No. 5–Tainan TSG GhostHawks | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | T1 League |
Personal information | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | August 5, 1995
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–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–present | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicolas King (born August 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for Memphis, Alabama and Middle Tennessee State.
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]
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]
On October 23, 2022, King joined the Windy City Bulls training camp roster. [14] On January 13, 2023, King was waived. [15]
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.
On August 5, 2023, King signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. [18]
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The 2022–23 T1 League season was the second season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, the New Taipei CTBC DEA, the Taichung Suns, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. The All-Star Game was played on February 28. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27. The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8. The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21. On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.
The 2023–24 T1 League season is the third season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, the New Taipei CTBC DEA, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, the Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 28, 2023 and is scheduled to end on April 28, 2024.