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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Chris Wells

2 Tre King

  • Position Forward
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 225
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • High School Hargrave Military Academy
  • Previous School Hargrave Military Academy

Biography

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21
Chosen first team all-conference … averaged 14.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game … shot 49 percent from the field … scored 20 or more points six times … tied for ninth in the conference in scoring, tied for fifth in blocks, was seventh in rebounding, ninth in steals and 15th in field goal percentage … grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds and finished with 25 points at Xavier (Nov. 30) … scored a season-high 29 points on 13-of-23 shooting from the field against Tennessee Tech (Jan. 9).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019-20
Voted second team All-OVC after averaging 11.3 points and 5.1 rebounds-per-game … ranked in the top-15 in the OVC in field goal percentage (14th / 52.8%), free throw percentage (4th / 79.1%), steals-per-game (12th / 1.2), blocks-per-game (12th / 0.8) and offensive rebounds (1.9/game) … closed out non-conference play with one of his best performances of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds at East Carolina on Dec. 28 … used that performance as a springboard into conference play … upped his scoring average to 12.3 points-per-game against league competition, shooting 58.1% from the field … went for 18 points, nine rebounds and two steals in a road win at Jacksonville State on Jan. 23 … a week later, he posted an impressive line of 22 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists in a home victory over UT Martin … on February 6, King went for 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists to lead the Colonels to a key road win at Eastern Illinois … poured in a career-high 23 points – including going a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line – at Austin Peay on February 15 … had nine points, seven rebounds and four steals in the OVC quarterfinals win over Tennessee State on March 5 … appeared in all 33 games on the year, starting 32 of them.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018-19
Played in all 31 games and started 18 of them … averaged 6.0 points and 4.4 rebounds-per-game … posted 6.7 and 5.3 rebounds-per-game during OVC play … ranked second on the team in both rebounds (137) and blocks (17) during the season … came off the bench to grab 10 rebounds in a win over Midway on Nov. 13 … reached double figures in scoring for the first time with 12 points vs. Northern Iowa in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Nov. 17 … made his first career start and responded with five points and nine rebounds at Duquesne on Dec. 22 … tallied career highs in points (14), steals (five) and assists (five) in a record-breaking win over Brescia on Dec. 29 … went for 13 points and eight boards at Tennessee State on Jan. 10 … recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a win over then-first place Jacksonville State on Jan. 24 … went 8-of-8 from the free throw line in a 12-point, four-rebounds performance vs. Tennessee State on Feb. 9 … had 10 points and nine rebounds vs. eventual conference champion Murray State on Feb. 16 … tallied another double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 21.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lexington Christian Academy before transferring to Hargrave (in Chatham, Virginia) in 2016 ... was a team captain at Hargrave in 2017-18 and helped lead the Tigers to a 33-4 record, a No. 4 national ranking and an appearance in the National Prep Championship Elite 8 ... averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.4 blocks-per-game during the 2017-18 season.

PERSONAL
Full name is Marvin Otis King … son of Marvin and Rosalynn King … majoring in marketing.

Get to Know Tre King ...

One thing people probably don't know about you:
I can cook

Why did you attend EKU?
Because I wanted to play for Coach Hamilton again

If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
Dubai

Your proudest accomplishment:
Getting into college 

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Buy every pair of Jordan shoes

If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
wings and fries

Favorite NBA player and team:
Paul George, Houston Rockets

Where do you see yourself in five years? 
Playing in the NBA

If you could choose one decade to live in/time period, which one would it be? Why?
90's, it was Lit

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    12
  • 2

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
    2