Turkey announces 29-man Olympic Qualifiers preliminary squad

2021-05-18T12:48:24+00:00 2021-05-18T12:48:24+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

18/May/21 12:48

Eurohoops.net

All stars are on board for Turkey, at least in the preliminary roster.

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

The Turkish Basketball Federation announced the 29 players that were named to the national team’s preliminary roster for the 2021 Olympic Qualifiers.

NBAers like Ersan Ilyasova, Cedi Osman and Furkan Korkmaz, EuroLeague star Shane Larkin and NBA Draft prospect Alperen Sengun are some of the most prominent names on the list that Turkey head coach Orhun Ene compiled.

Here’s the full roster, per the Turkish Federation:

Ege Arar Aliağa Petkim Spor
Sertaç Şanlı Anadolu Efes
A.Buğrahan Tuncer Anadolu Efes
Tolga Geçim Anadolu Efes
Deshane Davis Larkin Anadolu Efes
Erkan Yılmaz Bahçeşehir Koleji
Şehmus Hazer Beşiktaş JK Icrypex
Furkan Haltalı Beşiktaş JK Icrypex
Alperen Şengün Beşiktaş JK Icrypex
Sadık Emir Kabaca Beşiktaş JK Icrypex
Berk Demir Darüşşafaka Tekfen
Doğuş Özdemiroğlu Darüşşafaka Tekfen
Melih Mahmutoğlu Fenerbahçe Beko
Ömer Can İlyasoğlu Frutti Extra Bursaspor
Hüseyin Göksenin Köksal Galatasaray
Ayberk Olmaz Galatasaray
Yiğit Arslan Galatasaray
Akif Egemen Güven HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediyesi
J.Metecan Birsen Pınar Karşıyaka
Onuralp Bitim Pınar Karşıyaka
Muhsin Yaşar Tofaş
Berkan Durmaz Tofaş
Berk İbrahim Uğurlu Tofaş
Samet Geyik Türk Telekom
Cedi Osman Cleveland Cavaliers / ABD
Ömer Faruk Yurtseven Miami Heat / ABD
Kartal Özmızrak Obradoiro CAB / İspanya
Furkan Korkmaz Philadelphia 76ers / ABD
Ersan İlyasova Utah Jazz/ ABD

Turkey will participate in the Qualifying tournament that will be held in Victoria, Canada from June 29 to July 4. Greece, Czech Republic, China, Uruguay and the tournament host will also play in the tournament.

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