Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Louis King was born on April 6, 1999, in Secaucus, New Jersey. He is a small forward in the NBA.

Born as one of eight children, King attended Roselle Catholic High School for his freshman year and Pope John XXIII Regional High School as a sophomore, before transferring to Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey mid-year, where he had to sit out for the remainder of the season. At Hudson Catholic, he was teammates with Jahvon Quinerly. Prior to the 2017-18 season, he was named to the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award watch list. During his senior year, he suffered a knee injury after landing awkwardly after a dunk. Despite a shortened season, King averaged 15.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. He was named to the 2018 McDonald's All-American team and invited to the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit but was not able to participate due to the injury.

King represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. He averaged 6.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists during the tournament, helping the team win the bronze medal.

On September 21, 2017, King verbally committed to playing college basketball at Oregon. He picked Oregon over Kansas, Seton Hall, Purdue, and NC State. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, King signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons.