Furkan Korkmaz

Furkan Korkmaz
No. 10 – Anadolu Efes
Position Shooting guard
League BSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1997-07-24) July 24, 1997
Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Anadolu Efes
2013–2014 → Pertevniyal
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× BSL All-Star (2015, 2016)
  • BSL Slam Dunk Contest champion (2016)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Turkey Turkey
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2015 Greece Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2014 Turkey Team
2015 Greece Team

Furkan Korkmaz (born July 24, 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in),[1] he mainly plays the shooting guard position.

Early years

Korkmaz was born in Bakırköy, Istanbul. He started playing basketball with the school team when he was nine. In 2012, he moved to Anadolu Efes, from Efes' junior team, Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü, for $250,000, at the age of 15.

Professional career

Anadolu Efes

In his first year in the Efes club infrastructure, Korkmaz played for the junior and youth teams of Efes. He was loaned for the 2013–14 season to the Turkish 2nd-tier level TB2L team Pertevniyal, which was at the time the farm club of Anadolu Efes. In the summer of 2014, Korkmaz moved to the senior men's Anadolu Efes first team.

NBA

On June 13, 2016, Korkmaz was one of 13 different international underclassmen to enter the 2016 NBA Draft. Furthermore, because of his declaration earlier in May of that same year, that he'd only enter the draft if he were guaranteed to be drafted somewhere in the middle of the draft, it was suggested that Korkmaz would be drafted either late in the lottery, or somewhere else in the middle of the first round.[2] However, he was eventually selected 26th in the first round, by the Philadelphia 76ers.[3] After being drafted, Korkmaz decided to return to Anadolu Efes, for at least another season.

National team

Korkmaz played with the senior men's Turkish national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 and at the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4]

Honours

Club honours

Senior club honours

National team

Individual

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Anadolu Efes 19 1 10.4 .408 .414 .789 1.4 .8 .6 .2 3.5 3.8
Career 19 1 10.4 .408 .414 .789 1.4 .8 .6 .2 3.5 3.8

References

  1. ↑ KORKMAZ, FURKAN HEIGHT: 2.02.
  2. ↑ [sports.yahoo.com/news/combine-buzz-194205610.html Combine buzz: Skal Labissiere impresses.]
  3. ↑ Seltzer, Brian (June 24, 2016). "Sixers Take Simmons, Luwawu-Cabarrot, Korkmaz in Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Furkan KORKMAZ (TUR).
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