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Stephan Keenan Hicks[1] (born April 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Cal State Northridge.

Stephan Hicks

Personal information
Born	(1992-04-02) April 2, 1992 (age 30) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Agoura (Agoura Hills, California) National College (Thousand Oaks, California)
College	Cal State Northridge (2010–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Career history
2015–2019	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2019	Anhui Putian Xingfa
2019–2020	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2020–2021	Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2021	BC Samara
2021–2022	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022	Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2022	TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big West (2015) Big West Freshman of the Year (2012)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Hicks initially attended Agoura High School averaging 17 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a junior. For his senior season he transferred to National College Prep tallying 18 points and six rebounds per game, gaining all-tournament accolades at the Hampton Inn Invitational.[2]

College career

Hicks attended Cal State Northridge averaging 16.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a senior, earning All-Big West second team honors and finished eighth all-time in the conference in career points.[2][3][4]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2015–2020)

On October 31, 2015, Hicks was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft and later that night traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for a 2016 second round pick to Oklahoma City and the rights to James Carlton.[3][4][5] On November 15, he made his professional debut in a 112–92 win over Raptors 905, recording two points, two rebounds and a steal in four minutes.[6]

On October 31, 2016, Hicks was reacquired by Fort Wayne.[7]

On January 20, 2019, after four years of G League basketball, Hicks was called up to the Indiana Pacers on a 10-day contract, [8] but did not make an appearance in a game.[9]

On October 17, 2019, Hicks was reported to have signed with the Indiana Pacers[10] but was later reported to have released by the Indiana Pacers two days later.[11] On October 26, 2019, Hicks was included in the training camp roster for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[12] On November 6, 2019, Hicks was included in the opening night roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[13] In the shortened 2019-20 season, Hicks averaged 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field and 47% from behind the arc.[14]

Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2020–2021)

On December 12, 2020, Hicks joined Formosa Taishin Dreamers as an import player.[15]

Samara (2021)

On August 3, 2021, Hicks joined BC Samara.[16]

Return to Fort Wayne (2021–2022)

On December 13, 2021, Hicks returned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for a second stint.[17] Hicks was then later waived by Fort Wayne on January 8, 2022.[18]

TaiwanBeer HeroBears (2022)

On August 26, 2022, Hicks signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League.[19]

Personal life

The son of Kim Kitchen and Charles Hicks, he has a sister, Kristiaan, and three brothers, Kaelan, Keaton and Dylan. He majored in business.[2]

References

External links

• Cal State Northridge Matadors bio
• RealGM profile
• Sports-Reference profile

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