1. Mojave King is a New Zealand-American professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
21 Facts About Mojave King
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Mojave King began his career in the Australian National Basketball League in 2020, playing his first season for the Cairns Taipans.
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Mojave King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 47th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.
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Mojave King was named after the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States.
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In 2007, at the age of four, King moved with his family to Mackay, Queensland, when his father accepted a role to coach the Mackay Meteors in Australia's semi-professional Queensland Basketball League.
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The family settled in Brisbane four years later when Mojave King's father accepted a position to coach the Brisbane Spartans in the South East Australian Basketball League.
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In 2018, Mojave King played one game in the QBL for the Brisbane Capitals.
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In 2019, Mojave King joined the NBA Global Academy, a training centre at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
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Later that year, Mojave King represented Queensland South at the Australian Under-18 Championships, where he led the competition in scoring with 26.6 points per game.
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On 12 March 2020, at the age of 17, Mojave King signed with the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League as a part of the league's Next Stars program to develop NBA draft prospects.
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On 14 July 2021, Mojave King was transferred to the Adelaide 36ers for the final year of his Next Stars contract.
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On 19 April 2022, Mojave King signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 7 September 2022, Mojave King signed a contract with the NBA G League Ignite.
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Mojave King was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Mojave King became just the third New Zealand-born player to be picked in the NBA draft, following Sean Marks and Steven Adams.
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Mojave King subsequently played for the Pacers in the 2023 NBA Summer League.
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In March 2025, Mojave King signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the 2025 season.
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Mojave King's father is from the United States and played in New Zealand and coached in Australia.
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Mojave King's mother is a New Zealand native and played NCAA basketball for Duquesne.
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Mojave King is a dual citizen of New Zealand and the United States.
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Mojave King has signalled his intentions to represent the Australian national team.