Moses Kingsley

Moses Kingsley (born November 16, 1994) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Moses Kingsley

Kingsley (33) with Arkansas in 2015
Free agent
Position	Power forward / center
Personal information
Born	(1994-11-16) November 16, 1994 (age 30) Enugu, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Huntington Prep (Huntington, West Virginia)
College	Arkansas (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2019	Antwerp Giants
2019–2020	Peristeri
2020	Bilbao Basket
2020–2021	AEK Athens
2021–2022	Ionikos Nikaias
Career highlights
Belgian Cup winner (2019) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2016, 2017) 2× SEC All-Defensive team (2016, 2017)

College career

In his first two years at Arkansas, Kingsley played behind Bobby Portis. He had a breakout junior season, averaging 15.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and flirted with the 2016 NBA draft but decided to return.^[1] Coming into his senior year, he was named preseason SEC Player of the year. He did not quite live up to the hype, but averaged 12 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game and was a Second team All-SEC selection.^[2] As a senior, Kingsley led the Razorbacks to a 26-10 record and second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In his career, he finished 25th on the all-time Razorback scoring list with 1,200 points. He had 24 double-doubles during his career at Arkansas and his 256 blocks are third-most in school history.^[3]

Professional career

Kingsley participated with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA Summer League. On August 12, 2017, he signed with the Antwerp Giants of the Basketball League Belgium Division I.^[3]

On July 11, 2019, Kingsley signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.^[4]

On July 17, 2020, he signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.^[5] Kingsley averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. On December 12 of the same year, Kingsley signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.^[6]

On August 29, 2021, Kingsley signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.^[7] His season was marked by injuries and he appeared in only 10 games, averaging 5.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, in under 16 minutes per contest.

The Basketball Tournament

Moses Kingsley played for Team Arkansas in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Team Arkansas reached the second round before falling to the Talladega Knights.