Kirk Long
{{short description|American former basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
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| career_position = Shooting guard / Small forward
| career_number = 12
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|09|01|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Usak, Turkey
| nationality = American
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| college = Ateneo
| career_start =
| years1 = 2011
| team1 = NLEX Road Warriors (D League)
| awards = * 4× UAAP champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- 2× PCCL champion (2009, 2010, 2011)
- 2x PBA D-League champion (2011 Foundation
2011 Aspirant's)
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Jeffrey Kirk Long (born September 1, 1989) is a former American college basketball player for Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP.{{Cite web |title=SilverWorks - Jeffrey Kirk Long |url=https://www.facebook.com/silverworksphil/photos/a.10150282328086689/10150282329711689/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}
Early life
Long was born on September 1, 1989, at Usak, Turkiye.
Career
= Ateneo =
Long played in Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball under Norman Black. He won 4 UAAP championships with the team.{{Cite web |title=For Ateneo's Kirk Long, there are no shortcuts to being fit {{!}} Philstar.com |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/health-and-family/2011/09/06/723770/ateneos-kirk-long-there-are-no-shortcuts-being-fit |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=www.philstar.com}}{{Cite web |title=Seven UAAP foreign players who raised level of play in college basketball |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/people/best-uaap-imports-foreign-student-athletes-a2437-20191029-lfrm |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Long also played for Ateneo's baseball team starting in 2008.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2008-01-12 |title=Kirk Long to debut as Eagles’ baseball team member Sunday |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/76269/kirk-long-to-debut-as-eagles-baseball-team-member-sunday/story/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}} Long was part of the Ateneo team that lost in the 2012 Finals against the NU Bulldogs.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-03-01 |title=NU snaps decades-long title drought in UAAP baseball |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/250027/nu-snaps-decades-long-title-drought-in-uaap-baseball/story/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}
= PBA Aspirations =
Long was attempted to be a player in the country's league Philippine Basketball Association. But like Alex Compton, Long can only play as an import. He did not play as an import either.{{Cite web |title=Alex Compton on Kirk Long's wish to play in the PBA: 'I wish him the best' |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/alex-compton-on-kirk-longs-wish-to-play-in-the-pba-i-wish-him-the-best |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Justified or a Long shot? NLEX keen to bring up American Kirk Long as local player if PBA application is approved |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/justified-or-a-long-shot-nlex-keen-to-bring-up-american-kirk-long-as-local-player-if-pba-application-is-approved |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
= Later years =
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2008-2009 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2009-2010 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2010-2011 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2011-2012 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
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Category:Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:American baseball players
Category:Sportspeople from Uşak
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines