Position Power forward / Center Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Name Izzet Turkyilmaz Height 2.16 m Career start 2007 | Nationality Turkish Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Role Basketball player Weight 95 kg Pro career 2007 | |
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League Turkish Basketball League Born May 20, 1990 (age 34) Ayvalik, Balikesir, Turkey ( 1990-05-20 ) NBA draft 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall Current teams Galatasaray S.K., Fenerbahce Men\'s Basketball Team (#12 / Power forward) Similar People Ilkan Karaman, Dusan Cantekin, Zeljko Obradovic Profiles | ||
Izzet Turkyilmaz - Denver Nuggets Draft Pick - at adidas EUROCAMP 2012!
İzzet Türkyılmaz (born May 20, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for GKK Šibenik of the Croatian A-1 Liga. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
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- Izzet Turkyilmaz Denver Nuggets Draft Pick at adidas EUROCAMP 2012
- Izzet t rky lmaz 2013 beko allstar sma yar mas 1
- Professional career
- NBA
- Turkish national team
- References
Izzet t rky lmaz 2013 beko allstar sma yar mas 1
Professional career
On September 2, 2013, Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.
On November 26, 2014, Türkyılmaz signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket. 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. On January 22, he signed with Croatian club GKK Šibenik. He averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
On September 25, 2015, Türkyılmaz signed with Galatasaray Odeabank, making his return to the Turkish League. On January 29, 2016, he was loaned to TED Ankara Kolejliler for the rest of the season.
On August 14, 2016, Türkyılmaz returned to GKK Šibenik.
NBA
On June 28, 2012, Türkyılmaz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Turkish national team
Türkyılmaz is also member of Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.