İzzet Türkyılmaz
İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
 Türkyılmaz with Fenerbahçe Ülker in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Semt77 Yalovaspor | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | TBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1990 Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Genç Banvitliler | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Banvit | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →TED Ankara Kolejliler | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Selçuklu Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Bursaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Samsunspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Depomaxx Harem Spor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Esenler Erokspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Semt77 Yalovaspor | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
On 2 September 2013 Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.
On 26 November 2014 Türkyılmaz signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket. On 2 January 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 22 January he signed with Croatian club GKK Šibenik. He averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
On 25 September 2015 Türkyılmaz signed with Galatasaray Odeabank, making his return to the Turkish League. On 29 January 2016 he was loaned to TED Ankara Kolejliler for the rest of the season.
On 14 August 2016 Türkyılmaz returned to GKK Šibenik.
Türkyılmaz signed with Bursaspor in 2019. On 14 November 2020, he signed with Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League.
On 12 January 2022, Türkyılmaz signed with Samsunspor of the TBL.
NBA
On 28 June 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 a member of the Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
References
External links
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at euroleague.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at fiba.com
- İzzet Türkyılmaz at TBLStat.net
- İzzet Türkyılmaz on Twitter
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