David Hicks (born August 1, 1988) is an American professional

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player, currently a free agent.

College career

David Hicks was a key member of the 2010

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, which made it to the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. During his college career Hicks made 123 starts in the backcourt and finished his career with 1,157 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2011, Hicks moved to Germany and played for UBC Münster, SG Schwelmer Baskets and

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. While there, he received player of the week honors while on the SG Schwelmer Baskets. On July 25, 2015 he signed to play with

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after playing for

. Following a stop in Latvia (Liepaja/Triobet), Hicks returned to Germany, signing with the Gotha Rockets in February 2017. He helped them reach the 2017 2. Bundesliga ProA finals and earn promotion to the top-tier

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. Hicks scored 13.8 points a game for the Rockets that season. In October 2017, he joined the

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in the

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. After being waived, he returned to Germany, joining Schwelmer Baskets on November 24, 2017. He signed a one-month deal as an injury-replacement and appeared in four games with Schwelm, averaging 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds as well as 4 assists per outing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, David 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Connecticut LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players Point guards South Kent School alumni People from Mendota Heights, Minnesota