Career Highlights: Has played in his native Turkey for the majority of his professional career. Made his debut with Darussafaka in the Turkish League in 2003-04. Was loaned to Partizan Beograd in Serbia for the 2004-05 season and moved back to Fenerbahce for 2005-06 and has been there ever since. Earned Turkish League All-Star Game honors in 2007 and 2008. A member of the Turkish National Team. Averaged 1.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in five games for Turkey in the 2007 European Championships held in Spain. Contributed 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in the 2006 World Championships held in Saitama, Japan. Helped lead Turkey to a silver medal in the 2006 U20 European Championships in Izmir, averaging 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in eight games. Averaged 10.4 points and 8.0 rebounds in seven games for Turkey in the 2005 U20 European championships held in Moscow.
2007-08: Averaged 7.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19.5 minutes a contest in the Turkish League. Missed a number of games due to a knee injury. Scored in double figures six times. Recorded high of 15 points vs. Casa TED A. Kolejliler. Contributed 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19.3 minutes a contest in Euroleague play. Scored in double figures three times. Posted high of 15 points vs. Panathinaikos.
2006-07: Averaged 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds 16.1 minutes a contest in the Turkish League. Registered high of 10 points vs. Galatasaray. Contributed 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes a contest in Euroleague play.
2005-06: Averaged 6.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 18.4 minutes a contest in the Turkish League. Scored in double figures seven times, with a high of 14 points at Aras. Contributed 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.1 minutes a contest in nine FIBA Europe Cup games.
2004-05: With Partizan Beograd, averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in the Adriatic League. Scored in double figures twice, with a high of 17 points at Hemofarm. Contributed 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.5 minutes a contest in Euroleague play. Tallied a high of 10 points at Efes Pilsen. Also appeared in seven YUBA league games, averaging 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds in 4.4 minutes a contest.
2003-04: With Darussafaka in the Turkish League, appeared in one game, recording one point and two rebounds. Spent the majority of the season playing with the Darussafaka junior team.
Strengths: Has a solid build and runs the floor well. Plays aggressively around the basket. Has a considerable upside.
Career Highlights: Has grown up playing for Fenerbahce Istanbul in his native Turkey. Was loaned to Kadikoy Belediyesi in the Turkish League’s second division for the majority of the 2005-06 season and played with Alpella Istanbul during the 2006-07 season and the start of 2007-08 before moving back to Fenerbahce. Earned Turkish League All-Star Game honors in 2007 and 2008. Played with the silver medal-winning Turkish National Team in the U20 European Championships in Izmir, averaging 2.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in seven games.
2007-08: Started the season with Alpella, averaging 15.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in 10 games. Posted seven double-doubles. Returned to Fenerbahce in December, averaging 7.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 20 games. With Alpella and Fenerbahce combined, led the league in blocked shots (1.9 bpg). Averaged 7.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots in 18.6 minutes a contest for Fenerbahce in Euroleague play. Set a Euroleague record for blocked shots in Top 16 round play (19). Recorded highs of 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots vs. Aris. Helped Fenerbahce to a quarterfinals finish.
2006-07: With Alpella, led the league in rebounding (11.2 rpg) and ranked second in blocked shots (2.0 bpg), while averaging 9.3 ppg. Set a season high with 20 points vs. Beykozpor. Matched season high with 20 points and grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds vs. Selcuk Uni.
2005-06: Appeared in two games for Fenerbahce Istanbul, scoring a total of two points and grabbing two rebounds. Spent most of the season on loan to Kadikoy Belediyesi in the Turkish League’s Second Division.
Strengths: Can score in the low post with a decent touch around the basket and a variety of moves. Rebounds well on both ends. Length and athleticism enable him to be a solid shot-blocker.
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