Tarence Kinsey

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Tarence Kinsey
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Kinsey with Anadolu Efes
Personal information
Born (1984-03-21) March 21, 1984 (age 40)
Tampa, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, Florida)
College South Carolina (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2020
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2006–2007 Memphis Grizzlies
2008 Fenerbahçe
2008–2009 Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2011Fenerbahçe
2011–2012 Anadolu Efes
2012–2013 VL Pesaro
2013 Málaga
2013–2014 Partizan
2014–2015 Nizhny Novgorod
2015 Trabzonspor
2016 Crvena zvezda
2016–2018 Hapoel Jerusalem
2018 Breogán
2018–2019 JDA Dijon
2019–2020 Orlandina
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tarence Anthony Kinsey (born March 21, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He also played for several teams in Europe. He played college basketball for University of South Carolina.

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College career

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.

NIT Championship Game 2005

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.

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2006–2008)

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.

Fenerbahçe Ülker (2008)

After being released by the Grizzlies, Kinsey signed a contract to play in the TBL for the Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. [1] 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).

Kinsey posted averages of 8.8 points on .492 shooting and 2.8 rebounds in 12 Euroleague games helping Fenerbahçe Ülker reach the quarterfinals of 2007–08 Euroleague. Kinsey tied for team high in scoring with 12 points in the first game of the best of three game quarterfinal series against Montepaschi Siena.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)

On August 1, 2008, Kinsey signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [2]

In the early part of the season, Kinsey usually only played during garbage time. After injuries to starting shooting guard Delonte West and top reserve Sasha Pavlović, Kinsey began playing more and even started a few games and played well until spraining his ankle in a game against Orlando. Kinsey returned following the All-Star game, and once again was the third-string shooting guard as West and Pavlović returned from injury.

Return to Fenerbahçe (2009–2011)

On August 25, 2009, Kinsey returned to Fenerbahçe Ülker for a second stint, signing a two-year deal. [3]

Anadolu Efes (2011–2012)

In July 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Anadolu Efes. [4]

Pesaro / Unicaja Malaga (2012–2013)

On September 26, 2012, Kinsey signed with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. [5] However, he did not make the team's final roster. [6] On December 14, 2012, Kinsey signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A. [7] On April 19, 2013, he left Pesaro and signed with Unicaja Málaga of Spain for the rest of the season. [8]

Partizan Belgrade (2013–2014)

On September 9, 2013, Kinsey signed a one-year deal with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. [9] [10] In the season-opener game victory against Igokea, he debuted by scoring 15 points with a couple of the attractive dunks. [11] In a second week of December, his block on Fenerbahçe's Bogdanović was a top play. [12] In the Euroleague game against Lokomotiv Kuban on January 31, he scored career-high 32 points, while also adding 5 rebounds and 3 steals. [13] In March 2014, he had a season-ending injury in the game against Cibona, when he sprained ankle on his right leg. [14] He had one of the best seasons of his career, averaging career-high 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, over 16 games in the Euroleague.

Nizhny Novgorod (2014–2015)

On August 4, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod. [15] Nizhny Novgorod ended the competition in the VTB United League after being eliminated by CSKA Moscow with 3–0 in the semifinal series.

Trabzonspor (2015)

On July 22, 2015, Kinsey signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Trabzonspor. [16] On December 27, 2015, he parted ways with Trabzonspor after appearing in eleven league games and ten EuroCup games. [17]

Crvena zvezda (2015–2016)

On December 28, 2015, Kinsey signed with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the rest of the season. [18]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2016–2018)

On July 23, 2016, Kinsey signed a two-year deal with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem. [19] In his first season with Jerusalem, Kinsey helped the team to win the 2016 Israeli League Cup and 2017 Israeli League Championship, as well as reaching the 2017 EuroCup Semifinals.

Breogán (2018)

On September 1, 2018, Kinsey signed with Cafés Candelas Breogán of the Liga ACB for the 2018–19 season. [20]

Dijon (2018–2019)

On December 3, 2018, Kinsey signed with JDA Dijon of the Pro A for the rest of the 2018–19 season. [21]

Orlandina Basket (2019–present)

On September 11, 2019, he has signed with Orlandina Basket of the Serie A2 Basket. [22]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high
Led the league

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Memphis 481220.1.457.283.7962.0.91.1.07.7
2007–08 Memphis 1108.7.421.429.8331.1.2.3.03.6
2008–09 Cleveland 5035.5.449.389.868.8.2.2.02.0
Career1091512.3.453.324.8171.3.5.6.04.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Cleveland 901.2.333.0001.000.2.0.1.0.4
Career901.2.333.0001.000.2.0.1.0.4

Euroleague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2007–08 Fenerbahçe 12022.0.402.226.7272.8.81.4.28.87.6
2009–10 Fenerbahçe 10824.7.474.400.7313.01.31.1.110.19.9
2010–11 Fenerbahçe 14222.3.485.250.6452.81.11.4.18.48.0
2011–12 Anadolu Efes 9725.0.417.278.6923.81.11.6.48.28.0
2013–14 Partizan 161331.6.429.355.8214.61.61.8.414.814.2
2014–15 Nizhny Novgorod 171630.9.415.370.7865.11.81.6.213.813.6
2015–16 Crvena zvezda 161523.2.495.129.8782.21.11.4.29.68.1
Career946125.6.376.294.7763.51.41.4.210.99.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002–03 South Carolina 2038.8.360.071.375.8.6.2.02.2
2003–04South Carolina332521.9.402.318.7003.21.31.1.28.3
2004–05South Carolina323126.4.394.387.6673.41.61.3.48.9
2005–06South Carolina383734.8.453.378.8434.62.31.6.315.8
Career1239624.9.421.357.8171.3.5.0.69.8

Personal life

Kinsey has dated R&B singer Olivia. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cavaliers sign former Grizzlies guard Kinsey". sports.espn.go.com. August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
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