İzzet Türkyılmaz

Izzet Türkyılmaz
GKK Šibenik
Position Power forward / Center
League A-1 Liga
Personal information
Born May 20, 1990
Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2010 Bandırma Kırmızı
2010–2013 Banvit
2013–2014 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014–2015 Le Mans Sarthe Basket
2015– GKK Šibenik
Career highlights and awards
  • TBL Slam Dunk Contest champion (2013)

İzzet Türkyılmaz (born May 20, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Croatian top division club GKK Šibenik.

Professional career

On September 2, 2013, Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[1]

On November 26, 2014 he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket.[2] On January 2, 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]

In January 2015, Türkyılmaz signed for Croatian club GKK Šibenik.[4]

NBA

In the 2012 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th pick.[5] He also played with the Denver Nuggets's Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the summer of 2012.[6]

Turkish national team

He is also member of Turkish national team.

Awards

National

References

  1. ↑ "Fenerbahçe Ülker’de 3 yeni isim". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Le Mans announces Izzet Turkyilmaz
  3. ↑ Izzet Turkyilmaz, Le Mans part ways
  4. ↑ Jurica, Ivana. "Türkyilmaz: 'Šibenik ima košarkašku povijest i zna što je košarka'". sibenik.in. ŠibenikIn. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Denver Nuggets add three players in 2012 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Izzet Turkyilmaz Summer League 2012 Statistics". NBA.com.

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