Reggie King
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1957)}}
{{for|the English singer|Reg King}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Reggie King
| image =
| width =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 225
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|14}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| high_school = Jackson-Olin {{avoid wrap|(Birmingham, Alabama)}}
| college = Alabama (1975–1979)
| draft_year = 1979
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 18
| draft_team = Kansas City Kings
| career_start = 1979
| career_end = 1986
| career_number = 51
| career_position = Power forward / small forward
| years1 = {{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}
| team1 = Kansas City Kings
| years2 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics
| years3 = 1985–1986
| team3 = Opel Reggio Calabria
| years4 = 1990–1991
| team4 = Sport Clube Beira-Mar
| highlights =
- 2× Second-team All-American – AP (1978, 1979)
- Second-team All-American – NABC (1979)
- 2× SEC Player of the Year (1978, 1979)
- SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1979)
- Alabama Mr. Basketball (1977)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1975)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 3,898 (8.9 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 2,707 (6.2 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 691 (1.6 apg)
}}
Reginald Biddings King (born February 14, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a 6'6" and 225 lb forward and played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 to 1985. King's nickname in college was "the Mule."
King was selected 18th overall by the Kansas City Kings in the 1979 NBA draft. He spent four seasons with the Kings, and his final 2 NBA seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. His best season was in 1980–81 as a member of the Kings when he averaged a career high 14.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and shot a career-best 54.4% from the field.
As of 2019, King still lives in the Kansas City area.
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