- İbrahim Kutluay
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = İbrahim Kutluay
league = Turkish Second Division
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5.75
weight_lbs = 210
position =Shooting guard
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|1|7
birth_place = Istanbul,Turkey
team =İTÜ S.K.
college =
nationality = Turkish
draft =
draft_team =
draft_year =
career_start = 1993
career_end =
former_teams = Fenerbahçe Istanbul (1993-1999)
Efes Pilsen (1999-2000)
AEK Athens (2000-2001)
Panathinaikos (2001-2003), (2005)
Ülkerspor (2003-2004 and 2005-2007),
Seattle SuperSonics (2004-2005)PAOK BC (2007-2008)
awards = 2001 Greek CupMVP İbrahim Kutluay (born
January 7 ,1974 inİstanbul ,Turkey ) is a Turkish professionalbasketball player. The 6 ft 5 ¾ in (1.97 m), 210-lb. (95 kg) guard has played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul,Ülkerspor , andEfes Pilsen SK . He also played for AEK Athens and Panathinaikos in the Greek League before going to theNBA 'sSeattle SuperSonics .He returned to
Europe during the2005 NBA All-Star Game break after languishing on the bench of theSeattle SuperSonics , for which he played in only five games during the2004–05 NBA season . For the rest of that season, he played guard with Greek League andEuroleague power Panathinaikos.He scored a record 50 points at the Under-22 1996 European Championship against Italy, and also 41 points in a
Euroleague match againstCibona Zagreb .He has been one of the best 3-point shooters in Europe and one of the fastest players at his position. However, his off-ball defense is very poor, and his dribbling ability with his left hand has been questioned.
Kutluay signed a 5-year contract for
Turkish Basketball League outfitFenerbahçe Ülker , a team created via the takeover ofÜlkerspor by Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2006.He has recently signed a new contract with Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki, thus returning to the Greek A1 League after three years.
He is also a regular Turkish National Team player and captain.
Achievements
*1993–94:
Turkish Basketball League title, with Fenerbahçe.
*1996:FIBA EuroStars , Istanbul.
*1998: FIBA EuroStars,Berlin .
*1998–99: Top scorer inEuroleague , with a 21.4 scoring average.
*1999: FIBA EuroStars,Moscow .
*1999–2000: Third place in Euroleague Final Four, withEfes Pilsen S.K.
*2001: Semifinalist in Euroleague withAEK Athens BC .
*2001: Greek Cup title, withAEK Athens BC . Voted MVP.
*2001: Silver medal atEurobasket 2001 .
*2002:Euroleague title, withPanathinaikos BC . Top scorer in Final game (22 points).
*2003: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Third place in Euroleague Final Four, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Greek Cup title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005:Turkish Basketball League Cup title, with Ülker Istanbul.
*2005 & 2006: Turkish President's Cup in theTurkish Basketball League , with Ülker Istanbul.External links
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=ulk&pcode=ABI Player profile on euroleague.net]
* [http://www.turksports.net/detay_basket.asp?tablo=162&kat=51 TurkSports.Net profile]
* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolerkek/detay.asp?ContentID=6515&ContentCategoryID=38 Player profile on fenerbahce.org]
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=ibrahim_kutluay NBA.com historical playerfile]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=3483&idioma=3 Basketpedya.com]
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