Tariq Kirksay

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.

Tariq Kirksay

Kirksay playing for FIATC Joventut, in 2014.
Personal information
Born	(1979-09-07) September 7, 1979 (age 45) 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
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)

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 playing with Estudiantes, in 2013.

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 Archived 2010-09-10 at the Wayback Machine at ACB.com (in Spanish)
• Profile at Legabasket.it (in Italian)