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Mirsad Türkcan
Мирсад ТуркџанPosition Power forward Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Weight 250 lb (110 kg) League Beko Basketbol Ligi
EuroleagueTeam Fenerbahçe Ülker Number 6 Born June 7, 1976
Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR YugoslaviaNationality Turkish (by citizenship) Draft 18th, 1998
Houston RocketsPro career 1993–present Career history Efes Pilsen (1993-99)
New York Knicks (1999-00)
Milwaukee Bucks (2000)
Paris Basket Racing (2000-01)
CSKA Moscow (2001-02)
Montepaschi Siena (2002-03)
CSKA Moscow (2003-04)
Dynamo Moscow (2004-05)
Ülkerspor (2005-06)Awards Euroleague Regular Season MVP 2002
Euroleague Top 16 MVP 2003
All-Euroleague First Team 2004
2x All-Euroleague Second Team 2002, 2003Medal record Competitor for 
TurkeyFIBA European Championship Silver 2001 Turkey National team Mirsad Türkcan (in Serbian: Мирсад Туркџан, Mirsad Turkdžan) (born June 7, 1976) is a basketball player who represents Turkey in international competition. At 2.06 m (6'9") in height, Türkcan plays the power forward position.
Born Mirsad Jahović (Мирсад Јаховић) in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he changed his family name to Türkcan when he moved to play basketball in Turkey. At the same time, he also obtained Turkish citizenship and started playing international basketball for Turkey.
Türkcan played in 2004–2005 for the Russian team Dynamo Moscow. In summer 2006, he signed a contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is the all time best rebounder of the Euroleague.[1]
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Personal life
On December 18, 2005, Mirsad married 18-year-old Dina Džanković, his girlfriend of five months and 2005 Miss Serbia and Montenegro.[2] They have three children together; two girls, Naba and Karia, and a boy, Nusret.[3]
His sister Emina Jahović (known as Emina Türkcan in Turkey) is a famous pop singer in former Yugoslavia and wife of a famous Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal. Türkcan is known to have financially helped jump start her recording career.
He is a fan of Fenerbahçe. He became, in 1999, the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA. He is also the first basketball player to pull down 1000 rebounds in Euroleague history.[4]
Career
- Efes Pilsen (1993–99)
Korać Cup: 1995-96- Turkish Basketball League: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97
- Turkish Cup: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Turkish Super Cup: 1993, 1996, 1998
New York Knicks (1999-00)- Milwaukee Bucks (2000)
Paris Basket Racing (2000–01)
CSKA Moscow (2001–02)
Montepaschi Siena (2002–03)
Euroleague Final Four: 2003
- CSKA Moscow (2003–04)
- Russian Championships: 2004
- Euroleague Final Four: 2004
- Dynamo Moscow (2004–05)
- Ülkerspor (2005–06)
- Turkish Basketball League: 2005-06
- Fenerbahçe Ülker (2006-...)
- Turkish Basketball League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Turkish Cup: 2009-10, 2010–11
- Super Cup: 2006–07
- National Team
EuroBasket 2001: Finalist
Personal honours
- Best Turkish Junior Player 1994
- Best Rebounder during European Junior Championship in Israel 1994
- Best Turkish Player Under-22 1995
- Best Rebounder during European Championship Under-22 in Turkey 1996
- Best Rebounder during European Championship in Spain 1997
- MVP Turkish Playoff 1997
- Best Rebounder Turkish League 1998
- EuroLeague Regular Season MVP 2001-02
- Best Rebounder in EuroLeague 2001-02
- MVP Zepter Tournament Belgrade 2002
- Best Rebounder in World Championship 2002
- Second-team in World Championship 2002
- EuroLeague Top 16 MVP 2002-03
- Best Rebounder in EuroLeague 2002-03
- Best Rebounder in Italian League in 2002-03
- Best Rebounder in Russian League in 2004-05
NBA career
Selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1998 NBA Draft, his rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in January 1999 and the New York Knicks in March, with whom he eventually signed and debuted in 1999-00 (7 games). Waived on February 2000, he finished his NBA adventure playing 10 games for the Milwaukee Bucks.
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 Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1999–00 New York 7 0 3.6 .200 .000 .000 1.4 .1 .3 .0 .6 1999–00 Milwaukee 10 0 6.5 .429 .000 .625 2.3 .4 .4 .1 2.9 Career 17 0 5.3 .368 .000 .625 1.9 .3 .2 .0 1.9 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1999–00 Milwaukee 2 0 5.0 .200 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Career 2 0 5.0 .200 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 References
External links
Fenerbahçe Ülker 2011–12 Squad Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Novi Pazar
- Turkish people of Bosniak descent
- Serbian emigrants to Turkey
- Turkish people of Serbian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Serbian basketball players
- Turkish basketball players
- Turkish expatriate basketballers
- Turkish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Turkish expatriates in Italy
- Turkish expatriates in France
- Turkish expatriates in Russia
- Anadolu Efes SK players
- Fenerbahçe basketballers
- Mens Sana Basket players
- Ülkerspor basketballers
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- BC Dynamo Moscow players
- Houston Rockets draft picks
- Houston Rockets players
- New York Knicks players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
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