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South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Tevin King
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
- Major:
- Entrepreneurial Studies
Bio
Honors and Awards
2018-19: Started all 33 games and played 31.5 minutes per contest … fourth on team in scoring average (9.1) and second in rebounding (5.8 per game) … dished a team-high 140 assists and swiped 59 steals … shot 51.2 percent from the field and 70.1 percent at the charity stripe … scored 299 total points and added 193 total rebounds … scored 10 or more in 16 games, including a string of nine straight through December and into January … had one double-double … played 36 minutes and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds against Grand Canyon (11/6) while finishing 3-for-6 from the field for six points ... went 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line for 12 points against Alabama State (11/8), adding five rebounds, a team-high five assists and three steals in 32 minutes ... had three steals, two assists, 11 points and four rebounds against Bemidji State (11/10) ... did not miss a shot against the Beavers, hitting all four field goals and three free throw attempts ... just missed a double-double against Tulane (11/19), finishing with nine points, 11 rebounds and five assists over 37 minutes ... just missed a double-double against Colorado State (11/21), finishing with team-high nine rebounds alongside nine points, two assists and a steal in 37 minutes ... pulled down eight boards and dished a season-high seven assists against Northern Iowa (12/1), adding four points over 30 minutes ... dished seven assists for the second-straight game at Memphis (12/4) and pulled down team-high nine rebounds over 31 minutes ... did not miss a shot (4-4 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 5-5 FTs) against Southern (12/7) and finished with 14 points, four rebounds and five assists ... just missed a triple-double against Savannah State (12/11) as he dished 13 assists (a Division I era school record), tallied 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds without committing a turnover ... scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished a team-leading five assists against Nevada (12/15) ... posted first double-double of the year against Eastern Washington (12/18), pulling down 10 rebounds to go with 11 points and four assists, hitting 7-of-7 at the free throw line ... reached double figures for the seventh-straight game, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds and a team-high five assists at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) ... reached double figures for the eighth-straight game against South Dakota (1/6), finishing with 14 points, three rebounds and four assists ... tallied career-high 17 points against Denver (1/10) for his ninth-straight game in double figures ... added six rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes against the Pioneers ... tied school record for steals (eight) and dished seven assists against Oral Roberts (1/12) ... led team with seven assists against North Dakota State (1/24) and had eight points in 27 minutes … scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting while hitting all four of his free throws, dishing four assists with two steals at Denver (2/3) ... had eight points, a team-high six assists and five rebounds over 33 minutes against North Dakota (2/9) ... played 36 minutes at Omaha (2/14) and had nine rebounds, adding three points and a trio of assists ... put together an all-around effort of eight points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block over 39 minutes at North Dakota State (2/15) … blew past previous career-high against South Dakota (2/23), scoring 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting with two 3-pointers ... turned in a gritty performance in the Summit League quarterfinals, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two steals over 37 minutes against Western Illinois (3/9).
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2017-18: Started 34 games and appeared in 35 … averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds over 27 minutes per contest … second on team in rebounds (196) and fourth in scoring (319) … shot 52.2 percent from the field (120-for-230) with 18 3-pointers … dished out 104 assists (2.9 per game) and led team with 59 steals … tallied 17 double-figure scoring performances and two double-doubles … had three or more steals in eight games … in Summit League play averaged 10.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game ... pulled down six rebounds with nine points against UC Irvine (11/10) ... one of three Jackrabbits in double figures at Kansas (11/17), just missing a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds ... scored career-high 16 points off of 7-for-13 shooting to help Jacks win against Iowa (11/21) ... posted second straight double-digit scoring performance against Buffalo (11/22) while grabbing six rebounds ... dished out career-high nine assists at Wichita State (12/5) with 15 points, adding six rebounds ... hit 6-of-9 from the field and did not commit a turnover against Shockers ... played 25 minutes and posted his fourth straight game with double figures against North Dakota (12/12), scoring 11 points to go with two boards and two assists … played 23 minutes at Omaha (1/6) and scored 15 points (one of five in double figures for SDSU) ... went 7-of-7 at the charity stripe against the Mavericks in addition to dishing three assists and grabbing three rebounds ... posted first career double-double against Fort Wayne (1/27), scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting with 10 rebounds ... posted a monster game against North Dakota State (2/1) where he finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists ... one of four in double figures against Western Illinois (2/17), scoring 10 points with a team-high eight rebounds, adding two assists in 27 minutes ... recorded second double-double of his career at Fort Wayne (2/24), scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds ... pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds and finished with eight points and a team-high three assists against Western Illinois (3/3) ... led team with nine rebounds against Ohio State (3/15) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring four points with an assist on 2-for-5 shooting.
