Ronny Turiaf biography
Date of birth : 1983-01-13
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Le Robert, Martinique
Nationality : French
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-21
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, center for the New York Knicks, NBA Draft
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Ronny Turiaf is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He also plays as a member of the French national basketball team.
CAREER:
Selected by L.A. Lakers in the second round (37th overall) of 2005 NBA Draft…Played in Continental Basketball Association (2005-06)…Signed to contract on Jan. 17, 2006…Signed with Golden State as restricted free agent on Jul. 10, 2008…Traded by Golden State, along with Kelenna Azubuike and Anthony Randolph, in exchange for David Lee (sign-and-trade) on Jul. 9, 2010.
2009-10 :
Endured injury-shortened season, limited to just 42 games (20 starts) with 4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.29 blocks over 20.8 minutes...Shot a career-high .582 from the field (85-146)...Season Highs: Points: 15 (Mar. 2 at Miami); Assists: 6 (Feb. 10 vs. Clippers); Rebounds: 10 (Mar. 5 at Atlanta)...Had seven double-figure scoring games and one 10-plus rebound game...Had two, five-block games (Dec. 29 at Lakers, Apr. 2 vs. Knicks)...Logged 30-plus minutes three times, with season-high 37 minutes on Mar. 5 at Atlanta (6 points, season-high 10 rebounds)...Missed a total of 39 games due to injury/illness, including 23 games in November-December with sprained left knee, and nine games in March with sore left knee...DNP (CD) once (Dec. 1 at Denver).
2008-09 (Warriors): Ranked fourth in the NBA in blocks (career-high 2.13) as he enjoyed his busiest pro season...Played in a career-high 79 games (26 starts), logging career-high 21.5 minutes with 5.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and .508 shooting...Had double-figure scoring 15 times and two double-doubles...Career-high six blocks at Indiana. Dec. 17...Season-highs 18 points on Apr. 10 vs. Rockets, 13 rebounds on Apr. 1 vs. Kings...Had career-high eight assists, twice...Missed three games due to illness (flu-like symptoms).
PERSONAL:
Speaks five languages - French, English, Spanish, Italian and his native Creole...Father, Georges Louis Turiaf, signed a professional handball contract in the third division at age 21 but after marrying Aline Cesar and having Ronny, gave up the sport to stay home...Has three younger sisters: Elodie, Florence and Rachelle...Grew up on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean...With the French National Team, played in EuroBasket 2009 in Poland, averaging 7.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in nine contests...In 2008, played for France in a qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2009...Played in the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Saitama, Japan and again for “Les Bleus” in the 2007 FIBA European Championships...Left home at the age of 15 to attend INSEP (the National Institute of Physical Education) in Paris, France...Played high school basketball with current NBA players Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Johan Petro in Paris...Graduated with a degree in Sports Management and Communication from Gonzaga.
