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Tarence Anthony Kinsey (born March 21, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Kinsey attended and played collegiately at the University of South Carolina where he helped lead the Gamecocks to two straight NIT championships; averaging 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.6 steals and shooting 53% from the field in the NIT Tournament.

While a junior at the University of South Carolina, Kinsey was an essential player on the Gamecocks basketball team. As the team made it to the NIT (National Invitation Tournament), they reached the championship game against St. Joseph's University. With less than 6 seconds remaining on the clock, St. Joe's sharpshooter Pat Carroll hit a 3-pointer to tie the game up, 57–57. Kinsey got the inbounds pass for USC, dribbled up court, and fired a 3-pointer that hit nothing but net with 1.3 seconds left to win the NIT for South Carolina, 60–57.

Memphis Grizzlies[edit]
2006–2007[edit]
Undrafted out of college, Kinsey played the 2006–07 NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 7.7 points in 48 games. He started 12 games for the Grizzlies, averaging 18.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

2007–2008[edit]
Kinsey took part in the 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour in Spain. He started the 2007–08 NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies and played in 11 games for Memphis this season, averaging 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in limited action.[1]

Fenerbahçe Ülker[edit]
After being released by the Grizzlies, Kinsey signed a contract to play in the TBL for the Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey.[2] He averaged 9.2 points in 14 regular season games with Fenerbahce Ulker and helped Fenerbahçe Ülker win the Beko Basketball League Finals (the final stage of the Turkish Basketball League regular season.

Kinsey posted averages of 8.8 points on .492 shooting and 2.8 rebounds in 12 Euroleague games helping Fenerbahçe Ülker reach the quarterfinals of Euroleague 2007–08. Kinsey tied for team high in scoring with 12 points in the first game of the best of three game quarterfinal series against Montepaschi Siena.

Cleveland Cavaliers[edit]
On August 1, 2008, Kinsey signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3]

In the early part of the season, Kinsey usually only played during garbage time. After injuries to starting shooting guard Delonte West and top reserve Sasha Pavlović, Kinsey began playing more and even started a few games and played well until spraining his ankle in a game against Orlando. Kinsey returned following the All-Star game, and once again was the third-string shooting guard as West and Pavlović returned from injury.

Return to Europe[edit]
On August 25, 2009, Kinsey signed a contract with his former team Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4] In July 2011 he signed with Anadolu Efes S.K. for one season.[5]

In September 2012, Kinsey signed with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA.[6] However, he did not make the team's final roster.[7] In December, Kinsey signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.[8] In April 2013, he signed with Unicaja Malaga.[9]

Partizan Belgrade[edit]
On September 9, 2013, Kinsey signed a one-year deal with Partizan Belgrade.[10][11] In the season-opener game victory against Igokea, he debuted by scoring 15 points with a couple of the attractive dunks.[12] In a second week of December, his block on Fenerbahçe's Bogdanović was a top play.[13] In the Euroleague game against Lokomotiv Kuban on January 31, he scored career-high 32 points, while also adding 5 rebounds and 3 steals.[14] In March 2014, he had a season-ending injury in the game against Cibona, when he sprained ankle on his right leg.[15] He had one of the best seasons of his career, averaging career-high 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, over 16 games in the Euroleague.

Nizhny Novgorod[edit]
On August 4, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.

Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Born March 21, 1984 (age 31)
Tampa, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight 189 lb (86 kg)
High school Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, Florida)
College South Carolina (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2006–present
2006–2007 Memphis Grizzlies
2008 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2008–2009 Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2011 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2011–2012 Anadolu Efes
2012–2013 Scavolini Pesaro
2013 Unicaja Málaga
2013–2014 Partizan
2014–present Nizhny Novgorod

3x Turkish League champion (2008, 2010, 2011)
2x Turkish Cup winner (2010, 2011)
Basketball League of Serbia champion (2014)