Yiğit Arslan

Yiğit Arslan (born 12 May 1996) is a Turkish basketball player for the Turkish national basketball team and Galatasaray S.K.[1][2]

Yiğit Arslan
No. 7 – Galatasaray
PositionShooting guard
LeagueTurkish Super League
Personal information
Born (1996-05-12) May 12, 1996
Osmangazi, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2019Tofaş
2019–presentGalatasaray S.K.
Medals
Representing  Turkey
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2016 Finland U20 team
2015 Italy U20 team
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2015 Greece U19 team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2014 Turkey U18 team

Professional career

Tofaş (2014–2019)

Arslan started his professional career at Tofaş in 2014 at the age of 18, in the 2014–15 season, he averaged 2.6 point, 1.4 rebound and 0.5 assist.[3][4] In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 6.1 point, 1.8 rebound and 1.1 assists.[5] In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 3.5 point, 1.5 rebound and 0.8 assists.[6] In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 4.8 point, 1.6 rebound and 1 assists[7] In the 2017–18 season at Tofaş, he averaged 6.7 point, 2.7 rebound and 1.7 assists.[8][9]

Galatasaray (2019–present)

Before the 2019–20 season, he moved to the Galatasaray S.K. team.[10][11]

National team career

Junior teams

Arslan represented Turkey at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Konya, Turkey, he averaged 4.4 point, 2.7 rebounds and 0.3 assist.[12] He played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 5.6 point, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assist.[13] He also represented the Turkish national under-20 basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Finland, where he averaged 9.4 point, 4.3 rebounds and 2 assists.[14]

Senior team

Arslan represented Turkish national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, he averaged 0.7 point, 1 rebound and 0.3 assist.[15]

References
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  2. "ARSLAN, YIGIT". euroleague.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. "TOFAS ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "YİĞİT ARSLAN". tofasspor.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "TOFAS ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. "TOFAS ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. "TOFAS ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. "YIGIT ARSLAN". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. "TOFAS ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. "Yiğit Arslan in Galatasaray". hurriyet.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. "GALATASARAY ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. "2014 U18 European Championship Men". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. "Yigit ARSLAN". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. "2016 FIBA U20 European Championship". archive.fiba.com.
  15. "Yigit ARSLAN". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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