Richard Thomas "R. T." Guinn (born February 10, 1981) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
Jämtland Basket
KFUM Jämtland Basket is a basketball club founded in based in Östersund, Sweden. Founded in 1956, the team plays in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the Swedish top basketball league. Home games are played in the Östersunds Sporthall, whic ...
. Standing at , he plays the
power forward
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-
center
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position. In March 2019, RT Guinn got a Swedish citizenship.
College career
Guinn was born in
Bryan, Texas
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, and played high school basketball at
Cibola High School and
Valley High School in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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. After high school, he played
college basketball
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at the
University of New Mexico
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, with the
New Mexico Lobos
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, during the 1999–2000 season. He then transferred to
Baylor University
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, where he was a member of the
Baylor Bears
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, from 2000 to 2004.
Professional career
In his pro career, Guinn has played with the following clubs:
Salon Vilpas
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In 2021, Vilpas won its ...
of the
Finnish League,
Södertälje Kings
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of the
Swedish League,
Eisbären Bremerhaven
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of the
German League,
Darüşşafaka of the
Turkish League
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, Poltava-Basket,
Azovmash Mariupol
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Mariupol was one ...
,
Budivelnyk, and
Ferro-ZNTU of the
Ukrainian League, and
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
of the
Greek League.
He joined
Panathinaikos
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in May 2013. On August 1, 2013, he signed with
Stelmet Zielona Góra. He left them on December 3, 2013. He then signed with
Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.
History
The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...
.
On June 27, 2014, he signed with
Torku Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at thei ...
of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.
On August 1, 2015, he signed with
Krasny Oktyabr of Russia. In late November 2015, he left the Russian club. On January 20, 2016, he signed for the rest of the season with
Bandırma Kırmızı
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of the
Turkish Basketball Second League
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Form ...
.
On July 22, 2016, Guinn signed with
Hitachi SunRockers
Sun Rockers Shibuya is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tokyo and sponsored by Hitachi. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun. The team currently plays in the B.League.
Current roster
N ...
of the Japanese
B.League
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.
On October 31, 2017, Guinn signed with Hungarian club
Atomerőmű SE
Atomerőmű SE, sometimes shortened to ASE, is a Hungarian professional basketball team based in Paks. The team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. The team was founded in 1979 and has won the Hungaria ...
.
On August 20, 2018, Guinn signed with Swedish club
Jämtland Basket
KFUM Jämtland Basket is a basketball club founded in based in Östersund, Sweden. Founded in 1956, the team plays in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the Swedish top basketball league. Home games are played in the Östersunds Sporthall, whic ...
.
References
External links
Eurocup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek Basket League ProfileFrench League ProfileTBL Profile
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1981 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Finland
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
American men's basketball players
Atomerőmű SE players
Basketball players from Texas
Basket Zielona Góra players
Baylor Bears men's basketball players
BC Azovmash players
BC Budivelnyk players
BC Krasny Oktyabr players
BC Zaporizhzhia players
Centers (basketball)
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Eisbären Bremerhaven players
Jämtland Basket players
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
Limoges CSP players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Power forwards (basketball)
Södertälje Kings players
Sun Rockers Shibuya players
Torku Konyaspor B.K. players
Vilpas Vikings players
Sportspeople from Bryan, Texas
Valley High School alumni
Cibola High School alumni