Şaziye İvegin (born 8 February 1982) is a Turkish retired professional basketball player. A basketball player’s daughter, İvegin started basketball in 7th school class on the same day together with her two younger sisters. The three sisters played in the Adana-based club Botaşspor and won twice the Turkish Girls’ Basketball League championship title. At her age of 22, she became the youngest women's basketball team

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in the country. After 10 successful years with Botaş, İvegin transferred to Fenerbahçe on May 7, 2004. İvegin was member of the Turkish national team that participated at the

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Achievements

Botaş

*Ronchetti Cup (Euro Cup) **2nd with Botaş: 2000 *Turkish Youth Championship **Winners: 1999, 2000 *Turkish Championship **Winners: 2001 *Turkish Cup **Winners: 2002, 2003 *Turkish Presidents Cup **Winners: 2002, 2003

Fenerbahçe

*Turkish Championship **Winners: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011 *Turkish Cup **Winners: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *Turkish Presidents Cup **Winners: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 *FIBA Europe **2004 : 4th place at Final Four **2005 : 2nd place at Final Four

Galatasaray

*EuroCup Women **Winners: 2008–09

Turkey National

* 2002–2003 ** European 4th with Turkey U20 national team * 2005 ** Mediterranean Games gold medal with Turkey women’s national team

References

External links

Profile at tbl.org.tr
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