 Kirksay playing for
FIATC Joventut, in 2014. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1979 Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | French / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rice ( New York City, New York) |
| College | Iona (1996–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2019 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | Andino La Rioja |
| 2001 | Long Island Surf |
| 2001 | Bravos de Portuguesa |
| 2001 | Bucaneros de Campeche |
| 2001–2002 | BC Besançon |
| 2002–2003 | Rueil |
| 2003–2004 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 2004–2007 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2007–2009 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2009–2011 | Cajasol |
| 2011–2012 | Fabi Shoes Montegranaro |
| 2012–2013 | Estudiantes |
| 2013 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
| 2013–2015 | FIATC Joventut |
| 2016 | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2017 | Canarias |
| 2018–2019 | Fos Provence Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tariq Kinte Kirksay (born September 7, 1979) is a French American former professional basketball player. He was born in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up.
High school
Kirksay played basketball at Rice High School, in New York City, New York.
College
Kirksay played college basketball at Iona College, with the Iona Gaels, from 1996 to 2000. He was a two-time All- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) First Team selection, in the years 1999 and 2000.
Professional career
Kirksay won the Russian Cup with UNICS Kazan in 2009. He was named to the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup's All-EuroCup First Team of the 2010–11 season. In 2017 he signs for the Spanish team Iberostar Tenerife, winning the Basketball Champions League Final Four.
French national team
Kirksay was a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. With France's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2007.
External links
- Profile at eurocupbasketball.com
- Profile at fiba.com (archive)
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Profile at Legabasket.it (in Italian)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- BC UNICS players
- Besançon BCD players
- Bucaneros de La Guaira players
- C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players
- CB Canarias players
- CB Estudiantes players
- Fos Provence Basket players
- French men's basketball players
- French people of American descent
- Iona Gaels men's basketball players
- JL Bourg-en-Bresse players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Liga ACB players
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Shooting guards
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- Small forwards
- Basketball players from the Bronx
- Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
- French basketball biography stubs