Yvonne Turner

Yvonne Turner
No. 22 – Çukurova Basketbol
Position	Guard
League	Turkish Super League; EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born	October 13, 1987 (age 34); Omaha, Nebraska
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	131 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellevue East (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College	Nebraska (2006–2010)
WNBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	Eisvögel USC Freiburg
2012–2013	WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
2013–2014	Antakya Belediyespor
2015	CDB Zaragoza
2015–2016	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2016–2019	Sopron Basket
2017–2019	Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020	Nadezhda Orenburg
2020–2021	Flammes Carolo Basket
2021–present	Çukurova Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
	Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2010); First-team All-Big 12 (2010); 3× Big 12 All-Defensive team (2008–2010);
	Stats at WNBA.com

Yvonne Turner (born October 13, 1987) is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Çukurova Basketbol. She previously played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team from 2006 to 2010. Turner played professionally outside of the U.S. as well, including time in Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey. In Hungary during the 2016–17 season, she led the EuroLeague in scoring while playing with Uniqa Sopron.

Nebraska statistics[]

Source^[1]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006-07	Nebraska	28	65	33.9%	25.9%	60.0%	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	2.3
2007-08	Nebraska	33	277	44.4%	32.5%	65.8%	3.3	2.3	2.5	0.3	8.4
2008-09	Nebraska	31	364	37.5%	31.8%	70.4%	3.4	1.8	2.2	0.3	11.7
2009-10	Nebraska	34	395	39.8%	36.4%	66.2%	3.4	1.6	1.9	0.1	11.6
Career		126	1101	39.7%	11.1%	66.9%	17.7	1.6	1.8	0.2	8.7

2017[]

Turner made her WNBA debut in 2017 with Phoenix. She averaged 5.1 points and 12.8 minutes per game in her 34 appearances, which included four starts. Turner scored a season high of 18 on July 17 at Minnesota in a loss.

Personal[]

Turner grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska.^[2] She became one of the oldest players to make their debut in the WNBA when she signed with Phoenix.^[3]

References[]

^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ Vailliencourt, Andrew (July 24, 2017). "After 7 years overseas, WNBA's oldest rookie gets shot with Mercury". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^ Planos, Josh (June 24, 2017). "For W.N.B.A.'s Oldest Rookie, a Lot of Persistence Goes a Long Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

External links[]

Nebraska Cornhuskers bio

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[1] "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[Vailliencourt-2] Vailliencourt, Andrew (July 24, 2017). "After 7 years overseas, WNBA's oldest rookie gets shot with Mercury". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

[Planos-3] Planos, Josh (June 24, 2017). "For W.N.B.A.'s Oldest Rookie, a Lot of Persistence Goes a Long Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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