Kirksay playing for FIATC Joventut, in 2014.
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No. 21 – Iberostar Tenerife | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League |
Liga ACB Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Bronx, New York |
September 7, 1979
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–present |
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 | Asefa Estudiantes |
2013 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
2013–2015 | FIATC Joventut |
2016 | Primeiro de Agosto |
2017–present | Iberostar Tenerife |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tariq Kinte Kirksay (born September 7, 1979) is a French American professional basketball player who plays for Iberostar Tenerife.
Kirksay played basketball at Rice High School, in New York City, New York.
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 (MMAC) First Team selection, in the years 1999 and 2000.
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 signs for the Spanish team Iberostar Tenerife, winning the 2017Basketball Champions League Final Four.
Kirksay was a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. With France's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2007.