Oyak Renault is a professional
basketball
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club based in
Bursa
( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
,
Turkey
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that plays in the
Turkish Basketball League
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(TBL).
Eurobasket.com – Oyak Renault Bursa
/ref> Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. The club has played in this league between 1982–1984, 1992–2000, 2001–2004 and since 2006. The club is sponsored by the Oyak-Renault
Oyak Renault Otomobil Fabrikaları or Oyak-Renault is a Turkish automotive manufacturer located in Bursa. It is co-owned by OYAK (Turkish: Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu, English: Army Pension Fund) and Renault. Oyak owns 49% and Renault owns 51% of th ...
plant.
Notable players
* Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center.
Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
* Olu Famutimi
* James Mays
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* Mithat Demirel
Mithat Demirel (born 10 May 1978) is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket
Scafati Basket, kno ...
* Lorenzo Charles
Lorenzo Emile Charles (November 25, 1963 – June 27, 2011) was an American college and professional basketball player. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Charles played basketball for North Carolina State University and scored the game-winning ...
* Ben Handlogten
Benjamin Louis Handlogten (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues.
Early life and education
Handlogten, who was born in Grand Rapids, ...
* Josh Heytvelt
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College
The 6-foot 11 ...
* Mike Rose
* Greg Stiemsma
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* Marc Salyers
Marc Douglas Salyers (born February 28, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played at the small forward and power forward positions.
College career
Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samf ...
References
External links
Official website
TBLStat.net Profile
Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 1974
Turkish Basketball Super League teams
Sport in Bursa
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