Stanton Kidd
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Height cm202
Weight kg101
TeamFree Agent
Birth dateMarch 18, 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
High schoolEdmondson-Westside
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College
Draft year2015
Career start2015
Years 12015–2016
Team 1Limburg United
Years 22016–2017
Team 2Tigers Tübingen
Years 32017–2019
Team 3Darüşşafaka
Team 4Utah Jazz
Years 52019–2020
Team 5Melbourne United
Years 62020–2021
Team 6OGM Ormanspor
Years 72021
Team 7Hapoel Jerusalem
Years 82021–2022
Team 8Lokomotiv Kuban
Years 92022–2023
Team 9Akita Northern Happinets
Years 102023–2024
Team 10Shinshu Brave Warriors
Years 112024–2025
Team 11Sendai 89ers
Years 122025–2026
Team 12Taipei Taishin Mars
Highlights

Stanton Kidd (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for South Plains College, North Carolina Central University and Colorado State before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life and college career

Kidd attended Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his senior year, leading the Red Storm to their first-ever Baltimore City Division I championship. Kidd was named the team MVP his senior season and earned all-metro player honors.[1]

Kidd played two seasons at South Plains College, one of the top junior college programs in the nation, helping the Texans win the 2011–12 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship going a perfect 36–0.[1]

On March 10, 2013, Kidd was named First-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in his first season at North Carolina Central University.[2] He was third in the MEAC in scoring (14.5 points per game), eighth in rebounding (6.9 boards per game), fifth in field goal percentage (55.3 percent).[1]

In his senior year at Colorado State, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Limburg United (2015–2016)

On July 27, 2015, Kidd started his professional career with the Belgian team Limburg United, signing a one-year deal.[4] Kidd helped Limburg reach the 2016 Belgian League Semifinals where they eventually lost to Oostende.

Tigers Tübingen (2016–2017)

On July 21, 2016, Kidd signed with the German team Tigers Tübingen for the 2016–17 season.[5] In 20 games played for Tübingen, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Darüşşafaka (2017–2019)

On July 21, 2017, Kidd signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka.[6] On January 14, 2018, Kidd tied his career-high 24 points without missing a single shot, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 98–65 win over Gaziantep.[7] Kidd went on to win the 2018 EuroCup title with Darüşşafaka.

On June 28, 2018, Kidd joined the Utah Jazz for the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in six games.[8]

Utah Jazz (2019)

On July 17, 2019, Kidd signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after completing stints with them in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9] On November 21, he was waived by the Jazz after playing three games.[10]

Melbourne United (2019–2020)

On December 20, 2019, Kidd signed with Melbourne United for the 2019–20 NBL season as an injury replacement for Casey Prather.[3]

Ormanspor (2020–2021)

On August 18, 2020, Kidd signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.[11]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)

On February 18, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2021–2022)

On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[13]

Taipei Taishin Mars (2025–2026)

On September 8, 2025, Kidd signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[14]

On March 4, 2026, the Taipei Taishin Mars terminated the contract relationship with Kidd.[15]

Career statistics

†Denotes seasons in which Kidd won the EuroCup

NBA

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Utah | 4 || 0 || 3.8 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 4 || 0 || 3.8 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0

EuroLeague

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Darüşşafaka | 30 || 18 || 21.8 || .391 || .284 || .686 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 6.8 || 5.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 30 || 18 || 21.8 || .391 || .284 || .686 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 6.8 || 5.4

EuroCup

|- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Darüşşafaka | 22 || 6 || 17.1 || .598 || .463 || .937 || 8.5 || 7.6 || 2.2 || 1.1 || 8.4 || 9.9 |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 22 || 6 || 17.1 || .598 || .463 || .937 || 8.5 || 7.6 || 2.2 || 1.1 || 8.4 || 9.9

Source: RealGM

References

  1. ^ "Stanton Kidd – Colorado State University Athletics". CSURams.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". meacsports.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Melbourne Sign Stanton Kidd as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Stanton Kidd is laatste aanwinst van Limburg United" (in dutch). gva.be. July 27, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tubingen Walter-Tigers land Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Darussafaka signs Stanton Kidd". Sportando.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Darussafaka Basketbol Istanbul 98 at Royal Hali Gaziantep 65". RealGM.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "Utah Jazz announce 2018 Summer League roster". Deseret News. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Utah Jazz sign Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Stanton Kidd joins Ormanspor". Sportando. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ormansporlu Kidd, Jerusalem'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Loko signed a contract with Stanton Kidd". lokobasket.com. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "曾在NBA爵士打過4場 世界籃球浪人基德加盟台北戰神". ETtoday. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "戰神洋將再度換人！ 基德離隊迎接內線悍將恩多回歸". ETtoday. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.