Malik Monk

Malik Monk

Shooting Guard
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2024-25 REGULAR SEASON STATS
13.6 PTS
3.0 REB
2.9 AST
.286 3P%
0.9 STLS

Personal Information

Full Name Malik Monk
Position Shooting Guard
DOB (Age) 04-02-1998 (26 yrs)
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.9 m)
Weight 200 lbs (91 kgs)
Hometown Lepanto, AR
College University of Kentucky
Draft 2017 - Rd: 1, Pick: 11 (SAC)
Debut 2017

Recent Games

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Date Opp Result Min PTS FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% REB AST BLK
Sat 03/30
@ DAL DAL
L 103-107 1 2 1 - 2 0.50 0 - 1 0.00 0 - 1 0.00 1 0 0
Wed 03/27
@ DAL DAL
L 96-132 27 10 5 - 13 0.39 0 - 2 0.00 0 - 0 0.00 4 3 1
Tue 03/26
@ PHI PHI
W 108-96 26 11 4 - 11 0.36 0 - 5 0.00 3 - 3 1.00 4 4 0
Sat 03/23
@ ORL ORL
W 109-107 22 0 0 - 11 0.00 0 - 2 0.00 0 - 0 0.00 1 5 0
Thu 03/21
@ WAS WAS
L 102-109 29 20 6 - 13 0.46 1 - 7 0.14 7 - 7 1.00 1 4 1

Regular Season Stats

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Season Team GP GS Min PTS FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OFF DEF REB AST BLK
2024
SAC SAC
9 0 27.0 13.6 5.000 - 11.222 .446 1.333 - 4.667 .286 2.222 - 2.667 .833 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.4
2023
SAC SAC
72 0 26.0 15.4 5.500 - 12.403 .443 2.056 - 5.875 .350 2.361 - 2.847 .829 0.4 2.6 2.9 5.1 0.5
2022
SAC SAC
77 0 22.3 13.5 4.636 - 10.338 .448 1.857 - 5.169 .359 2.390 - 2.688 .889 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.9 0.3
2021
LAL LAL
76 37 28.1 13.8 5.145 - 10.868 .473 2.276 - 5.816 .391 1.224 - 1.539 .795 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.9 0.4
2020
Cha CHA
42 0 20.9 11.7 4.119 - 9.500 .434 2.024 - 5.048 .401 1.405 - 1.714 .819 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 0.1
Career 467 38 21.7 11.7 4.184 - 9.666 .433 1.737 - 4.912 .354 1.563 - 1.852 .844 0.3 2.1 2.5 2.8 0.3

Malik Monk News

Malik Monk update: Kings guard not expected to stay absent for extended period after abruptly leaving preseason game Malik Monk update: Kings guard not expected to stay absent for extended period after abruptly leaving preseason game
Malik Monk update: Kings guard not expected to stay absent for extended period after abruptly leaving preseason game
Domantas Sabonis drops hilarious reaction to Malik Monk's decision to sign $78 million contract with Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis drops hilarious reaction to Malik Monk's decision to sign $78 million contract with Sacramento Kings
Domantas Sabonis drops hilarious reaction to Malik Monk's decision to sign $78 million contract with Sacramento Kings
PHOTO: Arkansas HC John Calipari poses with Sacramento star Malik Monk’s mom - “One of the original momma bears” PHOTO: Arkansas HC John Calipari poses with Sacramento star Malik Monk’s mom - “One of the original momma bears”
PHOTO: Arkansas HC John Calipari poses with Sacramento star Malik Monk’s mom - “One of the original momma bears”
Malik Monk contract: Dynamic 6th man reportedly returns to Sacramento on lucrative four-year deal Malik Monk contract: Dynamic 6th man reportedly returns to Sacramento on lucrative four-year deal
Malik Monk contract: Dynamic 6th man reportedly returns to Sacramento on lucrative four-year deal
Watch: Malik Monk exhibits $35,000 Audemars Piguet courtesy of former Lakers teammate amongst his retro watch assortment Watch: Malik Monk exhibits $35,000 Audemars Piguet courtesy of former Lakers teammate amongst his retro watch assortment
Watch: Malik Monk exhibits $35,000 Audemars Piguet courtesy of former Lakers teammate amongst his retro watch assortment

Malik Monk: A Brief Biography

Malik Monk is American professional basketball player playing in the NBA. He plays for the Charlotte Hornets and played his college basketball at Kentucky.

Monk first attended East Poinsett County High School in Lepanto, Arkansas during his Freshman year, he averaged 22.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while leading them to a (25-8) overall record and an appearance in the Class 2A state championship game. In his senior year he improved to 28.6 points per game, 4.4 assist per game and 7.6 rebounds per game. He was selected for the McDonald's all American game and was a 5 star recruit going into college. At the McDonald's All-American game he took Co-MVP honors alongside his teammate DeAron Fox.

While playing for the Kentucky Wildcats he was a complete star scoring 47 points against North Carolina, setting the college record for most points in a game by a freshman. He had many other highlight performances as a freshman. At the end of his freshman season, Monk was named SEC Player and Freshman of the Year, while also being named to both First-team All-SEC and the SEC All-Freshman team.

Malik Monk was selected with the eleventh overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. During February, 2020, Monk was suspended indefinitely for violating the NBA's substance use policy Before the suspension, Monk was averaging 10.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He was reinstated in June after it was determined he was in compliance with the anti-drug program. He is on his rookie contract worth over 15.7 million dollars.

Malik Monk Stats

YearTeamGPMinPtsFG%RebAst 3P% FT%
2019CHA5521.310.343.42.92.1 28.4 82.0
2018CHA7317.28.938.71.91.6 33.0 88.2
2017CHA6313.56.736.01.01.4 34.2 84.2
Career19117.28.639.51.91.7 32.2 85.0