Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa lands Alex Kirk

- September 12, 2023
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Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa (B1 League) tabbed 31-year old American 211cm center Alex Kirk (college: N.Mexico, agency: Pensack Sports) for new season. Kirk has played for the last six years at Alvark Tokyo. In 64 B1 League games in Japan he averaged 9.1ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.3apg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in B League East Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals.
Kirk is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in six different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian and of course North American leagues. Kirk has played previously professionally in China (Long Lions), Italy (Pistoia), Turkey (Efes), NBA (NY Knicks), NBA G League (Cleveland Charge) and The Basketball Tournament (Armored Athlete and Eberlein Drive). He won Japanese B League championship title in 2018 and 2019 and the cup in 2013 and 2014. Kirk was voted to MWC All-Defensive Team back in 2013 and 2014.
He graduated from University of New Mexico in 2014 and it will be his tenth season in pro basketball.

Tags : ALEX KIRK, RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS OKINAWA, JAPANESE BASKETBALL, JAPANESE TRANSACTIONS, EAST ASIA SUPER LEAGUE

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