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2016-17: Played in 32 games with 16 starts ... led the team with 36 steals for the year and had four games where he swiped three or more balls ... averaged 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game through the Summit League Tournament ... scored in double figures twice ... had a career-high 13 points in SDSU’s win over Minnesota Crookston (11/30) and scored 11 against North Dakota State (12/28) ... threw down thunderous breakaway dunks against Western Illinois (2/1) and Oral Roberts (2/4) ... pulled down eight rebounds with five assists in SDSU’s regular season finale win over Denver (2/25) … snagged career-high nine rebounds in NCAA Tournament game against Gonzaga (3/11).
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2015-16: Played in all 34 games with two starts … scored in double figures on two occasions … tallied nine points and three rebounds in collegiate debut versus Chadron State (11/13) … scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field versus Wayne State (Neb.) (12/2) … went 8-of-9 from the free throw line en route to career-high 12 points at Texas Tech (12/16) … scored nine points in first collegiate start at Weber State (12/22) … contributed six points, four rebounds and season-best four assists in win over Middle Tennessee (12/27) … came off the bench to scored eight points in road win at Oral Roberts (1/21) … totaled nine points and career-high six rebounds in 24 minutes of action at Western Illinois (2/20) … was 3-for-4 from free throw line for three points in NCAA Tournament game against Maryland (3/18).
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Before SDSU: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... named Class 2A First Team All-State, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-State and Conference player of the year as a senior after averaging 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.5 steals per game ... averaged 13.4 points per game in both his sophomore and junior seasons at Providence St. Mel High School ... averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals per game during the 2014-15 season at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy.
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Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1995 … son of Brandi Staples … majoring in Entrepreneurial Studies.
- Summit League Honor Roll (2015-16)
2018-19: Started all 33 games and played 31.5 minutes per contest … fourth on team in scoring average (9.1) and second in rebounding (5.8 per game) … dished a team-high 140 assists and swiped 59 steals … shot 51.2 percent from the field and 70.1 percent at the charity stripe … scored 299 total points and added 193 total rebounds … scored 10 or more in 16 games, including a string of nine straight through December and into January … had one double-double … played 36 minutes and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds against Grand Canyon (11/6) while finishing 3-for-6 from the field for six points ... went 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line for 12 points against Alabama State (11/8), adding five rebounds, a team-high five assists and three steals in 32 minutes ... had three steals, two assists, 11 points and four rebounds against Bemidji State (11/10) ... did not miss a shot against the Beavers, hitting all four field goals and three free throw attempts ... just missed a double-double against Tulane (11/19), finishing with nine points, 11 rebounds and five assists over 37 minutes ... just missed a double-double against Colorado State (11/21), finishing with team-high nine rebounds alongside nine points, two assists and a steal in 37 minutes ... pulled down eight boards and dished a season-high seven assists against Northern Iowa (12/1), adding four points over 30 minutes ... dished seven assists for the second-straight game at Memphis (12/4) and pulled down team-high nine rebounds over 31 minutes ... did not miss a shot (4-4 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 5-5 FTs) against Southern (12/7) and finished with 14 points, four rebounds and five assists ... just missed a triple-double against Savannah State (12/11) as he dished 13 assists (a Division I era school record), tallied 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds without committing a turnover ... scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished a team-leading five assists against Nevada (12/15) ... posted first double-double of the year against Eastern Washington (12/18), pulling down 10 rebounds to go with 11 points and four assists, hitting 7-of-7 at the free throw line ... reached double figures for the seventh-straight game, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds and a team-high five assists at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) ... reached double figures for the eighth-straight game against South Dakota (1/6), finishing with 14 points, three rebounds and four assists ... tallied career-high 17 points against Denver (1/10) for his ninth-straight game in double figures ... added six rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes against the Pioneers ... tied school record for steals (eight) and dished seven assists against Oral Roberts (1/12) ... led team with seven assists against North Dakota State (1/24) and had eight points in 27 minutes … scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting while hitting all four of his free throws, dishing four assists with two steals at Denver (2/3) ... had eight points, a team-high six assists and five rebounds over 33 minutes against North Dakota (2/9) ... played 36 minutes at Omaha (2/14) and had nine rebounds, adding three points and a trio of assists ... put together an all-around effort of eight points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block over 39 minutes at North Dakota State (2/15) … blew past previous career-high against South Dakota (2/23), scoring 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting with two 3-pointers ... turned in a gritty performance in the Summit League quarterfinals, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two steals over 37 minutes against Western Illinois (3/9).
