Birkan Batuk
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Batuk with the Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||
| No. 8 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
| League |
Turkish Basketball League Euroleague | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
January 30, 1990 İstanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2006–2008 | Alpella | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||
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Birkan Batuk (born January 30, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). He mainly plays the small forward position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard if needed.
Professional career
Early years
Batuk started to play basketball with Pamukspor. He moved to Ülkerspor junior team after his outstanding success with Pamukspor. He signed a professional contract with Alpella after playing for Ülkerspor junior team. He made his professional debut in the Turkish Basketball League with Alpella during the 2006-07 season. He signed a contract with Trabzonspor for 1 year in the TB2L after playing with Alpella.
Pınar Karşıyaka
In the summer of 2009, he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka. In the June of 2011, he signed an extension contract with Pınar Karşıyaka until 2013.
On February 9, 2011, He participated in the TBL All Star game. He led his team to victory, scoring 26 points, grabbing 6 rebounds and 4 assists. So, he was named MVP of the TBL All Star game.
On May 7, 2011, Batuk also scored a career-high 31 points in 25 minutes (on 7/8 3 pointers) in a victory against Trabzonspor.
Anadolu Efes
In the summer of 2012, Batuk was transferred to Anadolu Efes where he signed a two-year deal. In May 2014, he re-signed his contract with Anadolu Efes.[1] In August 2014, he suffered an Achilles tendon injury during the pre-season game. He was expected to be 5-6 months off the court.[2]
Turkish national team
Batuk was also a regular Turkey youth national team player.
References
- ↑ "Semih'le yollar ayrılıyor! (Video)". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Birkan Batuk Ameliyat Oldu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
- Birkan Batuk at draftexpress.com
- Birkan Batuk at eurobasket.com
- Birkan Batuk at euroleague.net
- Birkan Batuk at tblstat.net
- Birkan Batuk on Twitter
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