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Mirsad Türkcan
Мирсад Туркџан
No. 6 – Fenerbahçe Ülker

Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1976-06-07) June 7, 1976 (age 35) Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Turkish (by citizenship), Serbian (in origin)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1998 / 18th
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1993–present
League	Beko Basketbol Ligi Euroleague
Career history
Efes Pilsen (1993-99) New York Knicks (1999-00) Milwaukee Bucks (2000) Paris Basket Racing (2000-01) CSKA Moscow (2001-02) Montepaschi Siena (2002-03) CSKA Moscow (2003-04) Dynamo Moscow (2004-05) Ülkerspor (2005-06)
Career highlights and awards
Euroleague Regular Season MVP 2002 Euroleague Top 16 MVP 2003 All-Euroleague First Team 2004 2x All-Euroleague Second Team 2002, 2003

Medal record
Competitor for Turkey
FIBA European Championship
Silver	2001 Turkey	National team

Mirsad Türkcan (in Serbian: Мирсад Туркџан, Mirsad Turkdžan) (born June 7, 1976) is a basketball player who represents Turkey in international competition. At 2.06 m (6'9") in height, Türkcan plays the power forward position.

Born Mirsad Jahović (Мирсад Јаховић) in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he changed his family name to Türkcan when he moved to play basketball in Turkey. At the same time, he also obtained Turkish citizenship and started playing international basketball for Turkey.

Türkcan played in 2004–2005 for the Russian team Dynamo Moscow. In summer 2006, he signed a contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is the all time best rebounder of the EuroLeague.^[1]

Contents

1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Personal honours
4 NBA career
- 4.1 Regular season
- 4.2 Playoffs
5 References
6 External links

Personal life

On December 18, 2005, Mirsad married then 18-year-old Dina Džanković, his girlfriend of five months and 2005 Miss Serbia and Montenegro.^[2] They have three children together; two girls, Naba and Karia, and a boy, Nusret.^[3]

The couple reportedly separated in 2011.^[4]

His sister Emina Jahović (known as Emina Sandal in Turkey) is a famous pop singer in former Yugoslavia and wife of a famous Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal. Türkcan is known to have financially helped jump start her recording career.

He is a fan of Fenerbahçe. He became, in 1999, the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA. He is also the first basketball player to pull down 1000 rebounds in Euroleague history.^[5]

Career

Efes Pilsen (1993–99)
- Korać Cup: 1995-96
- Turkish Basketball League: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97
- Turkish Cup: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Turkish Super Cup: 1993, 1996, 1998
New York Knicks (1999-00)
Milwaukee Bucks (2000)
Paris Basket Racing (2000–01)
CSKA Moscow (2001–02)
Montepaschi Siena (2002–03)
- Euroleague Final Four: 2003
CSKA Moscow (2003–04)
- Russian Championships: 2004
- Euroleague Final Four: 2004
Dynamo Moscow (2004–05)
Ülkerspor (2005–06)
- Turkish Basketball League: 2005-06
- Super Cup: 2005–06
Fenerbahçe Ülker (2006-...)
- Turkish Basketball League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Turkish Cup: 2009-10, 2010-11
- Super Cup: 2006–07

National Team
- EuroBasket 2001: Finalist

Personal honours

Best Turkish Junior Player 1994
Best Rebounder during European Junior Championship in Israel 1994
Best Turkish Player Under-22 1995
Best Rebounder during European Championship Under-22 in Turkey 1996
Best Rebounder during European Championship in Spain 1997
MVP Turkish Playoff 1997
Best Rebounder Turkish League 1998
EuroLeague Regular Season MVP 2001-02
Best Rebounder in EuroLeague 2001-02
MVP Zepter Tournament Belgrade 2002
Best Rebounder in World Championship 2002
Second-team in World Championship 2002
EuroLeague Top 16 MVP 2002-03
Best Rebounder in EuroLeague 2002-03
Best Rebounder in Italian League in 2002-03
Best Rebounder in Russian League in 2004-05

