Rüştü Nuran (born March 30, 1976) is a
Turkish basketball referee and surgeon. He officiates FIBA games since June 10, 2005.
Nuran studied Medicine at
Marmara University
Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...
graduating in 2001.
Currently, he serves as a surgeon for
Kinesiology
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in the Research Center for Sports Medicine and Sportspeople Health at his
alma mater
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.
He officiated
FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women,
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...
,
FIBA EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
,
Eurocup Basketball
EuroCup Basketball, commonly known as the EuroCup and currently called BKT EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional basketball club competition organized by Euroleague Basketball. The league is regarded as Euroleague Basketbal ...
,
Euroleague Basketball
Euroleague Basketball, run by Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA), is a private company that runs and operates men's professional basketball club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has ...
competitions as accompying and head referee. He is nominated as referee for the
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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matches.
He was selected and officiated at the
2013–14 Euroleague Final Four
The 2014 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2013–14 Euroleague basketball season. It was held from 16 to 18 May 2014. All of the games were played at the Mediolanum Forum, in Milan. Maccabi Tel Avi ...
matches.
References
External links
Rüstü Nuran at FIBA website
1976 births
Sportspeople from Istanbul
Marmara University alumni
Turkish surgeons
Turkish basketball referees
EuroLeague referees
Living people
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