Erkan Veyseloğlu (born 13 March 1983) is a

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-born

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professional

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player who last played for Darüşşafaka of the

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. Standing 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m), he plays the

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position.

Early career

Born in 1983 in

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, Veyseloğlu spent two years playing basketball for Antbirlik in

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from 2000–2001.

Professional career

After playing his first three professional years from 2002–2004 for the

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, Veyseloğlu submitted his name for the

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. After not being selected, he became an Unrestricted

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. During the 2004–2005

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season with the Beşiktaş J.K. men's basketball team Veyseloğlu recorded an average of 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists. While with Beşiktaş, he played games in the

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where he averaged 5.6 points and 2 rebounds. He played on the Turkish national team at the

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, averaging 4.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists.EuroBasket 2017 Profile
/ref> After eleven years Veyseloğlu returned to Beşiktaş in 2016, and played four seasons until 2019. In 2019 he signed with

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References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net ProfileEurocup Profile
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