Hakan Demirel

İsmail Hakan Demirel (born 7 May 1986 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe. The guard is 1.92 m tall (6 feet 3 ¾ inches) and 85 kg weight and wears 15 number for Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Demirel is a true leader who, despite his young age, makes his presence on the court felt immediately. His long arms and anticipation makes him a great and suffocating defender even while playing zone, where his instincts take over. Those instincts also come in handy on offense where he does a great job creating shots for his teammates. Much like Kerem Tunçeri, Demirel lost his confidence in his shot last season and defenses have tended to sag away and force him to shoot from the outside.

Career

* 1999-03 Western Carolina Catamounts
* 2003-04 Tofaş S.K.
* 2004-06 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
* 2006- Fenerbahçe Ülker

Career Highlights

* 2004 - Turkish 2nd League Championship
* 2002 - MVP of Turkish 2nd League
* 2004 - MVP of European Young Guards
* 2004 - 2nd Place of European Championship
* 2006 - 2nd Place of European Championship
* 2006 - 6th Place of World Championship
* 2007 - Turkish Basketball League Championship
* 2007 - Turkish President's Cup Championship
* 2007 - 10th best European young player
* 2007 - Applied for early entry in the NBA draft
* MVP of youth level teams for 5 times

International career

Hakan Demirel is a regular Turkish national team player.

Vital statistics

*Position: Guard
*Height: 1.92 m
*College: Western Carolina Catamounts
*Team: Fenerbahçe Ülker

External links

* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolerkek/detay.asp?ContentID=6498&ContentCategoryID=38 Player profile on fenerbahce.org]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=ulk&pcode=LFV Player profil on euroleague.net]