Ahmet Düverioğlu (born 4 March 1993), known as Ahmad Hekmat Al-Dwairi in Jordan, is a Turkish-Jordanian international professional

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player who last played for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish

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(BSL). He uses his Turkish passport in the EuroLeague competition. Standing at a height of 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Early years

Düverioğlu began playing professional basketball for Zain in the

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in 2009. In 2010, he moved to the Jordanian club Al Riyadi. Then he transferred to A.S.U., where he won two Jordanian league titles. After two years with A.S.U., in 2014, he moved to

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, and signed with Mega Vizura.

Anadolu Efes

After terminating his contract with Mega Vizura, where he did not play any game, Düverioğlu moved to

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(where he was born, and already had citizenship), and signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish 2nd Division, which was a satellite club of

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. After the 2013–14 season ended, he moved to Anadolu Efes, where he won the 2015 Turkish Presidential Cup. He played in the EuroLeague with the same team in the 2015-16 season. His best performance with Anadolu Efes was against

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, in game where he had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block, in 9 mins 40 seconds of playing time.

Fenerbahçe

On 28 July 2016, Düverioğlu signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He started his Fenerbahçe career by winning the 2016 Turkish Presidential Cup. Under the guidance of

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, his playing time and performance increased notably with Fenerbahçe. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, which was the most successful in the history of the club, Düverioğlu won the 2017 Turkish Presidential Cup with Fener. At the end of the season, he won the 2016–17 Turkish Super League and the 2016–17 EuroLeague, completing a continental treble. His best performance with Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague was against

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, in game where he had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in 15 mins 30 seconds of playing time. In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the

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, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to

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with 80–85 in the final game. On June 20, 2022, Düverioğlu officially parted ways with the Turkish club after six seasons.

Bursaspor

On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish

(BSL).

International career

Düverioğlu, under the name of Ahmad Al-Dwairi, is a regular senior Jordan national team player. He played for Jordan's national team at the

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, averaging 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. He also played at the

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, where he averaged 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

Personal life

His father is Jordanian and his mother is

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. He was born in

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, Turkey. He has Turkish citizenship due to his Turkish origin from his mother.

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