A good perimeter shooter with a nose for the ball on the offensive glass, King is one of two junior college transfers to join the Nittany Lions for 2007-08 and one of three to enter Penn State under coach Ed DeChellis...He will provide Penn State with another long and athletic wing that can run the floor, defend on the perimeter and provide the depth to keep the Nittany Lions' legs fresh.

2005-07 SEASONS • Tyler (Texas) JC
A two-year player at Tyler Junior College for coach Mike Marquis...Averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as a sophomore (2006-07) for a Tyler team that posted an 18-12 record and reached the quarterfinals of the Region XIV Tournament... made 54 three pointers while shooting 36 percent from arc and 44 percent from the floor...posted a pair of career high 21-point outings and recorded a double-double in eight of his last 12 games on the season... Played in 25 games as a freshman (2005-06) after being slowed by an early season ankle injury...Averaged 5.4 ppg and 2.8 rpg while shooting 52 percent from three (23-44) and 54 percent from the floor...Helped the team to a 17-14 mark and reach the Region XIV Tournament semifinals...Grew two inches and 20 pounds during his time at Tyler.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team All-District and All-City honors as a 6-3 senior center for Andress High School in El Paso, Texas...Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds a game in senior season...High school coach Jim Forbes played for the 1972 U.S. Olympic team which lost controversially to the Soviet Union.
PERSONAL
The son of T.K. and Ann King...His father is a retired army colonel and the family moved frequently in his youth...Born on August 24, 1987 in Fort Gordon, Georgia...Has an older sister, Eboné...Lists Tracy McGrady as his favorite player.