Can Korkmaz (born October 21, 1992) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is a 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall[1] 83 kg (183 lb)[2] point guard.
 Korkmaz with Sakarya | |
| No. 88 – Galatasaray | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 21, 1992 Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | Pertevniyal |
| 2011–2012 | Darüşşafaka Istanbul |
| 2012–2013 | Galatasaray |
| 2013–2015 | Trabzonspor |
| 2015–2016 | Uşak Sportif |
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray |
| 2017–2018 | Sakarya BB |
| 2018–2020 | Galatasaray |
| 2020–2021 | Türk Telekom |
| 2021–2022 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2022–2024 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2024– | Galatasaray |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editKorkmaz made his professional debut with Pertevniyal Istanbul, of the Turkish Second Division, during the 2009–10 season. He moved to the Turkish club Darussafaka Istanbul for the 2011–12 season. He then joined Galatasaray Istanbul. With Galatasaray, he won the Turkish Super League championship of the 2012–13 season. After that, he moved to Trabzonspor. He joined Uşak Sportif in 2015.
Galatasaray (2016–2017)
editOn July 25, 2016, Korkmaz returned to the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray for the 2016–17 season.[3][4]
Sakarya BB (2017–2018)
editOn July 8, 2017, he signed with Sakarya BB.[5]
Galatasaray (2018–2020)
editOn July 27 2018, he signed with Galatasaray[6]
Türk Telekom (2020–2021)
editOn June 8, 2020, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[7]
Pınar Karşıyaka (2021–2022)
editOn July 6, 2021, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League.[8]
Darüşşafaka (2022–2024)
editOn June 7, 2022, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9]
Galatasaray (2024–)
editOn September 27, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]
Turkish national team
editKorkmaz was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national team, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
References
edit- ^ Can Korkmaz Height: 1.88 Position: PG.
- ^ Can Korkmaz Kilo 83 kg (in Turkish).
- ^ "Galatasaray brings back guard Korkmaz". Euroleague.net. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ Profile at Galatasaray.org (in Turkish).
- ^ Sakarya Buyuksehir keeps Sanli and adds Korkmaz, Birsen and Ozdogan
- ^ "Can Korkmaz Yeniden Galatasaray'da".
- ^ "Turk Telekom Ankara signs Can Korkmaz". Sportando. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Can Korkmaz signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Eurobasket. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Daçka'ya Yeniden Hoşgeldin Can Korkmaz". darussafakabasketbol.com (in Turkish). June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Can Korkmaz Galatasaray'da!". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.