Stanton Kidd

Stanton Kidd (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for South Plains College, North Carolina Central University and Colorado State before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Stanton Kidd
Kidd with Darüşşafaka in November 2018
No. 11 – OGM Ormanspor
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueBasketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdmondson-Westside
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Limburg United
2016–2017Tigers Tübingen
2017–2019Darüşşafaka
2019Utah Jazz
2019–2020Melbourne United
2020–presentOGM Ormanspor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and college career

Kidd attended Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, 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.[1]

Kidd played two seasons at South Plains College, 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.[1]

On March 10, 2013, Kidd was named First-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in his first season at North Carolina Central University.[2] 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).[1]

In his senior year at Colorado State, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Limburg United (2015–2016)

On July 27, 2015, Kidd started his professional career with the Belgian team Limburg United, signing a one-year deal.[4] 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 for the 2016–17 season.[5] 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.[6] 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 Gaziantep.[7] Kidd went on to win the 2018 EuroCup title with Darüşşafaka.

On June 28, 2018, Kidd joined the Utah Jazz for the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games.[8]

Utah Jazz (2019)

On July 17, 2019, Kidd signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after completing stints with them in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9] On November 21, he was waived by the Jazz after playing three games.[10]

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On December 20, 2019, Kidd signed with Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season as an injury replacement for Casey Prather.[3]

Ormanspor (2020–present)

On August 18, 2020, Kidd signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.[11]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Kidd won the EuroCup

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Utah 403.8.000.000.000.8.3.0.0.0
Career 403.8.000.000.000.8.3.0.0.0

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Darüşşafaka 301821.8.391.284.6863.01.2.6.26.85.4
Career 301821.8.391.284.6863.01.2.6.26.85.4

EuroCup
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Darüşşafaka 22617.1.598.463.9378.57.62.21.18.49.9
Career 22617.1.598.463.9378.57.62.21.18.49.9

Source: RealGM

References
  1. "Stanton Kidd - Colorado State University Athletics". CSURams.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. "MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". meacsports.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. "Melbourne Sign Stanton Kidd as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. "Stanton Kidd is laatste aanwinst van Limburg United". gva.be (in Dutch). July 27, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. "Tubingen Walter-Tigers land Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. "Darussafaka signs Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. "Darussafaka Basketbol Istanbul 98 at Royal Hali Gaziantep 65". RealGM.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  8. "Utah Jazz announce 2018 Summer League roster". deseretnews.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  10. "Utah Jazz sign Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. "Stanton Kidd joins Ormanspor". Sportando. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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