David Hicks (basketball)

David Hicks
David Hicks in 2017
No. 24 – free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1988-08-01) August 1, 1988 (age 36)
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Kent School
(South Kent, Connecticut)
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (2007–2012)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2012–2013UBC Münster
2013–2014SG Schwelmer Baskets
2014–2015Science City Jena
2015Ironi Nahariya
2016Liepaja/Triobet
2017Oettinger Rockets
2017Iowa Wolves
2017Schwelmer Baskets

David Hicks (born August 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player, currently a free agent.

College career

David Hicks was a key member of the 2010 Long Island University, which made it to the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. During his college career Hicks made 123 starts in the backcourt and finished his career with 1,157 points.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2011, Hicks moved to Germany and played for UBC Münster, SG Schwelmer Baskets and Science City Jena. While there, he received player of the week honors while on the SG Schwelmer Baskets.[2] On July 25, 2015 he signed to play with Ironi Nahariya after playing for Science City Jena.[3][4] Following a stop in Latvia (Liepaja/Triobet), Hicks returned to Germany, signing with the Gotha Rockets in February 2017. He helped them reach the 2017 2. Bundesliga ProA finals and earn promotion to the top-tier Basketball Bundesliga. Hicks scored 13.8 points a game for the Rockets that season.[5] In October 2017, he joined the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League.[6] After being waived, he returned to Germany, joining Schwelmer Baskets on November 24, 2017.[7] He signed a one-month deal as an injury-replacement and appeared in four games with Schwelm, averaging 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds as well as 4 assists per outing.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds". LIU Brooklyn Athletics. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. ^ "LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds". LIU Brooklyn Athletics. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  3. ^ "David Hicks Player Profile, Long Island, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". realgm.com.
  4. ^ "Winner League". Twitter.
  5. ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Kader". www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  6. ^ "Wolves Announce 2017 Training Camp Roster" (Press release). Iowa Wolves. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Transfercoup! David Hicks kehrt aus der NBA G League zu den EN Baskets zurück! - EN Baskets Schwelm". EN Baskets Schwelm (in German). 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ^ "EN Baskets verabschieden und bedanken sich bei David Hicks! - EN Baskets Schwelm". EN Baskets Schwelm (in German). 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  9. ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Spieler". www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-21.