İzzet Türkyılmaz
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Türkyılmaz with Fenerbahçe Ülker | |||||||||||||
| No. 12 – GKK Šibenik | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||
| League | A-1 Liga | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 20, 1990 Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2007–2010 | Genç Banvitliler | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Banvit | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | →TED Ankara Kolejliler | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||
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İzzet Türkyılmaz (born May 20, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for GKK Šibenik of the Croatian A-1 Liga. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
Professional career
On September 2, 2013, Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[1]
On November 26, 2014, Türkyılmaz signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket.[2] On January 2, 2015 Türkyılmaz was not extended by Le Mans and became a free agent. During his stint with the French team he averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.[3] On January 22, he signed with Croatian club GKK Šibenik.[4] He averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[5]
On September 25, 2015, Türkyılmaz signed with Galatasaray Odeabank, making his return to the Turkish League.[6] On January 29, 2016, he was loaned to TED Ankara Kolejliler for the rest of the season.[7]
On August 14, 2016, Türkyılmaz returned to GKK Šibenik.[8]
NBA
On June 28, 2012, Türkyılmaz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[9] He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada.[10]
Turkish national team
Türkyılmaz is also member of Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[11]
References
- ↑ "Fenerbahçe Ülker'de 3 yeni isim". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Le Mans announces Izzet Turkyilmaz". Sportando.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Izzet Turkyilmaz, Le Mans part ways". Sportando.com. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Jurica, Ivana (22 January 2015). "Türkyilmaz: 'Šibenik ima košarkašku povijest i zna što je košarka'". sibenik.in (in Croatian). ŠibenikIn. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Galatasaray agreed to terms with Izzet Turkyilmaz". Sportando.com. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "İzzet Türkyılmaz Galatasaray'da". gazetevatan.com (in Turkish). 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "İzzet Türkyılmaz Kadromuzda". kolejliler.com (in Turkish). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "GKK Sibenik brings back Izzet Turkyilmaz". Eurobasket.com. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Denver Nuggets add three players in 2012 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Izzet Turkyilmaz Summer League 2012 Statistics". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "İzzet Türkyılmaz - EuroBasket 2011". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
External links
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at euroleague.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at fiba.com
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at TBLStat.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz on Twitter
