Ahmet Düverioğlu
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| No. 44 – Fenerbahçe Doğuş | |
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| Position | Center |
| League |
Turkish Super League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
4 March 1993 Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Jordanian / Turkish |
| Listed height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 121 kg (267 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Zain |
| 2010–2011 | Al Riyadi |
| 2012–2014 | A.S.U. |
| 2014 | Pertevniyal |
| 2015–2016 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2016–present | Fenerbahçe |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ahmet Düverioğlu (known as Ahmad Hekmat Al-Dwairi in Jordan) (born 4 March 1993) is a Turkish born Jordanian international professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He use his Turkish passport in the Euroleague competition. Standing at a height of 2.10 m (6 ft 10¾ in), he plays at the center position.
Professional career
Early years
Düverioğlu began playing professional basketball for Zain in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League in 2009. In 2010, he moved to the Jordanian club Al Riyadi. Then he transferred to A.S.U., where he won two Jordanian league titles. After two years with A.S.U., in 2014, he moved to Serbia, and signed with Mega Vizura.
Anadolu Efes
After terminating his contract with Mega Vizura, where he did not play any game, Düverioğlu moved to Turkey (where he was born, and already had citizenship through his Turkish mother), and signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish 2nd Division, which was a satellite club of Anadolu Efes. After the 2013-14 season ended, he moved to Anadolu Efes, where he won the 2015 Turkish President's Cup. He played in the EuroLeague with the same team in the 2015-16 season. His best performance with Anadolu Efes was against Laboral Kutxa, in game where he had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block, in 9 mins 40 seconds of playing time.[1]
Fenerbahçe
On July 28, 2016, Düverioğlu signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[2] He started his Fenerbahçe career by winning the 2016 Turkish President's Cup. His best performance with Fenerbahçe was against Panathinaikos Superfoods, in game where he had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in 15 mins 30 seconds of playing time.[3]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Anadolu Efes | 10 | 1 | 4.0 | .643 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2016–17† | Fenerbahçe | 9 | 0 | 6.4 | .813 | .000 | .6.67 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Career | 10 | 1 | 4.0 | .643 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
International career
Düverioğlu, under the name of Ahmad Al-Dwairi,[4] is a regular senior Jordan national team player. He played for Jordan's national team at the 2014 Asian Games, averaging 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.[5] He also played at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, where he averaged 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.[6]
Private life
His father is Jordanian, and his mother is Turkish. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He has Turkish citizenship, through his mother.[8]
References
- ↑ Anadolu Efes - Laboral Kutxa Boxscore.
- ↑ "JAMES NUNNALLY VE AHMET DÜVERİOĞLU FENERBAHÇE’DE.". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Fenerbahçe - Panathinaikos Boxscore.
- ↑ Ahmad H. A. AL DWAIRI (JOR).
- ↑ Anadolu Efes on eye to Al-Dwairi. Archived 1 September 2015 at Archive.is
- ↑ Al-Dwairi's 2014 FIBA Asian Cup Statistics.
- ↑ Anadolu Efes interested in Jordanian big-man Ahmad Al-Dwairi.
- ↑ 2,09 Big-man Ahmad Al-Dwairi on Efes way.
External links
- Ahmad Al-Dwairi at fiba.com (archive)
- Ahmet Düverioğlu at euroleague.net
- Ahmet Düverioğlu at eurobasket.com
- Ahmad Al-Dwairi at asia-basket.com
- Ahmet Düverioğlu at tblstat.net