Kruize Pinkins

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Kruize Pinkins
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Pinkins in 2018
No. 12Scafati Basket
Position Power forward
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 (age 30)
Marianna, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Marianna High School
College
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 White Wings Hanau
2017–2018 Mitteldeutscher BC
2018–2019 Junior Casale
2019–2021 Basket Torino
2021–2022 Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre
2022–present Scafati Basket

Kruize Alshaude Zah-Kee Pinkins (born January 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. [1]

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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 Marianna High School. He then played in the following years, between 2011 and 2015, at the universities of Chipola College and later played in San Francisco Dons 's basketball team. [2]

Professional career

After playing 32 games for the French team Limoges CSP, on July 9, 2022 Pinkins signed for Scafati Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [3] [4] 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 Reyer Venezia. [5]

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References

  1. "Kruize Pinkins, giocatore di pallacanestro". Proballers. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. "UFFICIALE - Kruize Pinkins torna in Italia e firma a Scafati". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "Kruize Pinkins è un nuovo giocatore della Givova Scafati - SuperBasket". www.superbasket.it (in Italian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. Crisci, Riccardo (September 9, 2022). "LA SCHEDA – KRUIZE PINKINS, IL JOLLY DELLA GIVOVA SCAFATI". Lega Basket Serie A . Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  5. "1° Giornata Umana Reyer Venezia - Givova Scafati 80-69". Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.