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Elston Howard Turner Jr. (born March 6, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. A 6'5", 186 lbs small forward who can also play as a shooting guard, Turner played for Washington Huskies and at Texas A&M Aggies before going overseas to Europe to play for several clubs in Italy, France, Germany and Greece.

Elston Turner Jr.

Turner in action with Texas A&M
Free agent
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 32) Missouri City, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Elkins (Missouri City, Texas)
College	Washington (2008–2010) Texas A&M (2011–2013)
NBA draft	2013 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	VL Pesaro
2014	Élan Chalon
2014–2015	New Basket Brindisi
2015–2017	Vanoli Cremona
2017–2018	Mens Sana Siena
2018	Napoli Basket
2018–2019	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021	PAOK Thessaloniki
2021	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2013)

High school

Turner attended Elkins High School, in Missouri City, Texas, where he played high school basketball.[2]

College career

Tuener played college basketball for Washington Huskies, from 2008 to 2010 and for Texas A&M Aggies from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, he averaged 17.5 points, 3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Turner started his pro career with VL Pesaro of the LBA. On July 5, 2014, he moved to Élan Chalon.[4] He only played one game with the French club, before joining New Basket Brindisi in Italy.[5]

From 2015 until 2017, Turner joined Vanoli Cremona. The following season, he played with Mens Sana Siena and Cuore Napoli of the Serie A2.

The next year, he joined Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6] With Bremerhaven, he went on to average 12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

On January 7, 2020, Turner joined Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League.[7] The following season, he joined PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[8] On August 6, 2021, Turner moved to fellow Thessaloniki club Iraklis.[9] He averaged 3.1 points and 1.7 assists per game in eight games. On November 9, 2021, Turner and the Greek team mutually parted ways in order for him to attend to family matters in the United States.[10]

Personal

Turner's father, Elston, played guard for Ole Miss. He also played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1982 to 1989. He is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets.

References

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Elston Howard Turner Jr. (Sacramento, California, 6 de mayo de 1990) es un baloncestista estadounidense que actualmente se encuentra sin equipo. Con 1,95 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de escolta. Es hijo del homónimo Elston Turner, que disputó ocho temporadas en la NBA.[1]

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