Muhaymin Mustafa (born 10 October 1999) is a Sudanese-Turkish professional
basketball
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player for
Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replace ...
(BSL).
Early life
Muhaymin Mustafa was born in
North Nicosia
North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia ( tr, Kuzey Lefkoşa ; el, Βόρεια Λευκωσία) is the capital and largest city of the ''de facto'' state of Northern Cyprus. It is the northern part of the divided city of Nicosia, and is governed by ...
to Sudanese parents who moved to Cyprus for higher education. Muhaymin grew up in
Kyrenia
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While there is evidence showing that the wider region ...
. He excelled in track and field as well as basketball where he won the national championship in both long jump and high jump events in primary school. He was scouted by
Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
along with his brother and both of them moved to
Istanbul
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to join Anadolu Efes when Muhaymin was 10.
Professional career
Mustafa made his professional debut with
Pertevniyal in
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 ...
(TBL) during the 2015-2016 season. Pertevniyal's long term agreement as a feeder club to Efes was concluded after that season, resulting Anadolu Efes fielding a B team, Anadolu Efes Gelişim to the
Regional League. He moved to this team while playing for the firsts in friendly games occasionally. Mustafa was also named to the training camp roster of Anadolu Efes which was held in Slovenia in 2016.
Mustafa made his
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replace ...
(BSL) debut on 8 October 2017, two days before his 18th birthday against
Pınar Karşıyaka. He recorded 8 points against
Banvit
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Business and activities
Starting as a feed producer in 1968, Banvit gradually moved into the production of broiler chickens. Today Banvit has the country's largest single broiler ...
on 25 December 2017 as his personal record in BSL. He made his
EuroLeague debut on 29 December 2017 against
Brose Bamberg
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.
On 9 January 2018, Mustafa signed a two-way contract with the TBL team İstanbulspor Beylikdüzü allowing him to play both İstanbulspor and Anadolu Efes in a move intended to maximise his playing time. On 23 February 2018, he received his first start in a EuroLeague game against
Zalgiris Kaunas. He started as a
small forward
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, finishing the game with four points and an assist.
Ionikos Nikaias (2020–2022)
Mustafa moved to the
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...
for the 2020-2021 season, averaging 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.2 steals with
Ionikos Nikaias
Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, b ...
. On 12 September 2021 he renewed his contract with the Greek club for another two years. During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 20 games, he averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.
Galatasaray Ekmas (2022–2023)
On June 25, 2022, Mustafa signed with
Galatasaray Ekmas of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replace ...
(BSL).
Galatasaray Ekmas (2023–present)
On December 6, 2023, he signed with
Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replace ...
(BSL).
International career
Mustafa has chosen to represent
Turkey
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on the international level. He played for the
under 16,
under 17 and the
under 18 national teams. He received the bronze medal in
2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the silver medal in
2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Spanish: 2016 FIBA Campeonato Mundial Sub-17) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national team ...
. He also represented Turkey in
2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 34th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Bratislava and Piešťany, Slovakia, from 29 July to 6 August 2017.
Venues
Participating teams
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, finishing in fourth-place. Mustafa was called up to the
national B team for their training camp in August 2021.
References
External links
TBLStat.net ProfileEuroLeague Profile
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1999 births
Living people
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players
Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players
People from Kyrenia
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from North Nicosia
Tofaş S.K. players
Turkish Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Turkish men's basketball players
Turkish people of Sudanese descent