Rickie O'Neal Winslow (born July 26, 1964) is an American former professional

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player. He has a Turkish passport under the name Kartal Reşat Fırıncıoğlu. Winslow, who was selected by the

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, with the 28th overall pick, in the 2nd round of the 1987 NBA draft, played in seven

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games, during the 1987–88 season, with the

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High school

Winslow played high school basketball at

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. He was a teammate of Carven Holcombe.

College career

He continued his basketball career across the street at the

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, where he played for four years, from 1983 to 1987, and he was one of the last "official" members of the famed

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dunking

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Professional career

Winslow was selected by the

, with the 28th overall pick, in the 2nd round of the 1987 NBA draft. He played in seven

games with the

, during the 1987–88 season, Winslow spent five years with the Spanish club

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, and with them he won the

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, and made the semi-finals of the EuroLeague. He also played in Turkey, with Fenerbahçe, Efes Pilsen, and

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Personal

He is the father of professional

player

Justise Winslow Justise Jon Winslow (born March 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, with whom he won the 201 ...

References

External links

Career NBA stats
@ basketball-reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Winslow, Rickie 1964 births Living people American emigrants to Turkey American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from Houston CB Canarias players CB Estudiantes players CB Zaragoza players Chicago Bulls draft picks Élan Béarnais players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Houston Cougars men's basketball players Liga ACB players Milwaukee Bucks players Naturalized citizens of Turkey Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Shooting guards Turkish men's basketball players Turkish people of African-American descent Türk Telekom B.K. players Ülker G.S.K. basketball players