The Veolia Hamburg Towers have signed exciting swingman VJ King for the coming season, the club announced on Friday.
King (1.98 meters, 26 years old) arrives from the Bristol Flyers, with which he was an All-British Basketball League First Team selection last season, his first in Europe. He was fourth in the league in scoring with 18.2 points per game. King also contributed 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 32 appearances. He helped Bristol finish third in the league and was also the BBL Player of the Month for January.
King began his professional career with the Westchester Knicks in the G-League, where he spent two seasons. He played college basketball at the University of Louisville. One of the top high school players in the United States, King was a McDonalds All-American selection and played in the Jordan brand Classic in 2016. He played for the United States junior national teams and won gold medals at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2014 U17 World Cup.