Rickie O'Neal Winslow (born July 26, 1964) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He has a Turkish passport under the name Kartal Reşat Fırıncıoğlu. Winslow, who was selected by the
Chicago Bulls
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, with the 28th overall pick, in the 2nd round of the
1987 NBA draft
The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.
This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to t ...
, played in seven
NBA games, during the
1987–88 season, with the
Milwaukee Bucks
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.
High school
Winslow played high school basketball at
Yates High School in
Houston, Texas. He was a teammate of
Carven Holcombe.
College career
He continued his basketball career across the street at the
University of Houston
The University of Houston (UH) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the university in Texas with over 47,000 students. Its campus, which is primarily in s ...
, where he played for four years, from 1983 to 1987, and he was one of the last "official" members of the famed
Phi Slama Jama
Phi Slama Jama was a name given to the men's college basketball teams of the Houston Cougars from 1982 to 1984. Coined by former ''Houston Post'' sportswriter Thomas Bonk, the nickname was quickly adopted by the players and even appeared on team w ...
dunking
fraternity.
Professional career
Winslow was selected by the
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ...
, with the 28th overall pick, in the 2nd round of the
1987 NBA draft
The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.
This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to t ...
. He played in seven
NBA games with the
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
, during the
1987–88 season,
Winslow spent five years with the Spanish club
CB Estudiantes, and with them he won the
Spanish Cup
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
, and made the semi-finals of the
EuroLeague. He also played in Turkey, with
Fenerbahçe,
Efes Pilsen, and
Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995.
Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wide-band Internet. The Türk ...
.
Personal
He is the father of professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
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
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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