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Sacramento Kings | #9 | Guard-Forward

Kevin

Huerter

PPG

9.7

RPG

3.5

APG

2.0

PIE

7.3

HEIGHT

6'7" (2.01m)

WEIGHT

198lb (90kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Maryland

AGE

26 years

BIRTHDATE

August 27, 1998

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 19

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'7" | 198lb | 26 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 19

BIRTHDATE

August 27, 1998

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Maryland

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

NBA CAREER: Averaging 11.9 ppg (.444 FG%, .382 3pt%, .766 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.9

spg and 28.8 mpg in 413 career NBA games (350 starts) over six seasons with two teams: Atlanta (2018-22) and Sacramento (2022-24) ... In Kings franchise history, ranks 15th in total 3-pointers made (328) ... In Hawks franchise history, ranks seventh in total made 3s (563) and ninth in 3-point percentage (.379).

NBA PLAYOFFS: Averaging 10.3 ppg (.398 FG%, .303 3pt%, .724 FT%%), 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 0.8 spg and 29.8 mpg in 30 games (22 starts) with two teams: Atlanta (2020-22) and Sacramento (2022-23).

 

2023-24 (Sacramento): Averaged 10.2 ppg (.443 FG%, .361 3pt%, .766 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 2.6 apg and 24.4 mpg in 64 games (59 starts) ... Scored in double figures in 32 games, including 20+ points in seven games and 30+ points in one game ... Grabbed 10+ rebounds in two games ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (11/10-11/15) for the third time in his career ... Made five or more 3s in consecutive games (11/13-11/15) for the seventh time in his career ... Missed 18 games ... Inactive in one game due to a left finger sprain (11/19/23) ... Inactive in one game due to a left ankle sprain (1/12/24) ... Inactive in one game due to a right leg contusion (3/13/24) ... Inactive in 11 games due to a left shoulder dislocation (3/20-4/7/24) ... Inactive in four games due to left shoulder surgery (4/9-4/14/24) ... Top Single-Game Performances: Scored 28 points, including a career-high 15 points in the first quarter, and added nine rebounds and three steals in a win vs. OKC (11/10) ... Went 7-for-11 from the floor, including six made 3s, finishing with 20 points in a win vs. CLE (11/13) ... Scored 28 points and added seven assists and a pair of steals in a win vs. LAL (11/15) ... Shot 10-for-14 from the field, including a season-high six triples, to go with a season-best 10 rebounds for his fifth career double-double at MIL (1/14) ... Scored a career-high 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including seven 3s vs. IND (1/18) ... Notched a double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in a win at GSW (1/25).

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE (Maryland, 2016-18): Averaged 12.0 ppg (.466 FG%, .394 3pt%, 748 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 31.9 mpg in 65 games (65 starts) in two seasons at Maryland from 2016-18 ... An All Big-Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore, averaging 14.8 ppg (.503 FG%, .417 3pt%, .758

FT%), 5.0 rpg, 3.4 apg and 34.4 mpg in 32 games (32 starts) ... Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in three-point field goals per game (2.3) and ninth in three-point percentage ... His 76 3-pointers made was the fifth-highest total in a single season in school history, and his 3FG% ranked seventh

... Scored in double figures in 29 games and had four games with 20-or-more points ... Grabbed 10+ rebounds in three games ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Top Single-Game Performances: Scored 23 points going 8-for-11 from the field, including 7-of-9 from behind the 3-point line at Syracuse (11/27/17) ... Finished with 12 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/21/17) ... Totaled 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists at Indiana (1/22/18) ... As a sophomore, averaged 9.3 ppg (.420 FG%, .371 3pt%, .714 FT%), 4.9 rpg,

2.7 apg, 1.0 spg and 29.4 mpg in 33 games (33 starts) ... Scored in double figures in 14 games, including 20+ points in one game ... Grabbed 10 rebounds in one game ... Posted one double-double ... Top Single-Game Performances: Had 12 points and 10 rebounds against Richmond (11/25/16) ... Scored 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting while making seven 3-pointers vs. Nebraska (1/1/17).

USA BASKETBALL: Earned a gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Valdivia, Chile ... Helped guide the U19 team to the bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA Americas U19 Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

PERSONAL LIFE

 

Parents are Tom and Erin Huerter ... Has a brother, Thomas, Jr., and two sisters - Meghan and Jillian ... Thomas, Jr. is a graduate transfer at Catholic University this season ... His father led Siena to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1989, helping lead the 14th- seeded Saints to an 80-78 upset win over the third-seeded Stanford Cardinal in the first round in the NCAA Tournament in 1989 ... Nicknames include, "Red Velvet" and the “Red Mamba” ... Starting center fielder on his high school baseball team who captured the state championship his senior year ... High school baseball teammate, Ian Anderson, was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (third overall) in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft ... Majored in Letters & Sciences at Maryland ... On Twitter @ KevinHuerter and Instagram @kevin_huerter.