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No. 17–Indiana Mad Ants | |
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 2, 1992
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Cal State Northridge (2010–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2019 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2019 | Anhui Putian Xingfa |
2019–2020 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2020–2021 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers |
2021 | BC Samara |
2021–2022 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2022 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers |
2023–present | Indiana Mad Ants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Stephan Keenan Hicks [1] (born April 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Cal State Northridge.
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]
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]
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 a 2016 second round pick to Oklahoma City and the rights to James Carlton. [3] [4] [5] On November 15, 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. [7]
On January 20, 2019, after four years of G League basketball, 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]
On December 12, 2020, Hicks joined Formosa Taishin Dreamers as an import player. [15]
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]
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 the injury. [20]
On October 28, 2023, Hicks joined the Indiana Mad Ants. [21]
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]
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