Hüsnü Çakırgil (born 3 October 1965 in
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 ...
) is a former Turkish professional
basketball
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player. He was well known for his great
3 point shooting ability. At a height of tall, he played at 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.
Professional career
Çakırgil was the
Top Scorer of the
Turkish Super League
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* Something related to Turkey
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** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
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, in 1989.
National team career
Çakırgil was a member of the senior
Turkish national basketball team
The Turkey men's national basketball team () represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meaning 12 Giant Men.
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. With Turkey, he played at the
1993 EuroBasket
The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entere ...
.
Hüsnü CAKIRGIL (TUR)
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References
External links
TBLStat.net Profile
1965 births
Living people
Beşiktaş men's basketball players
Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
Small forwards
Turkish men's basketball players
Basketball players from Adana
20th-century Turkish sportsmen
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