Engin Atsür

Engin Atsür

Atsür with the Galatasaray
No. 14 – Beşiktaş
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1984-04-02) April 2, 1984
İstanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish / German
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College NC State (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present
Career history
2000-2001 Efes Pilsen
2007–2008 Benetton Treviso
2008–2009 Efes Pilsen
2009–2010 Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2010–2012 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2012–2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital
2014–present Beşiktaş Integral Forex
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Team Competition

Engin Atsür (born April 2, 1984) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Beşiktaş Integral Forex. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds and he plays at the point guard position. Atsür played college basketball in the United States with North Carolina State University from 2003-07.

He has also German citizenship by his mother.[1]

Early years

Atsür attended high school at Saint-Benoit French High School in Istanbul.[2] He started playing basketball in the youth teams of the successful Turkish club Efes Pilsen S.K.

After one year in the Turkish Second League, Atsür moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. to study business administration at NC State on an athletic scholarship and he graduated in 2007. Atsür was a starting point guard for NC State all four years. He was named to the Collegeinsider.com Defensive All-America Team for his junior season.[3]

Pro career

Atsür signed his first professional contract with the Italian League team Benetton Treviso on June 30, 2007. After spending one season in Italy, he signed a contract with the Turkish League team Efes Pilsen.[4] For the 2009-10 season, Atsür signed a contract with Beşiktaş Cola Turka.[5]

After a successful season with Beşiktaş Cola Turka (27 games in TBL with 30.0 min, 13.1 pts, 48.3% FG, 40.8% 3P, 80.2% FT, 3.0 reb, 4.4 ast, 1.4 stl, 2.4 TO), Atsür signed with Fenerbahçe Ülker for two years.[6]

On June 29, 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Galatasaray Medical Park.[7][8] On June, 2013, Atsur's Galatasaray won the league championship after defeating Banvit B.K. in the TBL finals.

On June 23, 2014 Atsür returned to his former team Beşiktaş, when he sigend a 2-year deal with an option for a third year.[9]

Turkish national team

At the 2002 European Championship for Junior Men at Germany, Atsür averaged 22.3 PPG and he was selected to the All-Tournament First Team as the best shooting guard of the competition.[10]

Atsür is also a member of the senior Turkish national team, and figured in Turkey's squad that finished sixth in the 2006 FIBA World Championship held in Japan.[11]

College statistics

Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-FO Asst TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2003-0428-24 82229.479-179 0.44146-120 0.38333-50 0.6624-55 79-2.8 75-5 69451272378.5
2004-05 35-35 114132.6110-271 0.40667-175 0.38343-56 0.76821-71 92-2.6 92-3 86435573309.4
2005-06 32-31 106533.3110-248 0.44467-167 0.40157-73 0.78115-87 102-3.2 74-3 1096545434410.8
2006-07 24-24 81033.891-195 0.46743-116 0.37145-57 0.78914-55 69-2.9 50-0 1015752627011.3
Totals 119-114 383832.3390-893 0.437223-578 0.39178-236 0.75474-268 342-2.9 291-11 3652101516411819.9

Milestones

At North Carolina State:

References

Engin Atsur Mix Turkish league 2009-2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ZHomhO8Xk

External links

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