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Turkish basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yiğit Arslan (born 12 May 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Turkish national team.[1][2]
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| No. 7 – Beşiktaş Emlakjet | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 May 1996 Osmangazi, Turkey |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2019 | Tofaş |
| 2019–2021 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2021–2022 | Tofaş |
| 2022–2023 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2023–present | Beşiktaş |
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]
Before the 2019–20 season, he moved to the Galatasaray S.K. team.[10][11]
On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Tofaş and returned where his professional career has started.[12]
On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[13]
On June 23, 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[14]
Arslan represented Turkey at the 2014 FIBA U18 European Championship in Konya, Turkey, where he averaged 4.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists.[15] A year later, he played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he averaged 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists.[16] He also represented the Turkish national under-20 team at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship in Finland, where he averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2 assists.[17]
Arslan represented the Turkish national team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, where he averaged 0.7 points, 1 rebound and 0.3 assists.[18]
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