Keala King

Keala King in the Big West Conference Tournament match against Cal State Fullerton at the Honda Center, Thursday, March 14, 2013.

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against U.C. Davis at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Wed., Feb. 20, 2013

Photo by: John Fajardo

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against Fullerton at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Wed., Feb. 13, 2013.

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against Cal Poly at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Feb. 2, 2013.

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against U.C. Santa Barbara in the Walter Pyramid, Wed., Jan. 30, 2013

Keala King in the Big West Conference basketball match against UC Irvine at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Jan. 26, 2013.

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Jan. 12, 2013.

Keala King in the Big West Conference match against Northridge at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Wed., Jan. 9, 2013.

Mike Caffey and Keala King in the Big West Conference match against Northridge at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Wed., Jan. 9, 2013.

Keala King during the game against Pacific Saturday afternoon at the Water Pyramid.

Keala King and Dan Jennings celebrate after defeating Pacific 67-63 Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid.

Arizona's Kaleb Tarczewski (35) is sandwiched between Long Beach State's Keala King, left, and Dan Jennings, right, as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/John Miller)

Photo by: AP

Long Beach State - Spring Athletics [Head Shot]

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
196
Class:
Junior
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Compton, Calif.
Prev School:
Mater Dei HS

2012-13: In his first season with LBSU, earned honorable mention All-Big West Conference honors... Started 19 of the 22 games he played in, averaging 28.1 minutes per game ... Averaged 9.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 2.9 assists per game, while making 43.5 percent of field goal attempts ... Scored in double figures 11 times ... Tallied a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-16, in a home win vs. UC Davis ... Led the team in scoring on three occasions - 18 points at UC Riverside, 22 points vs. UC Davis and 15 points against UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament ... Led the team in rebounds four times ... Had two double-doubles on the season - 16 points and 10 rebounds at Cal Poly and 12 points and 11 rebounds at Cal State Fullerton.

ARIZONA STATE: Spent a season and a half at Arizona State and averaged 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 42 games, while making 44.5 percent (98-of-220) of field goal attempts ... Played 13 games as a sophomore before leaving the team at the semester ... Averaged a team-high 13.7 points and pulled down 4.9 rebounds during time with team ... Converted on 51.7 percent (60-of-116) of field goal attempts, while making 38.7 percent (12-of-31) 3-pointers ... Also led team with 43 assists and 19 steals in 13 games ... Scored career-high 25 points, on 8-of-10 shooting, and grabbed eight rebounds against Wake Forest ... Scored 22 points twice, the first time vs. DePaul (6-of-12 shooting) and the second time against Fresno State ... Had one double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 boards against Southern Miss ... Scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Tulsa ... Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Northern Arizona and had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. Montana State ... Finished with 14 points vs. Nevada and 13 points against New Mexico ... Averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in 29 games as a true freshman ... Scored in double digits three times ... Had a season-high 14 points at USC, 13 points vs. Houston Baptist and 10 points against Washington State ... Grabbed eight boards twice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mater Dei HS in 2010 ... Helped lead team to a 30-2 record in senior year that included a 25-game winning streak ... Averaged 16 points, a team-high 10 boards and four assists ... Had a dozen 20-point games during senior year ... Posted three straight 20-point games vs. JSerra Catholic (20 on Feb. 4), vs. Bishop Gorman (21 on Feb. 6), and vs. Long Beach Jordan (22 on Feb. 19) ... Had 24 points vs. Orange Lutheran on Jan. 29 ... 21 points vs. Norwalk on Dec. 2 and 23 points vs. La Habra on Dec. 28 ... Also had 23 points vs. Rancho Verde twice on Feb. 26 and March 11 ... Grabbed a school-record 26 rebounds and scored 26 points in a 80-60 victory over Los Alamitos in a CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA quarterfinal playoff game ... Named first-team All-Orange County.

MAJOR: Communications Studies