Olcay Çakır Turgut (born 13 July 1993) is a Turkish basketball player for CB Avenida.
No. 4 – Fenerbahçe | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women |
Personal information | |
Born | Konak, İzmir, Turkey | 13 July 1993
Nationality | Turkish |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
Career information | |
WNBA draft | 2013: 3rd round, 27th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010-2016 | Fenerbahçe |
2016-2018 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi |
2018-2019 | Botaş |
2019-2023 | Fenerbahçe |
2023-2024 | CB Avenida |
2024-present | Fenerbahçe |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Çakır was selected 27th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft's Round 3 by the New York Liberty. She is so the first ever woman basketball player from Turkey to be drafted by the WNBA. The only Turkish basketball player who played in the WNBA is Nevriye Yılmaz.[1]
Honors
editIndividual
edit- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – All Tournament Team member[2]
Club
edit- EuroLeague Women champion (2023)
- EuroCup Women champion (2017)
- 8x Turkish Women's Basketball League champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 5x Turkish Women's Basketball Cup champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- 7x Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
National team
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Olcay Çakır, New York Liberty tarafından draft edildi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "All Tournament Team Best Plays". U20 European Championship Women Hungary 2012. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2012 FIBA Europe. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2013 FIBA Europe. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.