Korel Engin

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Korel Engin

Beşiktaş JK

Position

Center

League

Turkish Women's Basketball League

Personal information

Born

April 8, 1980
Washington, United States

Nationality

United States

Turkey

Listed height

6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Listed weight

231 lb (105 kg)

Career information

Pro playing career

2003–present

Career history

Migrosspor (2004-2005)
Fenerbahçe (2005-2006)
Botaşspor (2006-2007)
Gospic (2007-2008)
BC Moscow (2008)
Galatasaray (2008-2009)
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi (2009-11)

Medals

Women's Basketball
Competitor for USA
World University Games
Gold	2001 World University Games Beijing, China	Team Competition

Korel Engin (born April 8, 1980 in Bothell, Washington), aka Cori Enghusen, is U.S. born Turkish female basketball player at the center position for Beşiktaş Cola Turka. At 201 cm (6'7"), she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team.

Enghusen started playing basketball in her age of 12 years. She played for Inglemoor High School in Washington until her graduation in 1998. She was named “1998 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year”. While she studied sociology in major and psychology at Stanford University between 1998–2002, she played as center of the college team, the sixth-ranked women's basketball team in the NCAA.

Cori Enghusen was member of the US national team at the 2001 Basketball World University Games in Beijing, China. She helped lead the U.S. to gold at the Games.

In 2003, she played professionally in Greece. Then she moved to Turkey and was with Migrosspor in Istanbul in 2004. In 2005, she agreed to become a Turkish citizen in order to join the Turkey women’s basketball national team and to participate at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. She helped Turkey earn gold medal. Engin signed a two-years contract with Fenerbahçe Istanbul in July 2005.

Honors

Fenerbahçe Istanbul
- Turkish League
  - Winners (1): 2005-06
- Turkish Cup
  - Winners (1): 2005-06
Galatasaray
- Turkish Presidents Cup
  - Winners (1): 2007-08
- EuroCup Women
  - Winners (1): 2008-09

External links

v t e Galatasaray 2008–09 EuroCup Women Champions

4 Tuğba Palazoğlu 6 Beril Binoğul 7 Şaziye İvegin-Karslı 9 Bahar Çağlar 10 Işıl Alben 12 Korel Engin 13 Yasemin Horasan 14 Yasemen Saylar 15 Marina Kress 22 Kübra Siyahdemir 23 Seimone Augustus 33 Sophia Young 55 Esra Şencebe Coach Okan Çevik

v t e 2002 WNBA Draft

First Round	Sue Bird Swin Cash Stacey Dales Asjha Jones Nikki Teasley Tamika Williams Sheila Lambert Deanna Jackson Shaunzinski Gortman Michelle Snow Danielle Crockrom Hamchétou Maïga Tawana McDonald LaNeishea Caufield Tamara Moore Rosalind Ross

Second Round	Zuzi Klimesova Lenae Williams Lucienne Berthieu Ayana Walker Jill Chapman Kathy Wambe Davalyn Cunningham Brandi McCain Tootie Shaw Linda Frohlich Andrea Gardner Felicia Ragland Lindsey Yamasaki Gergana Slavtcheva Angie Welle Jackie Higgins

Third Round	LaNisha Cartwell Kelly Komara Takeisha Lewis Teresa Geter Mandy Nightingale Lindsey Meder Saundra Jackson Kayte Christensen Edniesha Curry Shondra Johnson Edmarie Lumbsley Alayne Ingram Jerica Watson Tracy Gahan Ericka Haney Rashana Barnes

Fourth Round	LaKeisha Taylor Melody Johnson Jermisha Dosty Jillian Danker Monique Cardenas Shárron Francis Tomeka Brown Amba Kongolo Jessie Stomski Cori Enghusen Jaclyn Winfield Elizabeth Pickney Jerkisha Dosty Deedee Warley Marché Strickland Tiffany Thompson

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2007 – 9th place

4 Şaziye 5 Gülşah 6 Birsel 7 Nilay 8 Şebnem 9 Esmeral 10 Işıl 11 Nevriye 12 Didem 13 Yasemin 14 Bahar 15 Korel Coach: Cem Akdağ

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2005 – 8th place

4 Şaziye 5 Birsel 6 Müjde 7 Nilay 8 Şebnem 9 Esmeral 10 Aylin 11 Nevriye 12 Serap 13 Yasemin 14 Arzu 15 Korel Coach: Cem Akdağ

Persondata
Name	Engin, Korel
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	April 8, 1980
Place of birth	Washington, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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