Merve Aydın (basketball)

Merve Aydın (born 10 March 1994) is a Turkish female professional basketball player. 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall, she plays in the point guard position for Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyesi.[1][2][3]

This article is about the basketball player. For the middle distance runner, see Merve Aydın.
Merve Aydın
No. 23 – Hatay BSB
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTKBL
Personal information
Born (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994
Mersin, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight128 lb (58 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
 Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
 Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Medals
Representing  Turkey
Europe Under-20 Championship
2013 Samsun
2012 Debrecen

She began with basketball playing at the age of ten. Despite her height disadvantage, she became a successful player. In the 2008–09 season at the age of fourteen, Merve Aydın was admitted to the senior team of Mersin B.B. SK becoming the youngest ever player in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.[4] In the 2012–13 season, she was transferred back to Mersin B.B. after playing in the İstanbul Üniversitesi SK for some time.[5]

Aydın was member of the national team at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women, which ranked 7th.[6] She won the bronze medal in 2012 and 2013 at FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women with the national team.[7]

Honors

Individual
  • 2011 Turkey Women's All-Star Talent[8]

National
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

See also

References
  1. "Merve Aydin Player Profile". EuroBasket. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. "Mersin'i Merve Aydın sürükledi". Basketfaul (in Turkish). 13 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. "Merve Aydın (Turkey)". U20 European Championship Women. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "Potaların en genç oyuncusu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. "Türkiye Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi'nde Transfer". Haberler (in Turkish). 4 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. "Turkey Take 7th Place Ahead Of Serbia". FIBA Europe. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. Yilmaz, Taner (17 May 2013). "Başarının Adı "MERVE AYDIN"" (in Turkish). Just Women's Basketball. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. "Gururumuz Merve Aydın!". Spor 33 (in Turkish). 16 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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