Ömer Yurtseven
| NC State Wolfpack | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 19, 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Career information | |
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| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2016 | Fenerbahçe |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ömer Faruk Yurtseven (born June 19, 1998) is a Uzbek-born Turkish professional basketball player who committed to play for the NC State Wolfpack. Standing at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).,[1] he plays the center position.
Professional career
He was selected to the Best Five of the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was also invited to Jordan Brand Classic.[2]
On March 20, 2015, he played his Euroleague debut against Emporio Armani Milano and scored 2 points in 1 minute 4 seconds.[3]
On October 5, 2015, he played against Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn-New York, he had 8 points 7 rebounds with one block in 15 minutes 18 seconds.[4]
During an Under-18 competition, Yurtseven recorded a double-double of 91 points (scoring more points than his entire competition) and 28 rebounds in a 115-82 over Eylul Basketbol Ihtisas.[5]
On February 15, 2016, he left Fenerbahçe stating that he needed more playing time.[6] On May 16, it was announced that Yurtseven would be playing collegiate basketball at North Carolina State University.[7]
References
- ↑ Ömer Faruk Yurtseven Profile
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ FBUlker - EA7 match reports
- ↑ Fenerbahce - NJN match reports
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/recruiting/basketball/story/_/id/15562724/nc-state-wolfpack-add-7-foot-turkish-center-omer-yurtseven
- ↑ http://www.haberler.com/omer-faruk-yurtseven-fenerbahce-den-ayrilma-8162102-haberi/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/732269082628628481
External links
- Ömer Yurtseven at draftexpress.com
- Ömer Yurtseven at eurobasket.com
- Ömer Yurtseven at euroleague.net
- Ömer Yurtseven at fenerbahce.org.tr
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