Stanton Kidd (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional

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player who plays for the

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of the Japanese

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. He played

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for

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and

Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the

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of the

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(NBA).

Early life and college career

Kidd attended

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, where he averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his senior year, leading the Red Storm to their first-ever Baltimore City Division I championship. Kidd was named the team MVP his senior season and earned all-metro player honors. Kidd played two seasons at

, one of the top junior college programs in the nation, helping the Texans win the 2011-12 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship going a perfect 36-0. On March 10, 2013, Kidd was named First-team All-

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in his first season at

. He was third in the MEAC in scoring (14.5 points per game), eighth in rebounding (6.9 boards per game), fifth in field goal percentage (55.3 percent). In his senior year at

, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Professional career

Limburg United (2015–2016)

On July 27, 2015, Kidd started his professional career with the Belgian team

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, signing a one-year deal. Kidd helped Limburg reach the 2016 Belgian League Semifinals where they eventually lost to Oostende.

Tigers Tübingen (2016–2017)

On July 21, 2016, Kidd signed with the German team

Tigers Tübingen Tigers Tübingen is a basketball team from Tübingen, a college town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany, playing in the ProA, the country's second tier league. Founded as SV 03 Tübingen, is affiliated with the multi-sports club SV 03 Tübinge ...

for the 2016–17 season. In 20 games played for Tübingen, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Darüşşafaka (2017–2019)

On July 21, 2017, Kidd signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka. On January 14, 2018, Kidd tied his career-high 24 points without missing a single shot, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 98–65 win over

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. Kidd went on to win the 2018 EuroCup title with Darüşşafaka. On June 28, 2018, Kidd joined the

for the

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, where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games.

Utah Jazz (2019)

On July 17, 2019, Kidd signed a contract with the

after completing stints with them in the

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. On November 21, he was waived by the Jazz after playing three games.

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On December 20, 2019, Kidd signed with

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for the

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as an injury replacement for Casey Prather.

Ormanspor (2020–2021)

On August 18, 2020, Kidd signed with

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of the

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Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)

On February 18, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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Lokomotiv Kuban (2021–2022)

On July 8, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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EuroCup

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References

External links

Colorado State Rams bio

RealGM profile

TBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Stanton 1992 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Baltimore Colorado State Rams men's basketball players Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Limburg United players Melbourne United players North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball players OGM Ormanspor players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards South Plains Texans basketball players Tigers Tübingen players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Utah Jazz players