Olcay Çakır
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| No. 5 – Fenerbahçe Istanbul | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||
| League | Turkish Women's Basketball League-Euroleague Women | |||||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 13, 1993 Konak, İzmir, Turkey | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2013 / 3rd round, 27th overall | |||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||||
| Pro playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
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Olcay Çakır (born 13 July 1993 in Konak, İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul as both guard (1-2) position. Olcay Çakır is 182 cm tall and weighs 60 kg. She is playing for Fenerbahçe İstanbul since 2005 in youth level and since 2010 in senior level.
Çakır was selected 27th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft's Round 3 by the New York Liberty. She is so the first ever woman basketball player from Turkey to be drafted by the WNBA. The only Turkish basketball player, who played in the WNBA, is Nevriye Yılmaz.[1]
Honors
Individual
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women All Tournament Team member[2]
Club
- Turkish Championship (3): 2010-11, 2011–12, 2012-13
- Turkish Presidents Cup (1): 2010
National team
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women -
Bronze[3] - 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women - Bronze[4]
References
- ↑ "Olcay Çakır, New York Liberty tarafından draft edildi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "All Tournament Team Best Plays". U20 European Championship Women Hungary 2012. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2012 FIBA Europe. 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2013 FIBA Europe. 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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