Tariq Kirksay

6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m)Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)Career informationHigh schoolRice (New York City, New York)CollegeIona (1996–2000)NBA draft2000: undraftedPlaying career2000–2019PositionShooting guard / small forwardCareer history2000–2001Andino La Rioja2001Long Island Surf2001Bravos de Portuguesa2001Bucaneros de Campeche2001–2002BC Besançon2002–2003Rueil2003–2004JL Bourg-en-Bresse2004–2007SLUC Nancy2007–2009UNICS Kazan2009–2011Cajasol2011–2012Fabi Shoes Montegranaro2012–2013Estudiantes2013Bucaneros de La Guaira2013–2015FIATC Joventut2016Primeiro de Agosto2017Canarias2018–2019Fos Provence Basket Career highlights and awards

• Champions League champion (2017)
• All-EuroCup First Team (2011)
• Russian Cup winner (2009)
• French League All-Star (2005)
• Venezuelan League All-Star (2001)
• MAAC Player of the Year (2000)
• 2× First-team All-MAAC (1999, 2000)

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)