Duşan Cantekin
Serbian-born Turkish basketball player
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Duşan Cantekin (born Dušan Gavrilović; Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Гавриловић; born June 21, 1990) is a Serbian-born Turkish professional basketball player for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).[1]
| No. 17 – Gaziantep Basketbol | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | TBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 21, 1990 |
| Listed height | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Pertevniyal |
| 2009–2012 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2010 | → Mersin |
| 2011–2012 | → Mega Vizura |
| 2012–2014 | Banvit |
| 2012–2013 | → Bandırma Kırmızı |
| 2014–2015 | Mega Vizura / Leks |
| 2015 | İstanbul BB |
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray |
| 2016–2017 | Trabzonspor |
| 2017–2018 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2018–2019 | Beşiktaş |
| 2019–2020 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor |
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| 2022–2023 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2023–present | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| Career highlights | |
Standing at 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in), he plays at the center position.
Professional career
In 2009, Cantekin signed with Anadolu Efes. As a member of Efes, he was on loan with Mersin[2] and Mega Vizura.[3]
On August 2, 2012, Cantekin signed with Banvit.[4]
On September 17, 2014, he signed with his former team Mega Vizura.[5] On January 20, 2015, he left Mega and returned to Turkey where he signed with İstanbul BB.[6]
On October 6, 2015, he signed with Galatasaray for the 2015–16 season.[7]
On August 15, 2016, he signed with Trabzonspor for the 2016–17 season.[8]
On August 7, 2017, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the 2017–18 season.[9]
On September 5, 2018, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2018–19 season.[10]
On December 19, 2019, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[11]
On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]
On August 7, 2022, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]
On July 22, 2023, he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).[14]
Turkish national team
He was also a regular Turkey youth national team player.