Isaiah Hicks
No. 31 – Seoul SK Knights | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | KBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Oxford, North Carolina, U.S. | July 24, 1994
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | J. F. Webb (Oxford, North Carolina) |
College | North Carolina (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | New York Knicks |
2017–2019 | →Westchester Knicks |
2019–2020 | BC Avtodor |
2020–2022 | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
2022–2023 | San-en NeoPhoenix |
2024–present | Seoul SK Knights |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Isaiah Dwayne Hicks (born July 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
High school and college career
[edit]In his senior season at J. F. Webb High School, he was named to the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game roster. He committed to North Carolina.[1]
At the conclusion of his junior season, he received the ACC's Sixth Man of the Year Award. He scored 17 points in UNC's 103–64 win over Texas Southern in the first round of the NCAA tournament, but afterward averaged six points per game and did not score in double figures in UNC's last four games.[2] Hicks scored 13 points and had 9 rebounds in the Tar Heels victory over Gonzaga in the 2017 National Championship game.[3]
Professional career
[edit]New York Knicks (2017–2019)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Hicks was signed by the Charlotte Hornets to their training camp roster. He was released on October 13, 2017, as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts.[4]
On October 20, 2017, he signed a two-way contract with the New York Knicks via their NBA G League affiliate the Westchester Knicks.[5] Hicks made his NBA debut on February 8, 2018, against the Toronto Raptors.[6] Hicks would sign a second two-way contract with the Knicks on July 3.[7]
On June 30, 2019, Hicks signed with the Hornets for the summer league.[8]
International career (2019–present)
[edit]On August 3, 2019, Hicks signed with Russian team BC Avtodor of the VTB United League.[9] He averaged 12.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the VTB League.[10]
On July 16, 2020, Hicks signed with the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).[10] On June 15, 2021, he re-signed with the Seoul Samsung Thunders.[11]
On July 1, 2022, Hicks signed with the San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League.[12]
On July 21, 2023, Hicks signed with the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League.[13] In October 2023, he was replaced by Andrew Nicholson after Achilles tendon rupture.[14][15]
On June 20, 2024, Hicks signed with the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | New York | 18 | 0 | 13.3 | .458 | .222 | .667 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | .2 | 4.4 |
2018–19 | New York | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | .500 | – | .800 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Career | 21 | 0 | 13.0 | .463 | .222 | .696 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | .3 | 4.4 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | North Carolina | 34 | 0 | 7.3 | .417 | .200 | .579 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 1.2 |
2014–15 | North Carolina | 38 | 3 | 14.8 | .544 | .000 | .621 | 3.0 | .3 | .2 | .4 | 6.6 |
2015–16 | North Carolina | 40 | 3 | 18.1 | .619 | – | .756 | 4.6 | .7 | .5 | .6 | 9.2 |
2016–17 | North Carolina | 39 | 39 | 23.3 | .576 | – | .779 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .4 | .7 | 11.8 |
Career | 151 | 45 | 16.2 | .573 | .167 | .725 | 3.6 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 7.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "McDonald's All American® 2O13 Team". McDonaldsAllAmerican.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Isaiah Hicks returned to UNC for this moment, but Tar Heels wait for him to arrive". The News and Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "A new ending for UNC's Isaiah Hicks, who saved his Final Four best for last". The News and Observer. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Four Players". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Knicks sign Isaiah Hicks to two-way contract". InsideHoops.com. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Knicks vs. Raptors – Box Score". ESPN.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Isaiah Hicks and Allonzo Trier to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 3, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ "UNC Basketball Alumni: Meeks, Hicks to play for Charlotte". Keeping it Heel. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Чемпион NCAA Айзейя Хикс перешел в "Автодор"". avtodor.ru (in Russian). August 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Isaiah Hicks and Jessie Govan sign with Seoul Samsung Thunders". Sportando. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "아이제아 힉스, 서울 삼성과 재계약 "지난 시즌 기대 이상이었다"". 점프볼. June 15, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "2022-23シーズン 三遠ネオフェニックス ロスター決定のお知らせ". 三遠ネオフェニックス. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "위험 부담 줄인 가스공사, 삼성 출신 힉스·모스 영입". 점프볼. July 21, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "[용병닷컴통신]가스공사, 니콜슨 영입 추진...힉스 시즌아웃". 점프볼. October 16, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "'힉스 대타' 니콜슨, 시즌 대체 공시…남은 건 등록 절차". 점프볼. October 19, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "'컴백' 힉스, 붉은 기사단 유니폼 입는다…SK와 계약 완료". 점프볼. June 20, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- BC Avtodor players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- New York Knicks players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Oxford, North Carolina
- Power forwards
- San-en NeoPhoenix players
- Seoul Samsung Thunders players
- Undrafted NBA players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Westchester Knicks players
- Seoul SK Knights players