Summary
Stanton Kidd (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Shinshu Brave Warriors of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for South Plains College, North Carolina Central University and Colorado State before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Kidd with Darüşşafaka in November 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1992 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Limburg United |
| 2016–2017 | Tigers Tübingen |
| 2017–2019 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2019 | Utah Jazz |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne United |
| 2020–2021 | OGM Ormanspor |
| 2021 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2022–2023 | Akita Northern Happinets |
| 2023-2024 | Shinshu Brave Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Early life and college career edit
Kidd attended Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his senior year, leading the Red Storm to their first-ever Baltimore City Division I championship. Kidd was named the team MVP his senior season and earned all-metro player honors.[1]
Kidd played two seasons at South Plains College, one of the top junior college programs in the nation, helping the Texans win the 2011–12 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship going a perfect 36–0.[1]
On March 10, 2013, Kidd was named First-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in his first season at North Carolina Central University.[2] He was third in the MEAC in scoring (14.5 points per game), eighth in rebounding (6.9 boards per game), fifth in field goal percentage (55.3 percent).[1]
In his senior year at Colorado State, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[3]
Professional career edit
Limburg United (2015–2016) edit
On July 27, 2015, Kidd started his professional career with the Belgian team Limburg United, signing a one-year deal.[4] Kidd helped Limburg reach the 2016 Belgian League Semifinals where they eventually lost to Oostende.
Tigers Tübingen (2016–2017) edit
On July 21, 2016, Kidd signed with the German team Tigers Tübingen for the 2016–17 season.[5] In 20 games played for Tübingen, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Darüşşafaka (2017–2019) edit
On July 21, 2017, Kidd signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka.[6] On January 14, 2018, Kidd tied his career-high 24 points without missing a single shot, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 98–65 win over Gaziantep.[7] Kidd went on to win the 2018 EuroCup title with Darüşşafaka.
On June 28, 2018, Kidd joined the Utah Jazz for the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games.[8]
Utah Jazz (2019) edit
On July 17, 2019, Kidd signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after completing stints with them in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9] On November 21, he was waived by the Jazz after playing three games.[10]
Melbourne United (2019–2020) edit
On December 20, 2019, Kidd signed with Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season as an injury replacement for Casey Prather.[3]
Ormanspor (2020–2021) edit
On August 18, 2020, Kidd signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.[11]
Hapoel Jerusalem (2021) edit
On February 18, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12]
Lokomotiv Kuban (2021–2022) edit
On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[13]
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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Kidd won the EuroCup |
NBA edit
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Utah | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Darüşşafaka | 30 | 18 | 21.8 | .391 | .284 | .686 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Career | 30 | 18 | 21.8 | .391 | .284 | .686 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 6.8 | 5.4 | |
EuroCup edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Darüşşafaka | 22 | 6 | 17.1 | .598 | .463 | .937 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 9.9 |
| Career | 22 | 6 | 17.1 | .598 | .463 | .937 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 9.9 | |
Source: RealGM
References edit
- ^ a b c "Stanton Kidd – Colorado State University Athletics". CSURams.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". meacsports.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Melbourne Sign Stanton Kidd as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Stanton Kidd is laatste aanwinst van Limburg United". gva.be (in Dutch). July 27, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Tubingen Walter-Tigers land Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Darussafaka signs Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Darussafaka Basketbol Istanbul 98 at Royal Hali Gaziantep 65". RealGM.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Utah Jazz announce 2018 Summer League roster". deseretnews.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Utah Jazz sign Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Stanton Kidd joins Ormanspor". Sportando. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Ormansporlu Kidd, Jerusalem'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Loko signed a contract with Stanton Kidd". lokobasket.com. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
External links edit
- Colorado State Rams bio
- RealGM profile
- TBLStat.net Profile