Tariq Kinte Kirksay (born September 7, 1979) is a French American former professional

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player. He was born in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up.

High school

Kirksay played basketball at Rice High School, in

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College

Kirksay played

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at Iona College, with the

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, from 1996 to 2000. He was a two-time All-

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(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

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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

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High school

College

Professional career

French national team

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