Ömer Yurtseven

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Ömer Yurtseven
NC State Wolfpack
Position Center
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-06-19) June 19, 1998 (age 26)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
College
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2016 Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards

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

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>