İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketball First League. 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. 12 – Samsunspor | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||
League | Turkish Basketball First League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 32) Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the 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–present | Samsunspor | |||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Türkyılmaz is also a member of Turkish national team, playing the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 tournament, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[13]