Kirk Snyder is an American professional basketball player, a forward. In March–April 2011, he played for the Nizhny Novgorod basketball club "Nizhny Novgorod" in the Professional Basketball League (PBL).[3]
Career before Nizhny Novgorod
In the 2004 NBA Draft, Snyder was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 16th overall pick and spent four seasons in the National Basketball Association. In 2008, he moved to the Chinese Basketball League, after which he played for the Canadian club the Halifax Rainmen.[3]
With Nizhny Novgorod
The contract with BC "Nizhny Novgorod" was signed on March 11, 2011, through the end of the season, with an option to extend it for one more year.[3] The agreement also provided for the possibility of termination after one month.[1] In the game against Krasnoyarsk's "Yenisey" on April 3, 2011, Snyder took the court with tape on the inner side of his left thigh and appeared in the starting lineup only from the third quarter, managing to score on a power drive and making one of two free throws.[2]
On April 18, 2011, the club announced the termination of the contract: according to official information from BC "Nizhny Novgorod", the player left the team for personal reasons.[1]
Sources
- V gorode N — BC "Nizhny Novgorod" terminated the contract with Snyder
- pbleague.ru — Nizhny Novgorod — Yenisey. Report — Professional Basketball League (archive)
- sport.ru — "Nizhny Novgorod" signed a contract with forward Kirk Snyder