Reggie King

For the English singer, see Reg King.

Reginald Biddings King (born February 14, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a 6'6" and 225 lb forward and played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 to 1985. King's nickname in college was "the Mule."

Reggie King

Personal information
Born	(1957-02-14) February 14, 1957 (age 68) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Jackson-Olin (Birmingham, Alabama)
College	Alabama (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Drafted by	Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1979–1986
Position	Power forward / small forward
Number	51
Career history
1979–1983	Kansas City Kings
1983–1985	Seattle SuperSonics
1985–1986	Opel Reggio Calabria
1990–1991	Sport Clube Beira-Mar
Career highlights
2× Second-team All-American – AP (1978, 1979) Second-team All-American – NABC (1979) 2× SEC Player of the Year (1978, 1979) SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1979) Alabama Mr. Basketball (1977) Second-team Parade All-American (1975)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,898 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds	2,707 (6.2 rpg)
Assists	691 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

King was selected 18th overall by the Kansas City Kings in the 1979 NBA draft. He spent four seasons with the Kings, and his final 2 NBA seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. His best season was in 1980–81 as a member of the Kings when he averaged a career high 14.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and shot a career-best 54.4% from the field.

As of 2019, King still lives in the Kansas City area.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Kansas City	82		25.0	.515	.000	.726	6.9	1.3	.8	.4	8.2
1980–81	Kansas City	81		33.9	.544	–	.684	9.7	1.5	1.3	.5	14.9
1981–82	Kansas City	80	76	32.6	.509	–	.705	6.5	2.2	1.1	.4	12.1
1982–83	Kansas City	58	5	17.2	.462	–	.760	4.1	1.0	.5	.2	4.8
1983–84	Seattle	77	42	27.1	.520	.000	.660	6.1	2.3	.7	.3	7.8
1984–85	Seattle	60	5	14.3	.423	–	.695	2.0	.9	.5	.2	2.8
Career		438	128	25.9	.514	.000	.699	6.2	1.6	.8	.3	8.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980	Kansas City	3	25.7	.476	–	.556	8.3	1.3	.3	.0	8.3
1981	Kansas City	15	41.3	.492	.000	.735	9.9	1.7	1.2	.7	21.3
1984	Seattle	3	18.2	.417	–	–	3.4	1.2	.4	.6	2.0
Career		23	34.3	.488	.000	.721	8.3	1.5	.9	.6	15.4

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds