| Position | PF/SF (Frontcourt) |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| League | Turkish League |
| Team | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| Born | July 23, 1985 Bassum, Germany |
| Nationality | Turkey-Germany |
| Draft | undrafted |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | UBC Münster (Germany) Indiana Hoosiers (NCAA) |
Cem Dinç (born July 23, 1985 in Bassum, Germany) is a Turkish-German basketball player in the Frontcourt Positions who plays for Pınar Karşıyaka in Turkey.[1] Since July 2005, the 2.10 m (6 feet 11 inches) tall player is also member of the Turkish National Team.
Contents |
Cem was born into a family of Turkish father Ismail Cem Dinç and German mother Ingrid Dinç, growing up in Germany has a brother, Dirk. His father, a medical doctor, was a former national champion and world-class track star in the 110 m hurdles. His father helped him work on his strength, speed, and agility by focusing on sprints and plyometrics. This increased his explosiveness and jumping ability, making him an excellent athlete for a player of his size. Cem runs the 100 m in 10.8 seconds.
Cem played high school basketball at Landschulheim Schloss Heessen in Hamm, Germany.
After receiving limited playing time in Germany and the German 2. Bundesliga, Cem moved to the United States, signing with the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University.
In his first NCAA season in 2005-06, he played for the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S..[2] He transferred to Marshalltown Community College for NJCAA in Iowa, U.S., for the 2006-07 season.[3] After graduating from Marshalltown Community College, Cem enrolled at Harvard University in the fall of 2007,[4] being expected to graduate with an A.B. in Economics as a member of the class of 2010.
On 9 January 2010, Turkish Basketball League team Pınar Karşıyaka transferred him from Hacettepe University.[5] At Hacettepe he averaged 4.5 points in 8 games.[6]
Cem Dinç was discovered for the Turkish National Team after he graduated from high school in 2005. He was named to the Turkish team in order to participate in the World Basketball Championship in 2006, Japan.[7] He played together with NBA stars Hedo Türkoğlu (Orlando Magic), Mehmet Okur (Utah Jazz), and Turkish basketball legend Mirsad Türkcan on the Turkish team. He was nominated to take part in the Efes World Cup, a minor preparation tournament for the World Championship, but did not make a single game for the Turkish National Team, which won the gold medal in the tournament.