Alex Kirk
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No. 53 – Ryukyu Golden Kings | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||
League | B.League | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. | November 14, 1991|||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
High school | Los Alamos (Los Alamos, New Mexico) | |||||||||||||||||
College | New Mexico (2010–2014) | |||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | →Canton Charge | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | Canton Charge | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Pistoia Basket 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Guangzhou Long-Lions | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2023 | Alvark Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Ryukyu Golden Kings | |||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Ryan Kirk (born November 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of New Mexico.
College career
[edit]Kirk, a 7'0" center, played at Los Alamos High School in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He came to the University of New Mexico in 2010, averaging 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the 2010–11 season. In the offseason, Kirk underwent back surgery for a herniated disc and subsequently redshirted the 2011–12 season.[1] Kirk bounced back as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 12.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game. At the conclusion of the season, Kirk was named second team All-Mountain West Conference and a member of the league's All-Defensive team.[2]
In the summer of 2013, Kirk was named to the United States' team for the 2013 Summer Universiade.[3] He averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds as the team finished in ninth place.
In 2013–14, Kirk increased his numbers to 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. He was named third team All-MWC and repeated as a member of the All-Defensive team.[4]
In April 2014, Kirk declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Cleveland Cavaliers
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Kirk joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 11, 2014, he signed with the Cavaliers.[6] During his rookie season with the Cavaliers, he had multiple assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[7]
On January 5, 2015, Kirk was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade that also involved the Oklahoma City Thunder.[8] Two days later, he was waived by the Knicks.[9]
Canton Charge
[edit]On January 10, 2015, Kirk was acquired by the Canton Charge.[10] In 46 games for the Charge in 2014–15, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.[11]
Pistoia Basket 2000
[edit]On August 15, 2015, Kirk signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A for the 2015–16 season.[12] Kirk averaged 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for Pistoia, which reached the Serie A playoffs before being eliminated in the first round by Scandone Avellino.[13]
Guangzhou Long-Lions
[edit]In July 2016, Kirk played for the San Antonio Spurs in the Utah session of the 2016 NBA Summer League.[14] He then played for the Toronto Raptors in the Las Vegas session.[15]
On July 29, 2016, Kirk signed to play for the Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2016–17 season.[16] On November 15, he was released by Guangzhou.[17]
Anadolu Efes
[edit]On January 16, 2017, Kirk signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the rest of the season.[18]
Alvark Tokyo
[edit]On July 26, 2017, Kirk signed with Alvark Tokyo of the Japan B League.[19]
Alvark Tokyo won the 2017–18 B League championship, and Kirk led the team, averaging 16.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the season.[20]
In the summer of 2017, Kirk played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 6.5 points per game. Kirk helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 87–73.[21] In TBT 2018, he played for Eberlein Drive. Eberlein Drive made it to the championship game, where they lost to Overseas Elite.
NBA career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
Career | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
International career statistics
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | A Tokyo | 60 | 60 | 26.1 | .606 | .275 | .773 | 8.9 | .9 | .5 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Mark (August 10, 2011). "Lobos' Kirk Undergoes Back Surgery". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "Alford Coach of the Year, Williams Player of the Year in the MW". New Mexico Lobos. March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Clark, Carol A. (June 29, 2013). "Los Alamos Native Alex Kirk Tapped For 2013 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team". Los Alamos Daily Post. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Bairstow, Williams Named First Team All-Mountain West". New Mexico Lobos. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 11, 2014). "New Mexico's Alex Kirk declaring for the NBA draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "Cavaliers Sign Alex Kirk". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "2014–15 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Knicks Part of Three-Team Trade". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks waive Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas, Alex Kirk". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Charge Acquire Alex Kirk
- ^ Alex Kirk D-League Stats
- ^ "Giorgio Tesi Pistoia announces Alex Kirk". Sportando.com. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia Statistics". eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Spurs Announce 2016 Utah Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Announce NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Foshan signs Alex Kirk, ex Giorgo Tesi PT". Asia-Basket.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Guangzhou waived Alex Kirk". Asia-Basket.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes brings in big man Kirk". Euroleague.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ Jawad Williams, Alex Kirk's basic agreement announcement, Alvark Tokyo Official Web Site, July 26, 2017
- ^ Glen Rosales, Ex-Lobo Kirk getting his game in gear in Japan, Albuquerque Journal, June 8, 2018
- ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- New Mexico Lobos bio
- Alex Kirk on Twitter
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Alvark Tokyo players
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- Basketball players from New Mexico
- Canton Charge players
- Centers (basketball)
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Guangzhou Loong Lions players
- New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
- People from Los Alamos, New Mexico
- Pistoia Basket 2000 players
- Undrafted NBA players
- 21st-century American sportsmen