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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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in
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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
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 ...
dunking
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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 1 ...
, with the 28th overall pick, in the 2nd round of the 1987 NBA draft. He played in seven
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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 Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...
, 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
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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 ...
.


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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