Kirk Snyder

Kirk Snyder

Personal information
Born	(1983-06-05) June 5, 1983 (age 33) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Upland (Upland, California)
College	Nevada (2001–2004)
NBA draft	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2004–2011
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	3, 1, 13, 30
Career history
2004–2005	Utah Jazz
2005–2006	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2006–2008	Houston Rockets
2008	Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–2009	Zhejiang Horses
2011	Halifax Rainmen
2011	BC Nizhny Novgorod
2011	Reales de La Vega
Career highlights and awards
WAC Player of the Year (2004) 2× First-team All-WAC (2003, 2004)

For the USC professor, see Kirk Snyder (author).

Kirk Patrick Snyder (born June 5, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

Snyder grew up in Upland, California, and spent his college career at University of Nevada. In 2004, he led the Wolf Pack to its first Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. During that trip, the team beat No. 2 seed Gonzaga and No. 7 seed Michigan State, but lost in the third round to No. 3 and eventual National Champion runner-up Georgia Tech.

Snyder was drafted in the first round (16th overall) of the 2004 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. After one season, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets as part one of the largest trades in NBA history (13 players, 5 teams involved).

In New Orleans, Snyder became a starter midway through his only season. He scored a career-high 28 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and averaged nearly 20 minutes per game in 68 contests. After that, he was traded to the Houston Rockets for a 2008 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.

On February 21, 2008, as he was often the last man from the Rockets' bench, Snyder was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations for Gerald Green.

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