Turkey announces OQT squad, confirms Osman, Korkmaz, Ilyasova

2021-06-23T14:49:55+00:00 2021-06-23T14:49:55+00:00.

Giannis Askounis

23/Jun/21 14:49

Eurohoops.net

Four NBA players to represent Turkey in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

Turkey released the 14-man roster heading to Canada for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Ersan Ilyasova and Furkan Korkmaz were confirmed alongside remaining NBA players Cedi Osman and Omer Yurtseven.

Metecan Birsen, Sehmus Hazer, Sadik Kabaca, Shane Larkin, Melih Mahmutoglu, Dogus Ozdemiroglu, Sertac Sanli, Alperen Sengun, Bugrahan Tuncer, and Berk Ugurlu, were also named to the squad.

Turkey will compete for an Olympic Games berth in Victoria next week. The first game is against Uruguay on June 29. The Czech Republic rounds up Group B, while host Canada, China, and Greece sit in Group A.

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