Mojave King
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2002 (21 years old)
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Dunedin, New ZealandPosition
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1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
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Adelaide 36ers
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Mojave King (born 11 June 2002) is a New Zealand-American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Early life and career
King was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. In 2007, his family moved to Mackay, Queensland, four years before settling in Brisbane. King was named after the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States. He attended Brisbane State High School in South Brisbane. In January 2019, King joined the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. In association with the academy, he played for BA Centre of Excellence in the NBL1, an Australian semi-professional league. Later that year, King represented Queensland South at the Australian Under-18 Championships, where he led the competition in scoring with 26.6 points per game. At the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2019, he averaged a tournament-high 19.2 points per game.
Professional career
On 12 March 2020, King signed with the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a part of the league's Next Stars program to develop NBA draft prospects. By joining the NBL, he turned down offers from several NCAA Division I programs, including Arizona, Baylor, Oregon and Virginia.
Personal life
King is the son of Tracey and Leonard King. His father, Leonard, is from the United States and played National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college basketball for Florida A&M before pursuing a professional career in Europe and New Zealand and later becoming a coach. Leonard was a star player for the Otago Nuggets, leaving as the franchise's all-time leader in points, rebounds and steals. King's mother, Tracey, is a New Zealand native and played NCAA basketball for Duquesne. His older sister, Tylah, played for Pacific in the NCAA. King's maternal grandfather, John Paul, coached basketball in Otago for over 50 years and is one of the region's most prominent basketball figures.
King is a dual citizen of New Zealand the United States but considers himself Australian. He intends to obtain Australian citizenship and play basketball for its national team. He is of Native American and African American descent through his father.
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