Former UNC forward Kennedy Meeks — who won a national championship with the Tar Heels in 2017 — agreed last week to a deal with the Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League.

Meeks will join his frontcourt partner from that Tar Heel national title team, Isaiah Hicks, who was already on the team’s roster.

Hicks currently leads the Thunders with averages of 17.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The team is 13-11 through the season’s first 24 games, good enough for fourth place in the league standings.

Both Meeks and Hicks played four years at UNC after arriving in Chapel Hill with McDonald’s All-American status prior to the 2013-14 season.

Meeks averaged 10.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in college, while Hicks had career averages of 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

Neither player was drafted into the NBA, but both spent time in the NBA G-League. Hicks ultimately earned a chance to play limited minutes in 21 career NBA games with the New York Knicks.

Meeks most recently played professionally in Japan. Hicks spent last season in Russia prior to signing in South Korea.

 

Photo via Todd Melet

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