Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional
basketball
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coach and former player who played at the
shooting guard position. He is
assistant coach
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History
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for
Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish
Basketbol Süper Ligi
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(BSL).
Professional career
On 3 July 2015, Akyol signed a multi-year contract with
Beşiktaş Integral Forex. After one season he left the club. On 20 October 2016, he signed with
Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the
Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
The ...
.
NBA
Akyol was drafted 59th overall in the
2005 NBA Draft
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by the
Atlanta Hawks
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. On 20 February 2014 the Atlanta Hawks traded Akyol's draft rights to the
Los Angeles Clippers
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in exchange for
Antawn Jamison and on 7 January 2015 the Clippers traded his rights to the
Philadelphia 76ers, along with
Jared Cunningham
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and cash for the rights to
Sergei Lishouk
Serhiy Lishchuk (alternate spelling: Sergei Lishouk) ( ua, Сергій Ліщук; born March 31, 1982) is a Ukrainian retired basketball player. Lishchuk played 18 seasons as a professional player in Ukraine and Spain.
Professional career
Euro ...
. On 19 February 2015 he was again traded to the
Denver Nuggets for
Javale McGee and the rights to
Chukwudiebere Maduabum
Chu (born Chukwudiebere) Maduabum (born March 19, 1991), sometimes credited as "Chuk", "Chuck", or "Chu Chu", is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Tryhoop Okayama of the B.League. He was drafted 56th overall by the Los Angeles Lake ...
. On 18 January 2017 Akyol's draft rights were traded back to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the player rights of
Mo Williams and cash considerations. His draft rights would later be traded once again, on 23 February 2017, alongside
Mike Scott and cash considerations for a Top-55 protected second round pick from the
Phoenix Suns.
On 2 July 2018 he signed with
Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the
Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
The ...
.
Turkish national team
Akyol is also a regular
Turkish national team player.
Coaching career
As of August 2021, he started to work as an assistant coach at
Galatasaray Nef.
Personal life
On 21 August 2013 Akyol married
national volleyball player and member of
Vakıfbank Volleyball Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish volleyball player, widely regarded as one of the best setters in international volleyball. She plays as setter for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won a to ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cenk Akyolat draftexpress.com
Cenk Akyolat eurobasket.com
Cenk Akyolat euroleague.net
Cenk Akyolat tblstat.net
at fiba.com
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1987 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Atlanta Hawks draft picks
Basketball players from Istanbul
Beşiktaş men's basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players
People from Kadıköy
S.S. Felice Scandone players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Turkish expatriate basketball people in Italy
Turkish men's basketball players