Ahmet Düverioğlu

Turkish-Jordanian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ahmet Düverioğlu (born 4 March 1993), known as Ahmad Hekmat Al-Dwairi in Jordan, is a Turkish-Jordanian international professional basketball player who last played for Esenler Erokspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He uses his Turkish passport in the EuroLeague competition. Standing at a height of 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he plays at the center position.

PositionCenter
Born (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 33)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityJordanian / Turkish
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
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Ahmet Düverioğlu
Düverioğlu with Esenler Erokspor in 2025
Free Agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 33)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityJordanian / Turkish
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight121 kg (267 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Zain
2010–2012Al Riyadi
2012–2014A.S.U.
2014Pertevniyal
2015–2016Anadolu Efes
2016–2022Fenerbahçe
2022–2023Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2023–2024Çağdaş Bodrumspor
2024–2025Dubai Basketball
2025–2026Esenler Erokspor
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Jordan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouTeam
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Professional career

Early years

Düverioğlu began playing professional basketball for Zain in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League in 2009. In 2010, he moved to the Jordanian club Al Riyadi. Then he transferred to A.S.U., where he won two Jordanian league titles. After two years with A.S.U., in 2014, he moved to Serbia, and signed with Mega Vizura.[citation needed]

Anadolu Efes

After terminating his contract with Mega Vizura, where he did not play any game, Düverioğlu moved to Turkey (where he was born, and already had citizenship), and signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish 2nd Division, which was a satellite club of Anadolu Efes. After the 2013–14 season ended, he moved to Anadolu Efes, where he won the 2015 Turkish Presidential Cup. He played in the EuroLeague with the same team in the 2015-16 season. His best performance with Anadolu Efes was against Laboral Kutxa, in game where he had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block, in 9 mins 40 seconds of playing time.[1]

Fenerbahçe

On 28 July 2016, Düverioğlu signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[2][3] He started his Fenerbahçe career by winning the 2016 Turkish Presidential Cup. Under the guidance of Željko Obradović, his playing time and performance increased notably with Fenerbahçe.[Video 1] At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, which was the most successful in the history of the club, Düverioğlu won the 2017 Turkish Presidential Cup with Fener. At the end of the season, he won the 2016–17 Turkish Super League and the 2016–17 EuroLeague, completing a continental treble. His best performance with Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague was against Panathinaikos Superfoods, in game where he had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in 15 mins 30 seconds of playing time.[4][Video 2]

In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.[5]

On June 20, 2022, Düverioğlu officially parted ways with the Turkish club after six seasons.[6]

Bursaspor

On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]

Çağdaş Bodrumspor

On October 12, 2023, he signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[8]

Dubai Basketball

On July 18, 2024, he signed with Dubai Basketball of the ABA League.[9]

Esenler Erokspor

On July 7, 2025, he signed with Esenler Erokspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]

International career

Düverioğlu, under the name of Ahmad Al-Dwairi,[11] is a regular senior Jordan national team player. He played for Jordan's national team at the 2014 Asian Games, averaging 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, where he averaged 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Denotes seasons in which Düverioğlu won the EuroLeague
More information Year, Team ...
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Anadolu Efes 1014.0.643.5001.2.2.1.11.91.4
2016–17 Fenerbahçe 906.7.813.6671.3.1.1.43.34.2
2017–18 27129.0.709.4621.8.5.3.33.33.4
2018–19 312211.2.621.4002.6.7.5.42.93.6
2019–20 1789.7.571.6252.5.4.3.32.93.5
2020–21 302311.5.701.5162.6.9.4.33.74.4
2021–22 1868.3.743.000.4622.4.1.2.23.64.6
Career 142729.5.677.000.4962.2.5.3.33.23.7
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Personal life

His father is Jordanian and his mother is Turkish. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He has Turkish citizenship due to his Turkish origin from his mother.[13]

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