sportando.basketball. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Стэфан Хикс — новичок "Самары"!" (Press release). Баскетбольный клуб «Самара». 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  17. ↑ "Mad Ants add Hicks to roster". WANE 15. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  18. ↑ "2021–22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ "台啤英熊宣布首名洋將 找曾在PLG狂飆42分的希克斯". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "台啤洋將希克斯舊傷復發離隊 哈孝遠曝遞補人選：是人氣球星". ETtoday (in Chinese). October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Mad Ants announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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