Erkan VeyseloÄŸlu (born 13 March 1983) is a
German-born
Turkish professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League (; TBSL), 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 replaced the former Turkish Bas ...
. Standing 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m), he plays the
small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Cent ...
position.
Early career
Born in 1983 in
Munich, Germany, VeyseloÄŸlu spent two years playing basketball for Antbirlik in
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
from 2000–2001.
Professional career
After playing his first three professional years from 2002–2004 for the
Turkish Basketball League, VeyseloÄŸlu submitted his name for the
2005 NBA draft. After not being selected, he became an Unrestricted
Free agent
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.
During the 2004–2005
Basketball Super League season with the
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. men's basketball team VeyseloÄŸlu recorded an average of 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists. While with BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, he played games in the
Basketball Champions League
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where he averaged 5.6 points and 2 rebounds.
He played on the Turkish national team at the
EuroBasket 2017
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, averaging 4.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists.
EuroBasket 2017 Profile
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After eleven years VeyseloÄŸlu returned to BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in 2016, and played four seasons until 2019.
In 2019 he signed with Darüşşafaka Basketbol.
References
External links
Eurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net ProfileEurocup Profile
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1983 births
Living people
Bandırma B.İ.K. players
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ men's basketball players
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Çağdaş Bodrumspor players
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Erdemirspor players
Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
Karşıyaka basketball players
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Small forwards
Basketball players from Munich
Tuborg Pilsener basketball players
Turkish men's basketball players
Türk Telekom B.K. players
21st-century Turkish sportsmen