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2017-18: Started 34 games and appeared in 35 … averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds over 27 minutes per contest … second on team in rebounds (196) and fourth in scoring (319) … shot 52.2 percent from the field (120-for-230) with 18 3-pointers … dished out 104 assists (2.9 per game) and led team with 59 steals … tallied 17 double-figure scoring performances and two double-doubles … had three or more steals in eight games … in Summit League play averaged 10.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game ... pulled down six rebounds with nine points against UC Irvine (11/10) ... one of three Jackrabbits in double figures at Kansas (11/17), just missing a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds ... scored career-high 16 points off of 7-for-13 shooting to help Jacks win against Iowa (11/21) ... posted second straight double-digit scoring performance against Buffalo (11/22) while grabbing six rebounds ... dished out career-high nine assists at Wichita State (12/5) with 15 points, adding six rebounds ... hit 6-of-9 from the field and did not commit a turnover against Shockers ... played 25 minutes and posted his fourth straight game with double figures against North Dakota (12/12), scoring 11 points to go with two boards and two assists … played 23 minutes at Omaha (1/6) and scored 15 points (one of five in double figures for SDSU) ... went 7-of-7 at the charity stripe against the Mavericks in addition to dishing three assists and grabbing three rebounds ... posted first career double-double against Fort Wayne (1/27), scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting with 10 rebounds ... posted a monster game against North Dakota State (2/1) where he finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists ... one of four in double figures against Western Illinois (2/17), scoring 10 points with a team-high eight rebounds, adding two assists in 27 minutes ... recorded second double-double of his career at Fort Wayne (2/24), scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds ... pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds and finished with eight points and a team-high three assists against Western Illinois (3/3) ... led team with nine rebounds against Ohio State (3/15) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring four points with an assist on 2-for-5 shooting.
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2016-17: Played in 32 games with 16 starts ... led the team with 36 steals for the year and had four games where he swiped three or more balls ... averaged 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game through the Summit League Tournament ... scored in double figures twice ... had a career-high 13 points in SDSU’s win over Minnesota Crookston (11/30) and scored 11 against North Dakota State (12/28) ... threw down thunderous breakaway dunks against Western Illinois (2/1) and Oral Roberts (2/4) ... pulled down eight rebounds with five assists in SDSU’s regular season finale win over Denver (2/25) … snagged career-high nine rebounds in NCAA Tournament game against Gonzaga (3/11).
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2015-16: Played in all 34 games with two starts … scored in double figures on two occasions … tallied nine points and three rebounds in collegiate debut versus Chadron State (11/13) … scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field versus Wayne State (Neb.) (12/2) … went 8-of-9 from the free throw line en route to career-high 12 points at Texas Tech (12/16) … scored nine points in first collegiate start at Weber State (12/22) … contributed six points, four rebounds and season-best four assists in win over Middle Tennessee (12/27) … came off the bench to scored eight points in road win at Oral Roberts (1/21) … totaled nine points and career-high six rebounds in 24 minutes of action at Western Illinois (2/20) … was 3-for-4 from free throw line for three points in NCAA Tournament game against Maryland (3/18).
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Before SDSU: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... named Class 2A First Team All-State, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-State and Conference player of the year as a senior after averaging 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.5 steals per game ... averaged 13.4 points per game in both his sophomore and junior seasons at Providence St. Mel High School ... averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals per game during the 2014-15 season at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy.
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Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1995 … son of Brandi Staples … majoring in Entrepreneurial Studies.
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