Jordan King, the standout guard from the University of Richmond, has taken the next step in his basketball career by signing his first professional contract with UA Fundacion Lucentum Alicante, a team in Spain’s Tercera FEB league.

This move comes after a remarkable season with the Richmond Spiders, where King led his team to their first Atlantic 10 regular season championship in the 2023-24 season.

King, who graduated in May with a master’s in liberal arts, had an outstanding final year with the Spiders. He averaged 18 points per game, 2.5 assists, and shot an impressive 41.4% from beyond the arc. His performance placed him among the top players in the Atlantic 10, ranking third in scoring, second in three-point field goal percentage, fifth in minutes per game, and 12th in steals per game.

His stellar season did not go unnoticed. King was named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Dayton’s DaRon Holmes.

He became just the third player in Richmond history to receive this accolade, joining Kevin Anderson (2009-10) and T.J. Cline (2016-17). In addition, King was selected for the A-10’s All-Academic Team and was a First Team All-Conference pick by both the A-10 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He also was named to the watch list for the prestigious Oscar Robertson Trophy and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s All-American Watch List.

King’s signing with Lucentum Alicante marks a significant milestone in his career, making him the 33rd player coached by Chris Mooney, now entering his 20th season at Richmond, to go on to play professionally. He joins fellow Richmond graduates Neal Quinn, who recently signed with France’s Aix Maurienne, and Isaiah Bigelow, who joined Hungary’s Zalakeramia ZTE KK, in pursuing a professional career overseas.