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Reggie Hearn Named 2018 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

November 28, 2018 - NBA G League (G League)
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Stockton, Calif. - Stockton Kings guard Reggie Hearn was announced as the 2018 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. USA Basketball has presented its Athlete of the Year awards annually since 1980. Hearn is a member of two USA Basketball Men's World Cup Qualifying Teams in 2018 and the November 2017 MWCQ team.

Hearn has been a member of four of the five USA World Cup Qualifying teams that have been comprised of G League players, and he was a part of the 5-0 2017 USA AmeriCup Team. He has ranked among the USA's top four scorers in each of the four completed competitions. In the five World Cup Qualifying games in which he has appeared, he was averaged 12.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game while shooting 55.3 percent from the field and 64.0 percent from 3-point.

"Just to see that I'm included amongst that group (Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving, Jameel Warney) is an incredible honor and something I never thought I'd be able to experience," said Stockton Kings Guard Reggie Hearn said. "This award goes to me in name, but I want to thank all those people without whom I wouldn't be here and thank Jesus who created me and created this opportunity for me."

Currently, Hearn is a member of the 2018 USA Basketball November/December Men's World Cup Qualifying Team, which will take on Argentina at 7:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 29 in La Rioja, Argentina, and Uruguay at 6 p.m. EST on Dec. 2 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year Award Winners

2018 Reggie Hearn 1998 Elton Brand

2017 Jameel Warney 1997 Earl Boykins

2016 Carmelo Anthony &

Kevin Durant 1996 Scottie Pippen

2015 Jalen Brunson 1995 Ray Allen

2014 Kyrie Irving 1994 Shaquille O'Neal

2013 Aaron Gordon 1993 Michael Finley

2012 LeBron James 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Team

2011 Jabari Parker 1991 Christian Laettner

2010 Kevin Durant 1990 Alonzo Mourning

2009 James McAdoo 1989 Larry Johnson

2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Team 1988 Dan Majerle

2007 Jason Kidd 1987 Danny Manning

2006 Carmelo Anthony 1986 David Robinson

2005 Sheldon Williams 1985 Chuck Person

2004 Sean May &

Chris Paul 1984 Michael Jordan &

Sam Perkins

2003 Tim Duncan 1983 Michael Jordan

2002 Reggie Miller 1982 Glenn Rivers

2001 Chris Duhon 1981 Kevin Boyle

2000 Alonzo Mourning 1980 Isiah Thomas

1999 Gary Payton

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