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Turkish basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975[1]) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center.
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Born | İzmir, Turkey | 8 February 1975|||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1992–2014 | |||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||
Number | 12 | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||
1994–2001 | Efes Pilsen | |||||||||||
2001–2003 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||
2003–2004 | Sunce Šibenik | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | ASVEL Basket | |||||||||||
2005–2006 | Le Mans | |||||||||||
2006–2007 | Prokom Trefl Sopot | |||||||||||
2007–2009 | Galatasaray Café Crown | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | Aliağa Petkim | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||
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A solid big man, he played for Pınar Karşıyaka at the youth and senior level before transferring to Efes Pilsen, where he spent several seasons.
He also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, Šibenik in Croatia,[2] Asvel in France, shortly for UNICS Kazan in Russia, Le Mans in France and Prokom in Poland in the 2006–07 season start.
He was the highest paid athlete in Polish club sport history (including soccer, volleyball, etc.) with a yearly fee of US$700,000.
He used to be a regular member of the Turkish national basketball team.
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