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Reggie King
Personal information
Born	February 14, 1957 (age 67); 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
	Selected by the 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 and awards
	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.com

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

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.

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Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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v t e 1979 NBA draft
First round	Magic Johnson David Greenwood Bill Cartwright Greg Kelser Sidney Moncrief James Bailey Vinnie Johnson Calvin Natt Larry Demic Roy Hamilton Cliff Robinson Jim Paxson Dudley Bradley Brad Holland Phil Hubbard Jim Spanarkel Lee Johnson Reggie King Wiley Peck Larry Knight Sly Williams Kyle Macy
Second round	Tico Brown Johnny High Oliver Mack Bruce Flowers Reggie Carter Danny Salisbury Tony Price Gary Garland Edgar Jones Tony Zeno Lawrence Butler Kim Goetz James Bradley Clint Richardson Bernard Toone Larry Wilson Victor King Andrew Fields Mark Young Paul Mokeski Johnny Moore Joe DeSantis

Personal information
Born	(1957-02-14) February 14, 1957 (age 67) 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
Selected by the 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 and awards
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.com

See also

External links