Shawn King (basketball)

Shawn King
King with BCM Gravelines in 2016
No. 33 – Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1982-06-06) June 6, 1982
Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality Vincentian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2010 Hopsi Polzela
2010–2011 Minsk-2006
2011–2012 Odessa
2012–2013 SLUC Nancy
2013–2014 Virtus Bologna
2014–2015 STB Le Havre
2015–2016 Kalev
2016 Gravelines-Dunkerque
2016–2017 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2017–2018 Primorska
2018–2019 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Career highlights and awards

Shawn Ethelbert King, (born June 6, 1982) is a Vincentian professional basketball player for Sixt Primorska of the Slovenian League. King is one of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' most prominent basketball figures.

Professional career

On May 9, 2016, King set the record for most rebounds in a game for the VTB United League, with 25 rebounds in a 81–73 win over Tsmoki-Minsk.[1]

On November 10, 2016, King signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League.[2] King was named the PLK Most Valuable Player of the 2016–17 season.[3]

On September 6, 2017, King signed with Slovenian club Sixt Primorska for the 2017–18 season.[4]

International career

King represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national basketball team internationally. He grabbed most rebounds and blocked most shots for his national team at the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "VTB United League rebounding record". Bckalev.ee. 2016-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Shawn King inks with Stal Ostrow". Sportando.com. 2016-11-10.
  3. ↑ "NAJLEPSI ODEBRALI NAGRODY" (in Polish). plk.pl. 5 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pod (in nad) obročem bo kraljeval King". kkprimorska.si (in Slovenian). September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accumulated statistics - 2015 CBC Championship for men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 28 October 2015.
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