Kinsey with Anadolu Efes
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No. 21 – Hapoel Jerusalem | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League |
Israeli Premier League EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born |
Tampa, Florida |
March 21, 1984
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, Florida) |
College | South Carolina (2002–2006) |
NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2007 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2008 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
2008–2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2009–2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
2011–2012 | Anadolu Efes |
2012–2013 | Scavolini Pesaro |
2013 | Unicaja Málaga |
2013–2014 | Partizan |
2014–2015 | Nizhny Novgorod |
2015 | Trabzonspor |
2016 | Crvena zvezda |
2016–present | Hapoel Jerusalem |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tarence Anthony Kinsey (born March 21, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. Standing at 6'6", he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Kinsey attended and played collegiately at the University of South Carolina where he helped lead the Gamecocks to two straight NIT championships; averaging 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.6 steals and shooting 53% from the field in the NIT Tournament.
While a junior at the University of South Carolina, Kinsey was an essential player on the Gamecocks basketball team. As the team made it to the NIT (National Invitation Tournament), they reached the championship game against St. Joseph's University. With less than 6 seconds remaining on the clock, St. Joe's sharpshooter Pat Carroll hit a 3-pointer to tie the game up, 57–57. Kinsey got the inbounds pass for USC, dribbled up court, and fired a 3-pointer that hit nothing but net with 1.3 seconds left to win the NIT for South Carolina, 60–57.
Undrafted out of college, Kinsey played the 2006–07 NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 7.7 points in 48 games. He started 12 games for the Grizzlies, averaging 18.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Kinsey took part in the 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour in Spain. He started the 2007–08 NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies and played in 11 games for Memphis this season, averaging 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in limited action.
After being released by the Grizzlies, Kinsey signed a contract to play in the TBL for the Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He averaged 9.2 points in 14 regular season games with Fenerbahce Ulker and helped the club to win the Beko Basketball League Finals (the final stage of the Turkish Basketball League playoffs).