Ronny Turiaf

Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He also plays as a member of the French national basketball team. Turiaf spent most of his childhood in Martinique, a French oversea department in the Caribbean Sea. Following the advice from his father, Turiaf moved to Paris in 1998, at the age of 15, to attend the National Institute of Physical Educa... more

Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He also plays as a member of the French national basketball team. Turiaf spent most of his childhood in Martinique, a French oversea department in the Caribbean Sea. Following the advice from his father, Turiaf moved to Paris in 1998, at the age of 15, to attend the National Institute of Physical Education (Insep), a school that combines rigorous secondary education with elite-level athletic training. In 1999, he made the French Under-18 national team, and in 2000, he helped lead the team to the European title with future NBA stars Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, and Mickaël Piétrus. In 2001, Turiaf left France after accepting an offer to attend Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he played for four years. In his last three years at Gonzaga, he was named First Team All-WCC. Additionally, in his senior year (2004–2005), he was named as... less