Ege Arar
No. 11 – Galatasaray Nef | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center / Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Seyhan, Adana, Turkey | 2 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | → Pertevniyal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Petkim Spor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Galatasaray Nef | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ege Arar (born September 2, 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray Nef of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League (BCL).
Early years[]
In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other competing players in his age group.[1] Ege was selected to the Turkish junior national Under-16 team, and he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal.
In 2014, after leading Galatasaray's Under-18 junior team in the Istanbul youth league to a third place finish,[2] and Galatasaray's Under-20 junior team to the final of the Turkish Developmental League (Geliştirme Ligi),[3] he was selected to the Turkish national under-18 team.
He started in all of Turkey's games at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and won the gold medal at the tournament. Shortly after that, he was moved up to the senior men's club team of Galatasaray. He was initially given the jersey number 34, which was previously used by another former Galatasaray academy player, Doğukan Sönmez.[4]
Professional career[]
Arar began his pro career during the 2014–15 season with the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray. With Galatasaray, he won the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup championship during the 2015–16 season.
On July 12, 2020, he signed with newly promoted Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[5]
On August 10, 2021, he has signed with and returned to Galatasaray of the Turkish BSL after one year break.[6]
Turkish national team[]
Arar was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[7]
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ "Ege Arar PETKİM'de" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Ege Arar yeniden Galatasaray'da". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Ege ARAR (TUR).
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Centers (basketball)
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Petkim Spor players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Istanbul
- Turkish men's basketball players
- Turkish basketball biography stubs