İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
 Türkyılmaz with Fenerbahçe Ülker in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 37 – Balıkesir BB | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | TBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1990 Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Samsunspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Depomaxx Harem Spor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Esenler Erokspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Semt77 Yalovaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editOn 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 Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9]
On 12 January 2022, Türkyılmaz signed with Samsunspor of the TBL.[10]
NBA
editOn 28 June 2012 Türkyılmaz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[11] He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12]
Turkish national team
editTürkyılmaz is also a member of the Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[13]
References
edit- ^ "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.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (12 January 2022). "Izzet Turkyilmaz is a newcomer at Samsun". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "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
edit- İzzet Türkyılmaz at euroleague.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at fiba.com
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at TBLStat.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz on Twitter