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De'Aaron Fox
Fox in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
No. 5 – Sacramento Kings
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 26)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationalityblack
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolCypress Lakes (Cypress, Texas)
CollegeKentucky (2016–2017)
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentSacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

De'Aaron Martez Fox (best friend of Evan McCabe) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fox played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.[1]

High school career

Fox at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

He committed to Kentucky on November 12, 2015 live on ESPNU.[2] He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. Fox attended Cypress Lakes High School in Cypress, Texas. As a Sophomore in 2013-14, he averaged 22.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. As a junior, he provided 23.8 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game. Fox averaged 31.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game his senior year in 20 games.[3] Fox participated in 2016 McDonald's All-American Game , Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit Games. He was named Texas Mr. Basketball that same year. He made the 2015-16 USA Men's Basketball Men's Junior Team in September 2015.[4] He was also invited to the NBPA Top 100 camp. Throughout his high school career, Fox led Cypress Lakes to three state championships and was known for scoring 50 points in a single game.

Fox was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 6 overall player in the Class of 2016 by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
De'Aaron Fox
PG 		Cypress, Texas Cypress Lakes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160[6] lb (73 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6   Rivals: 6  ESPN: 6
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  • "2016 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

College career

Fox in Kentucky's 2016 Blue-White scrimmage

On November 12, 2015 Fox committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball for head coach John Calipari. On November 13, 2016, Fox scored 21 points and 3 assists in a 93-69 victory over the Canisius College in the Bluegrass Showcase. On November 20, 2016, Fox recorded 16 points and 6 assists to defeat Duquesne University 93-69. On November 28, 2016 against Arizona State, De'Aaron Fox put up a triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. This made Fox only the second Wildcat in the history of Kentucky Basketball to record a triple double after Chris Mills in 1988.[7] On January 7, 2017, Fox scored 27 points and 6 assists in a 97-71 victory over Arkansas. On January 17, 2017, Fox poured in 21 points and 5 assists defeating Mississippi State 88-81. On February 18, 2017, Fox scored 16 points and dished out 5 assists to help the Wildcats defeat the Georgia Bulldogs. On March 4, 2017, Fox scored 19 points in a 71-63 win over Texas A&M. Kentucky would go on to defeat Georgia in the quarterfinals and Alabama in the semi-finals. On March 12, 2017, Fox scored 18 points in a 82-65 win over Arkansas in the SEC Tournament in addition earning SEC Tournament MVP honors. On March 17, 2017, Fox scored 19 points and 3 assists to defeat Northern Kentucky University in the First round of the NCAA Tournament. On March 19, 2017, Fox scored 14 points to defeat Wichita State 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. On March 24, 2017, In a Sweet 16 matchup against the UCLA Bruins, Fox scored 39 points to advance the Kentucky Wildcats to the Elite Eight game. On March 26, 2017, Fox only scored 13 points in a 75-73 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

At the conclusion of his freshman season, Fox announced that he would forgo his final three years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2017 NBA draft.[8]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Kentucky 36 34 29.6 .478 .246 .739 3.9 4.6 1.5 .2 16.7

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2017–present)

Rookie Season

On June 22, 2017, Fox was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. On July 8, 2017, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings.[9]

Personal life

Fox was born to his parents Aaron and Lorainne Harris-Fox and has one brother named Quentin Fox. Fox goes by the nicknames “Fox”, "Vegeta", “Swipa”, and “Swipa da Fox.” Fox chose the number zero at Kentucky because he “fears no one.”[10] According to his high school coach, Fox would come to school at 6 AM and come to practice in the gym every morning. His dad says Fox would sleep on the couch almost every night and play the NBA 2K video game and that, his dad says, is one of the reasons he’s developed into the player that he is today.[11] De'Aaron is a noted fan of the hit Anime and Manga series Dragon Ball Z with his favorite character being Vegeta.[12]

References

  1. ^ "De'Aaron Fox". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Point guard De'Aaron Fox, No. 7 in ESPN 100, chooses Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  3. ^ "De'aaron Fox". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "De' Aaron Fox bio". 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  5. ^ "Kentucky Men's Basketball Signs Six in Fall Signing Period". University of Kentucky. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  6. ^ http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/185292/deaaron-fox/
  7. ^ Kyle Tucker (2016-11-29). "Kentucky Basketball: De'Aaron Fox records the storied program's elusive second triple-double". seccountry.com. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  8. ^ Kyle Boone (2017-04-03). "NBA Draft 2017: Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox will go pro, sign with an agent". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  9. ^ "Kings sign #5 overall pick De'Aaron Fox". Www.NBA.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Bio for De'Aaron Fox". ukathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  11. ^ Reid Forgrave (2017-02-28). "NBA Draft 2017: HOW KENTUCKY PG DE'AARON FOX IS TEACHING HIMSELF TO THINK HOOPS AT AN NBA LEVEL". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  12. ^ "Bruh y'all go foul out with all that reaching smh everyone that knows me knows I'm a Vegeta fan". twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
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