Kruize Alshaude Zah-Kee Pinkins (born January 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who plays for

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of the

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High school and college career

Pinkins started his basketball career when he played for the team of the high school he attended, the

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. He then played in the following years, between 2011 and 2015, at the universities of

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and later played in

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's basketball team Where he averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds through two seasons.

Professional career

After playing 32 games for the French team

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, on July 9, 2022 Pinkins signed for

of the Italian

. He made his debut with the team on October 2, 2022, when he scored 11 points and got 11 rebounds in 1 minutes in a loss against

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References

External links

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. 1993 births Living people Basketball players from Florida Basket Torino players Chipola Indians men's basketball players Limoges CSP players Mitteldeutscher BC players Power forwards San Francisco Dons men's basketball players Scafati Basket players White Wings Hanau players {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub