İzzet Türkyılmaz
No. 12 – Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||
League | Turkish Basketball First League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | 20 May 1990|||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | GKK Šibenik | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Selçuklu Belediyesi | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Bursaspor | |||||||||||||
2020–present | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for of the Turkish Basketball First League. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
Professional career[]
On 2 September 2013 Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[1]
On 26 November 2014 Türkyılmaz signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket.[2] On 2 January 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 22 January he signed with Croatian club GKK Šibenik.[4] He averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[5]
On 25 September 2015 Türkyılmaz signed with Galatasaray Odeabank, making his return to the Turkish League.[6] On 29 January 2016 he was loaned to TED Ankara Kolejliler for the rest of the season.[7]
On 14 August 2016 Türkyılmaz returned to GKK Šibenik.[8]
Türkyılmaz signed with Bursaspor in 2019. On 14 November 2020, he signed with of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9]
NBA[]
On 28 June 2012 Türkyılmaz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[10] He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada.[11]
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.[12]
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.
- ^ "Izzet Turkyilmaz joins Balikesir". Eurobasket. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "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
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Bandırma B.İ.K. players
- Bursaspor Basketbol players
- Centers (basketball)
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- Expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- GKK Šibenik players
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- People from Ayvalık
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Small forwards
- Turkish expatriate basketball people in France
- Turkish men's basketball players