Sevgi Uzun

Turkish basketball player (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sevgi Uzun (born 25 November 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays as point guard position[1] for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women. She also plays for the Turkish national team.[2]

Born (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 28)
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
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Sevgi Uzun
No. 2 Fenerbahçe
PositionShooting guard
LeagueTurkish Super League
Personal information
Born (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 28)
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight141 lb (64 kg)
Career history
2013–2018Beşiktaş
2018–2019Çukurova Basketbol
2019–2021Fenerbahçe
2021–2022Ormanspor
2022–2023Botaş SK
2023–presentFenerbahçe
2024Dallas Wings
2025Phoenix Mercury
2025Chicago Sky
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
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Career

Sevgi Uzun, who started playing basketball in her primary school years, started playing in the Beşiktaş youth academy in 2013 and stepped into professional basketball, playing in 86 matches in 5 seasons.[3]

After successful seasons in Beşiktaş and Europe, she was transferred to Çukurova Basketbol team in the 2018-19 season and scored a total of 201 points with an average of 5.29 per game in 38 matches.[3]

The 1.78 cm tall basketball player played for Fenerbahçe between 2019-2021,[4] and won the 2020-21 undefeated championship of the Turkish Super League, won the 2019 Turkish Presidential Cup and also won the 2019-20 Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe in her first era with the team.

She transferred to Ormanspor in the 2021-22 season and then played for Botaş SK in the 2022-23 season.

On 26 July 2023, she signed two years contract with Fenerbahçe[5] where she became a EuroLeague Women champion in 2024, and also won FIBA Europe SuperCup Women in 2023 and 2024. In domestic competition, she won 2023–24 and 2024–25 Turkish Super League, 2024 Turkish Presidential Cup and 2024 Turkish Cup in her second era with Fenerbahçe.

On 25 July 2024, she extended her contract until the end of the 2025-26.[6]

WNBA career

On 23 February 2024, she was transferred to the Dallas Wings[7] of the WNBA and became the second Turkish basketball player to play in the WNBA after Nevriye Yılmaz. In 2025, she was transferred to another WNBA team, Phoenix Mercury.[8]

On 19 April 2026, Los Angeles Sparks signed Uzun to a training camp contract.[9]

International

Turkish National Women's Youth Basketball Team came third in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women Division B held in Bucharest, Romania, and selected All-Star Five.[10]

With her successful performance in the league and EuroLeague Women, she played for the national team over 150 times.

Honours

  • EuroLeague Women
  • FIBA Europe SuperCup Women:
  • Women's Basketball Super League of Turkey
  • Turkish Cup
    • Championship (3) 2019-20, 2023-24, 2025-26
  • Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
    • Championship (3) 2019, 2024, 2025
  • Triple Crown (2) : 2024, 2026

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2025 regular season

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WNBA regular season statistics[11]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024 Dallas 401920.5.342.238.8261.63.00.90.31.84.4
2025 Phoenix 7014.6.214.125.6670.92.00.60.41.41.6
Chicago 18318.7.346.182.7001.42.70.50.01.83.7
Career 3 years, 3 teams 652219.4.337.219.7691.52.80.80.21.83.9
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