How tall is Malik Monk?

A consensus five-star recruit, and one of the best players of the 2016 class as considered by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247sports, Malik Monk is a professional basketball player from the United States who plays as a shooting guard for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. Malik attended East Poinsett County High School and played high school basketball for his highschool team. He led the team to the Class 2A state championship game as a freshman.

Monk transferred to Bentonville High School after his freshman year. He competed in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League for the Amateur Athletic Union team, Arkansas Wings Elite. Monk was the MVP for the Nike Global Challenge of 2015 for the East team. He played in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic and was awarded Co-MVP for his performance. He was the no. 1 shooting guard in the 2016 high school class and ranked as the 9th overall recruit.

Monk played collegiate basketball for the University of Kentucky and performed remarkably as a freshman. He was named SEC player and Freshman of the Year. He was named to the First-Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman team.

Malik Monk Height

Monk stands 6’3” tall (1.91m). He chose to forgo the final three years of college and announced himself available for the 2017 NBA draft. In his only year playing for college, he played 38 games and started 37 of them. He played an average of 32.1 minutes per game and scored at an astounding average of 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and had a player efficiency rating of 21.5 and a win share of 5.8.

Malik Monk Wingspan

Monk has a wingspan of 6’4” or 1.93 m. He was the eleventh overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets as the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft. He was part of the Charlotte Hornets from 2017 to 2021, where he missed the entire 2017-18 season due to an ankle injury. He moved to the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2021-22 season.

Monk is currently playing for the Sacramento Kings. He signed a two-year contract worth $19,418,049. His average annual salary would be $9,709,025 and the base salary for the 2023-24 season would be $9,945,830.

How old is Malik Monk?

Monk is 25 years old as of November 2023 and was born on February 4, 1998, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. He has played 399 games in his career with a scoring average was 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocks per game in his gametime 20.8 minutes per game.

His performance enhanced during the playoffs where he played 7 games and scored an average of 19.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. His on-field presence is 29.3 minutes per game.