Alex Ryan Kirk (born November 14, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the

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College career

Kirk, a 7'0"

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, played at

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. He came to the University of New Mexico in 2010, averaging 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the 2010–11 season. In the offseason, Kirk underwent back surgery for a

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and subsequently

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the 2011–12 season. Kirk bounced back as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 12.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game. At the conclusion of the season, Kirk was named second team All-

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and a member of the league's All-Defensive team. In the summer of 2013, Kirk was named to the United States' team for the 2013 Summer Universiade. He averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds as the team finished in ninth place. In 2013–14, Kirk increased his numbers to 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. He was named third team All-MWC and repeated as a member of the All-Defensive team. In April 2014, Kirk declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers

After going undrafted in the

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, Kirk joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the

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. On August 11, 2014, he signed with the Cavaliers. During his rookie season with the Cavaliers, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the NBA Development League. On January 5, 2015, Kirk was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade that also involved the

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. Two days later, he was waived by the Knicks.

Canton Charge

On January 10, 2015, Kirk was acquired by the Canton Charge. In 46 games for the Charge in 2014–15, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

Pistoia Basket 2000

On August 15, 2015, Kirk signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian

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for the 2015–16 season. Kirk averaged 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for Pistoia, which reached the Serie A playoffs before being eliminated in the first round by Scandone Avellino.

Guangzhou Long-Lions

In July 2016, Kirk played for the

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in the Utah session of the

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. He then played for the

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in the Las Vegas session. On July 29, 2016, Kirk signed to play for the

Guangzhou Long-Lions The Guangzhou Loong Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). History The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gait ...

of the

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for the 2016-17 season. On November 15, he was released by Guangzhou.

Anadolu Efes

On January 16, 2017, Kirk signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the rest of the season.

Alvark Tokyo

On July 26, 2017, Kirk signed with

of the Japan B League. Alvark Tokyo won the 2017-18 B League championship, and Kirk led the team, averaging 16.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the season. In the summer of 2017, Kirk played in

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for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 6.5 points per game. Kirk helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 87–73. In TBT 2018, he played for Eberlein Drive. Eberlein Drive made it to the championship game, where they lost to Overseas Elite.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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International career statistics

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References

External links

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New Mexico Lobos bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk, Alex 1991 births Living people Alvark Tokyo players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from New Mexico Canton Charge players Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Guangzhou Loong Lions players New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players People from Los Alamos, New Mexico Pistoia Basket 2000 players Undrafted National Basketball Association players