Drake University Athletics

Joey King enters his freshman season at Drake in 2012 after a successful prep career at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn.

2012-13 -- Is fourth in freshman scoring and first in rebounding in MVC games ... notched his first double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Illinois State ... had a team-high 17 points at Creighton ... is 23-of-44 from the field in the last four games ... matched a career-high with 21 points against Missouri State ... scored a team-high 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Wichita State ... hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds, four offensive, with five points and three assists against NC Central ... had a pair of three-pointers in the loss to Iowa State ... had a team and career-high 21 points in the loss to Xavier on 5-of-7 shooting from the three-point arc ... scored five points through the first two games in Anaheim ... scored eight points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line with two rebounds at Detroit ... had 12 points with three three-pointers in the opener against William Jewell ... exploded for 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the arc with three offensive boards in the exhibition against SBU.

High School -- King averaged 23.9 points and six rebounds as a senior in 2011-12. He scored in double figures in 26 of 29 games to lead his team to a 28-2 record and a berth in the Minnesota state AAAA basketball tournament. As a junior King averaged 17.6 points per game in leading his Eastview High team a 22-5 record and a South Suburban Conference title. He scored in double figures in 24 of 27 that year, including a season-best 36 points against Eagan. King has competed for the Minnesota Southside AAU team.