İsmet Akpınar (Turkish: İsmet Akpınar, born May 22, 1995) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague.
German basketball player
İsmet Akpınar
Akpınar with Fenerbahçe in 2021
No. 5–Fenerbahçe Beko
Position
Point guard / Shooting guard
League
BSL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born
(1995-05-22) May 22, 1995 (age27) Hamburg, Germany
Nationality
Turkish / German
Listed height
6ft 3in (1.91m)
Listed weight
169lb (77kg)
Career information
Playing career
2011–present
Career history
2011–2013
Rist Wedel
2013–2017
Alba Berlin
2017–2019
Ulm
2019–2020
Beşiktaş
2020
Bayern Munich
2020–2021
Bahçeşehir Koleji
2021–present
Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
Turkish League champion (2022)
BBL Best German Young Player (2017)
2× BBL All-Star (2018, 2019)
BBL All-Star Game MVP (2019)
2× German Cup winner (2014, 2016)
2× German Supercup winner (2013, 2014)
Early years
Akpınar started his career in the BC Hamburg youth ranks.[1] At the age of 16, he made his professional debut with SC Rist Wedel in the ProB, the third tier of German basketball, earning Eurobasket.com All-German ProB Rookie of the Year honors following the 2011–12 season.[2] At the same time, he excelled at the youth level playing for Piraten Hamburg and was named JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) Player of the Year in 2011[3] as well as NBBL (under-19 Bundesliga) Rookie of the Year the following season.[4]
Professional career
In February 2013, Akpınar agreed on a four-year deal with Bundesliga side Alba Berlin.[5] In the 2016-17 season, he received the BBL Best German Young Player Award.[6]
On June 7, 2017, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he was invited for the BBL All-Star Game for the first time in his career. In 2019, Akpinar played in his second All-Star Game and was MVP of the match.[8]
On July 30, 2019, he has signed contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[9]
On May 25, 2020, he has signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10]
On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[11]
On June 18, 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague.[12]
National team
Akpınar with Germany in 2017
Akpınar has represented the German Junior National Teams on many occasions. In August 2010, he played in the North Sea Development Basketball Cup, guiding the German under-15 squad to a second-place finish.[13]
He was with the Germany U16 National Team, competing in the 2011 under-16 European Championships,[14] and was selected to play for Germany's U18 team at the 2012 Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament[15] as well as at the 2012[16] and 2013[17] under-18 European Championships. In 2014[18] and 2015,[19] he played for his country in the under-20 European Championships. In the summer of 2017, he was capped for the first time for Germany's men's national team.[20]
Personal life
He is younger brother of the Turkish player Mutlu Akpınar.
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