Moses Kingsley (born November 16, 1994) is a Nigerian professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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College career

In his first two years at Arkansas, Kingsley played behind

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. He had a breakout junior season, averaging 15.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and flirted with the

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but decided to return. Coming into his senior year, he was named preseason SEC Player of the year. He did not quite live up to the hype, but averaged 12 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game and was a Second team All-SEC selection. As a senior, Kingsley led the Razorbacks to a 26-10 record and second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In his career, he finished 25th on the all-time Razorback scoring list with 1,200 points. He had 24 double-doubles during his career at Arkansas and his 256 blocks are third-most in school history.

Professional career

Kingsley participated with the

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during the NBA Summer League. On August 12, 2017, he signed with the

Antwerp Giants Antwerp Giants, named Windrose Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The c ...

of the

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. On July 11, 2019, Kingsley signed with

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of the Greek Basket League. On July 17, 2020, he signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the

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. Kingsley averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. On December 12 of the same year, Kingsley signed with

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

of the

. On August 29, 2021, Kingsley signed with

of the

. His season was marked by injuries and he appeared in only 10 games, averaging 5.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, in under 16 minutes per contest.

The Basketball Tournament

Moses Kingsley played for Team Arkansas in the 2018 edition of

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. In 2 games, he averaged 5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Team Arkansas reached the second round before falling to the Talladega Knights.

References

External links

NBADraft.net profileMoses Kingsley
on Twitter {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingsley, Moses 1994 births Living people AEK B.C. players Antwerp Giants players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Bilbao Basket players Centers (basketball) Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Liga ACB players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Nigerian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Abuja Peristeri B.C. players Power forwards Huntington Prep School alumni 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen