Okan Çevik (born 8 June 1966 in

Edirne Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...

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) is a Turkish professional

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. Çevik studied at

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School (, ), established in Istanbul in 1481, is the oldest and Selective school, highly selective high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after Istanbul University, which was establi ...

and graduated from

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Faculty of Dentistry.

Coaching career

Early years

Çevik, began his career in Galatasaray Youth Team in 1983.

Galatasaray

In 2009, he signed with Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team. He won

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this season. Next season, he signed with

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. But after Jersey scandal, he has been banned for three-years from basketball in Turkey.

Jersey scandal

Çevik is also known for a major scandal in Turkish Professional Basketball. At the beginning of the 2009–2010 season,

Cemal Nalga Cemal Nalga (born 16 September 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League(TBL). He plays the center position. Jersey scandal Nalga is also known for a ma ...

got a five match suspension during 23 September 2009 match against

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. But, he later played in a friendly match against

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and Deutsche Bank Skyliners with coaching decision and wore the uniform of his good friend Tufan's number 7. He also been with Tufan Ersöz name in matches list. Nalga later received a two-year suspension in Turkey. Tufan also received a four-month suspension for his actions. And coach Çevik, has been banned for three-years.

References

External links

Okan Çevik Basketbol Akademisi

Denizli Basket: Okan Çevik

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cevik, Okan 1966 births Living people Basketbol Süper Ligi head coaches Galatasaray High School alumni Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) coaches Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) coaches Istanbul University alumni Turkish basketball coaches Turkish women's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Edirne