Rich King (basketball) explained

Rich King
Height Ft:7
Height In:2
Weight Lb:260
Birth Date:4 April 1969
Birth Place:Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
High School:Harry A. Burke (Omaha, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska (1987–1991)
Draft Year:1991
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:14
Draft Team:Seattle SuperSonics
Career Start:1991
Career End:2004
Career Number:25, 45
Career Position:Center
Years1:
Team1:Seattle SuperSonics
Years2:1995–1998,
2003–2004
Team2:Sioux Falls Skyforce

Thomas Richard King (born April 4, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft out of the University of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln and raised in Omaha, King was a high school standout in Nebraska. A 7'2", 260-lb. center, King played four seasons with the Sonics, appearing in a total of 72 games and averaging 1.9 ppg. King's professional career was cut short by injuries, undergoing 6 surgeries over his 7 years in the NBA.

After his playing career ended, King continued to reside in Seattle, working in real estate. He now works for Amazon as Director of Business Development for their Amazon Alexa division. He has expressed interest in becoming a minority owner in the Seattle NBA team if one returns to the city.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Seattle| 40 || 2 || 5.3 || .380 || .000 || .756 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 2.2|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Seattle| 3 || 0 || 4.0 || .400 ||  - || 1.000 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 2.0|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Seattle| 27 || 0 || 2.9 || .441 || .000 || .500 || .7 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.5|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Seattle| 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 ||  - || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" || 72 || 2 || 4.3 || .393 || .000 || .662 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 1.9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rich King. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. 23 October 2021.