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 Profile at Legabasket.it