İzzet Türkyılmaz
Turkish basketball player
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İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center.
Türkyılmaz with Fenerbahçe Ülker in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 37 – Balıkesir BB | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | TBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Genç Banvitliler | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Banvit | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →TED Ankara Kolejliler | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | GKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Selçuklu Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Bursaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Samsunspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Depomaxx Harem Spor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Esenler Erokspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Semt77 Yalovaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
On 2 September 2013 Türkyılmaz signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[1]
On 26 November 2014 Türkyılmaz signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket.[2] On 2 January 2015 Türkyılmaz was not extended by Le Mans and became a free agent. During his stint with the French team he averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.[3] On 22 January he signed with Croatian club GKK Šibenik.[4] He averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[5]
On 25 September 2015 Türkyılmaz signed with Galatasaray Odeabank, making his return to the Turkish League.[6] On 29 January 2016 he was loaned to TED Ankara Kolejliler for the rest of the season.[7]
On 14 August 2016 Türkyılmaz returned to GKK Šibenik.[8]
Türkyılmaz signed with Bursaspor in 2019. On 14 November 2020, he signed with Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9]
On 12 January 2022, Türkyılmaz signed with Samsunspor of the TBL.[10]
NBA
On 28 June 2012 Türkyılmaz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 50th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[11] He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12]
Turkish national team
Türkyılmaz is also a member of the Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[13]