Ozan Anton Odabasi (born 8 August 1995) is a Finnish-Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup.

Anton Odabasi
No. 23 – Galatasaray
PositionPower forward
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1995-08-08) August 8, 1995 (age 29)
Espoo, Finland
NationalityFinnish / Turkish
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Fenerbahçe
2013–2015Tapiolan Honka
2015Helsinki Seagulls
2015–2016Denizli
2016–2018Trabzonspor
2018–presentGalatasaray
Career highlights and awards

Odabasi grew up with the Tapiolan Honka. He moved to Fenerbahçe Ülker in summer 2012 but in 2013 he returned to Honka. He was named Korisliiga Rookie of the Year in season 2013-14, finishing with averages of 8,0 points and 3,9 rebounds per game.[1]

He played in the Adidas Nations tournament for Team Europe in Los Angeles, 2012. He averaged 13,8 points and 8,5 rebounds per game.[2]

Odabasi transferred from Tapiolan Honka to Helsinki Seagulls during the 2014-15 season of Korisliiga. He played 12 games in Honka before the transfer, averaging 13,3 points and 6,8 rebounds per game.[3]

Finnish national team

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He has been member of the Finnish Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 national team. He scored team high 15,7 points per game in 2011 European U-16 Championship.[4] Playing for Finland, Odabasi was named MVP of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B held in 2015, where he averaged 17.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.[5]

Personal life

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He has a Finnish mother and Turkish father.

References

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  1. ^ "Vuoden tulokas Anton Odabasi jatkaa Tapiolan Hongassa". Basket.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Basketball Association. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Team Europe :: Adidas Nations". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Odabasi vaihtaa Hongasta Seagullsiin". Turun Sanomat. TS-Yhtymä. TS-STT. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Ozan Odabasi | U16 European Championship Men (2011) | FIBA Europe".
  5. ^ "唲〠䕵牯灥⁃桡浰楯湳桩瀠䵥渠ⴠ䑩癩獩潮⁂". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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