Missouri State

Honors

• MVC Freshman of the Week (1/13/25)
• MVC Honor Roll: 2024-25
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2025

2024-25 (Freshman)
One of just two Bears to start all 32 games ... Averaged 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a true freshman ... Had the 10th-best freshman scoring effort in program history with 284 points, while his 57 threes was the third-most ever by a Bears frosh ... Finished 11th in MVC in 3-point percentage (.383) ... Ended season with a 3-pointer in 8 straight games ... Posted 11 double-figure scoring games ... Had multiple 3-pointers in 18 games ... Notched career-high 23 points at SIU (1/11/25) behind 8-of-16 FG, 4 treys and 5 rebounds in OT loss to earn MVC Freshman of the Week honors (1/13/25) ... Registered team-high 19 points on 7-of-8 FG and 5-of-6 threes in home win over Murray State (2/1/25) ...  Tallied 17 points, 5 threes and 3 steals at UNI (1/21/25) ... Produced team-high 18 points in home win over UT Arlington (11/19/24) with 6-of-6 at the free throw line ... Had a breakout game vs. UIC (1/7/25) with team-high 17 points on 6-of-10 FG and 3-of-6 beyond the arc ... Posted 12 points in win at Oral Roberts (12/1/24) with a perfect shooting day -- 3-for-3 from the field, 2-for-2 from three, and 4-for-4 at the line ... Was 4-for-5 from the field with a pair of triples for 10 points in home win over Lincoln (12/18/24) ... Logged a dozen points on 5-of-10 FG at Washington State (12/14/24) ... Tallied season-high 6 rebounds in Cayman Islands win over High Point (11/24/24) ... Posted 13 points and 5 rebounds  in triple-overtime home win over Tulsa (11/16/24) ... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-6 field goals with 3 treys and 4 steals in home opener vs. Missouri Southern (11/11/24) ... Made most of his collegiate debut at Butler (11/4/24) with 12 points, season-high 5 assists ... Named to MVC Honor Roll and earned MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll status for Spring 2025 semester.
High School
Was a 6A first-team all-state performer for his last three seasons at Lawrence (Kan.) High School where he averaged 28.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as a senior in 2023-24 for coach Nick Wood ... Was also named the Sunflower League Player of the Year and area player of the year as a junior and senior ... His junior season, he averaged 24.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while hitting at a 37-percent clip from 3-point range ... Earned the DiRenna Award and was part of a 17-5 Lions squad that advanced to the sub-state finals in 2022-23 ... During his sophomore season, he averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while shooting 76.5 percent at the free throw line and 45.2 percent from the field with 42 threes for a 17-5 Lions squad ... Lawrence was 21-2 and finished third in the state his freshman season ... Was part of the KC Run GMC summer program.

Personal
Zaxton Mikal King was born 10/28/05 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Clyde and Cherice King of Lawrence, Kan. ... Has a brother, Zavion, and a sister, Siana ... Cousin of former Missouri State football player Jordan Murray ... Majoring in Sport and Park Administration ... He supports Crossroads Restoration, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves at-risk youth, ages 13–18, through his NIL partnerships.