Ömer Yurtseven

Ömer Faruk Yurtseven (born June 19, 1998) Turkish basketball player. He played college basketball player for the Georgetown Hoyas of the Big East Conference after transferring from NC State. Standing 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in),[2] he plays the center position.

Ömer Yurtseven
Yurtseven (top) in February 2018
Personal information
Born (1998-06-19) June 19, 1998
Istanbul, Turkey [1]
NationalityTurkish
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College
Playing career2013–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2013–2016Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
  • Turkish Super League champion (2014)
  • Turkish Super Cup winner (2013)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2018)
Medals
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2016 Finland U20 team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2015 Greece U18 team

Early life and career

He was born in Istanbul Turkey to Turkish parents and played basketball in Turkey and for the Turkish youth national team. Yurtseven was selected to the Best Five of the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was also invited to play at the Jordan Brand Classic International Game.[3]

On March 20, 2015, he played made his EuroLeague debut, in a game against Emporio Armani Milano, scoring 2 points, in 1 minute and 4 seconds of playing time.[4]

On October 5, 2015, he played against the Brooklyn Nets, at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. He had 8 points and 7 rebounds, with one block, in 15 minutes and 18 seconds of playing time, in his team's win over the Nets.[5] He would become the youngest player in history at the time, to play in an NBA preseason game, at 17 years old.

During an Under-18 youth age competition in Turkey, Yurtseven recorded a double-double, of 91 points (scoring more points than his entire competition), making 34 out of 49 shots (including five three-pointers), and grabbing 28 rebounds, in a 115-82 win over the youth club of Eylul Basketbol Ihtisas.[6][7]

On February 15, 2016, he left Fenerbahçe, in order to play college basketball, stating that he needed more playing time than he was receiving with Fenerbahçe.[8]

College career

On May 16, it was announced that Yurtseven would be playing college basketball at North Carolina State University.[9] However, due to his previous exposure with playing for Fenerbahçe, in some professional games, the NCAA decided to suspend him for the first nine games of their season (around 30% of the schedule), as well as require him to donate $1,000 to a charity of his choosing, in exchange for him to be fully eligible for playing time moving forward.[10] After fulfilling his suspension, he returned to the court on December 15, in a win against Appalachian State University. On March 14, 2017, Yurtseven would test out his stock for the 2017 NBA draft, leaving open the possibility that he would return to North Carolina State for his sophomore season. After trying out for the 2017 NBA Draft Combine, his father announced he'd be going back to North Carolina State for his sophomore year.

During his sophomore year of college, he'd improve his points per game averages from 4.4 points per game, to over 14 points per game. This would let him earn All-ACC Third Team honors, for his considerable and significant improvement. On March 21, 2018, Yurtseven would test out going pro once again, for the 2018 NBA draft. However, even if he doesn't go pro, he confirmed that he would not return to North Carolina State, and would instead request a transfer to a different university.[11]

On April 16, 2018, Yurtseven announced he would transfer to Georgetown. He became eligible to play for the Hoyas starting in the 2019–20 season and will have two years of eligibility remaining.[12] Yurtseven had 20 points in his debut for Georgetown, a 81–68 win over Mount St. Mary's.[13] He averaged 15.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game but missed seven games with an ankle injury.[14] On April 28, 2020, he announced that he was entering the 2020 NBA draft and was not returning to Georgetown.[15]

National team career

Yurtseven was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a silver medal, and at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He finished his career with Turkey's junior national teams at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[16]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 NC State 221418.9.457.333.7194.41.2.2.75.9
2017–18 NC State 332223.8.572.500.6136.7.5.51.813.5
2018–19 Georgetown
Redshirt
2019–20 Georgetown 262527.3.534.214.7539.81.2.51.515.5
Career 816123.6.539.426.6937.1.9.41.412.1
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See also

References
  2. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven Profile
  3. "Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, "Jordan Brand Classic" Kampına Katıldı". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. FBUlker - EA7 match reports.
  5. Fenerbahce - NJN match reports.
  6. NC State adds Turkish 7-footer Omer Yurtseven.
  7. Five-star C Omer Yurtseven scores 91 points in U-18 game.
  8. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven: Fenerbahçe'den Ayrılma Kararı Aldım (in Turkish).
  9. N.C. State picked up Turkish 7-footer Omer Yurtseven:
  10. Giglio, Joe (October 31, 2016). "NC State's Omer Yurtseven cleared to play by NCAA, but must sit 9 games". Raleigh News and Observer. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  11. Center Omer Yurtseven leaving N.C. State.
  12. Goodman, Jeff (April 16, 2018). "Omer Yurtseven transferring from NC State to Georgetown". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  13. "Georgetown defeats Mount St. Mary's 81-68". ESPN. Associated Press. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  14. Wallace, Ava (March 29, 2020). "Georgetown's Mac McClung will enter NBA Draft, maintain eligibility". Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  15. Djordjevic, Stefan (April 29, 2020). "Omer Yurtseven declared for the draft, won't return to Georgetown". EuroHoops. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  16. Omer YURTSEVEN (TUR).
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