Jimmy King

Jimmy King
King with the Michigan Wolverines in 1992
Personal information
Born (1973-08-09) August 9, 1973
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolPlano East (Plano, Texas)
CollegeMichigan (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted byToronto Raptors
Playing career1995–2005
PositionShooting guard
Number24, 13
Career history
1995–1996Toronto Raptors
1996–1997Quad City Thunder
1997Denver Nuggets
1997–1999Quad City Thunder
1999–2000La Crosse Bobcats
2000Sioux Falls Skyforce
2000Quad City Thunder
2000–2001Gary Steelheads
2001Trotamundos de Carabobo
2001–2002Asheville Altitude
2002–2003Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński
2003–2004Great Lakes Storm
2004–2005Texas Tycoons
2005Guaiqueríes de Margarita
Career highlights
  • CBA champion (1998)
  • CBA Most Valuable Player (1998)
  • All-CBA First Team (1998)
  • CBA All-Defensive Team (1998)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1991)
  • McDonald's All-American (1991)
  • Texas Mr. Basketball (1991)
Career NBA statistics
Points285 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds112 (1.8 rpg)
Assists90 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Greece National team

Jimmy Hal King (born August 9, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. King played in the NBA and other leagues. He is most famous for his time spent on the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five along with Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, and Jalen Rose, who reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as freshmen and sophomores. He played all four years at Michigan and averaged 15 points per game as a senior in 1995.

High school career

King played basketball at Plano East High School where he became their all-time leading scorer.[1] He was named Mr. Basketball in 1991 and was the first McDonald's All American from a Texas high school.[1]

College career

He was part of the University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five, along with Ray Jackson and future NBA players Juwan Howard, Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as freshmen and sophomores. He was a starter for teams that reached the tournament four times.

Professional career

King was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round (35th overall) of the 1995 NBA draft and played 62 games for them during the 1995–96 season, averaging 4.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On July 24, 1996, before the start of the 1996–97 season, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Ronald "Popeye" Jones, but King was eventually waived. After playing most of the 1996–97 season with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA, he signed with the Denver Nuggets on a 10-day contract, but participated in only two games for them, tallying six points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals.[2]

King also played a few seasons in Europe and with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) where he was the 1998 league MVP with the Quad City Thunder.[3][4] He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[5] He also played for the Asheville Altitude in the NBDL.

King's last chance to return to the NBA came before the 2000–01 NBA season where King was the final player cut on the defending Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers.

In a phone interview on the Jim Rome Show on November 30, 2006, King stated he was working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch on Wall Street. During the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines season King served as a radio color commentator.[6]

Currently, King is the Vice President at TruChampions, a high school sports recruiting solution that helps parents take their student-athletes from 0 to 5+ offers by the end of their high school career.

The March 13, 2011, airing of the ESPN films 30 for 30 documentary The Fab Five sparked national outrage that led to a series of media exchanges between members of the press, Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players, including King, and Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players.[7][8][9]

In August 2011, King was detained by police for failure to pay $17,000 in back child support for his 17-year-old son. He was incarcerated at Michigan's Oakland County Jail along with Jalen Rose, who was serving time for a DUI arrest.[10] On January 27, 2012, the case against King was dismissed after he paid the $17,000 in full.[11]

In 2016, King began his coaching career as he became the head coach of the Ecorse Community High School men's basketball team in Ecorse, Michigan.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Rossow, Adam (January 24, 2024). "Jimmy King honored by Plano East basketball". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "Jimmy King bio". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001.
  3. ^ "Team Who? Replacements picked for NBA". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. July 8, 1998. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Jimmy King minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "USA Basketball: Men's World Championship Team History -- 1998". usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  6. ^ Parker, Rob (December 7, 2008). "Parker: Big upset makes Michigan basketball relevant again". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Fab Five: Hating Duke". ESPN. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Hill, Grant (March 16, 2011). "Grant Hill's Response to Jalen Rose". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  9. ^ Everson, Darren (March 16, 2011). "Fab Five Member Responds to Hill". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  10. ^ "Report: Jimmy King arrested at church". Fox Sports. August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Carol (January 27, 2012). "Former Fab Fiver Jimmy King pays child support; charges dropped". The News Herald. Retrieved February 2, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ Paul, Tony (October 8, 2016). "UM's Fab Five players want to break down barriers". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
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