NBA career

Selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1998 NBA Draft, his rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in January 1999 and the New York Knicks in March, with whom he eventually signed and debuted in 1999-00 (7 games). Waived on February 2000, he finished his NBA adventure playing 10 games for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	New York	7	3.6	.200	.000	.000	1.4	.1	.3	.0	.6
1999–00	Milwaukee	10	6.5	.429	.000	.625	2.3	.4	.4	.1	2.9
Career		17	5.3	.368	.000	.625	1.9	.3	.2	.0	1.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Milwaukee	2	0	5.0	.200	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Career		2	0	5.0	.200	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

References

External links

v t e Fenerbahçe Ülker 2011–12 Squad

4 Ukić \| 5 Finley \| 6 Türkcan \| 7 Onan (C) \| 8 Eroğlu \| 10 Atsür \| 12 Mahalbasić \| 13 Vidmar \| 14 Peker \| 15 Gist \| 21 Savaş \| 23 Demirel \| 25 Sefolosha \| 32 Candan \| 33 Tomas \| 34 Hotiç \| 44 Bogdanović \| 55 Preldžič 5 Jerrells played until March 2012 Head Coach: Neven Spahija \| Team Manager: Damir Mršić \| General Manager: Aydın Örs

Links to related articles

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 1995 – 13th place

4 Topsakal 5 Oyguç 6 Türkcan 7 Arıboğan 8 Apaydın 9 Erdenay 10 Kutluay 11 Ene 12 Yıldırım 13 Büyükaycan 14 Evliyaoğlu 15 Konuk Coach: Yılmaz

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 1997 – 8th place

4 Oyguç 5 Sarıca 6 Türkcan 7 Aydın 8 Tunçeri 9 Erdenay 10 Kutluay 11 Ene 12 Beşok 13 Girgin 14 Evliyaoğlu 15 Konuk Coach: Sunter

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 1999 – 8th place

4 Tunçeri 5 Türkoğlu 6 Türkcan 7 Konuk 8 Pars 9 Oyguç 10 Kutluay 11 Erden 12 Beşok 13 Okur 14 Yıldırım 15 Sarıca Coach: Kunter

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2001 – Silver Medal

4 Tunçeri 5 Türkoğlu 6 Türkcan 7 Ene 8 Pars 9 Erdenay 10 Kutluay 11 Peker 12 Beşok 13 Okur 14 Yıldırım 15 Onan Coach: Örs

v t e Turkey squad – 2002 FIBA World Championship – 9th place

4 Tunçeri 5 Türkoğlu 6 Türkcan 7 Köseoğlu 8 Pars 9 Erdenay 10 Kutluay 11 Peker 12 Beşok 13 Okur 14 Yıldırım 15 Onan Coach: Örs

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2003 – 12th place

4 Tunçeri 5 Türkoğlu 6 Türkcan 7 Arslan 8 Başak 9 Gönlüm 10 Kutluay 11 Peker 12 Beşok 13 Okur 14 Yıldırım 15 Onan Coach: Örs

v t e Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2005 – 9th place

4 Tunçeri 5 Kurtoğlu 6 Türkcan 7 Arslan 8 Akyol 9 Erdoğan 10 Kutluay 11 Solak 12 Gönlüm 13 Okur 14 Peker 15 Türkoğlu Coach: Tanjević

v t e 1998 NBA Draft

First round	Michael Olowokandi Mike Bibby Raef LaFrentz Antawn Jamison Vince Carter Robert Traylor Jason Williams Larry Hughes Dirk Nowitzki Paul Pierce Bonzi Wells Michael Doleac Keon Clark Michael Dickerson Matt Harpring Bryce Drew Radoslav Nesterović Mirsad Türkcan Pat Garrity Roshown McLeod Ricky Davis Brian Skinner Tyronn Lue Felipe López Al Harrington Sam Jacobson Vladimir Stepania Corey Benjamin Nazr Mohammed

Second round	Ansu Sesay Ruben Patterson Rashard Lewis Jelani McCoy Shammond Williams Bruno Šundov Jerome James Casey Shaw DeMarco Johnson Rafer Alston Korleone Young Cuttino Mobley Miles Simon Jahidi White Sean Marks Toby Bailey Andrae Patterson Tyson Wheeler Ryan Stack Cory Carr Andrew Betts Corey Brewer Derrick Dial Greg Buckner Tremaine Fowlkes Ryan Bowen J. R. Henderson Torraye Braggs Maceo Baston

v t e Euroleague MVP award

FIBA SuproLeague: MVP: 2001: Huffman ULEB Euroleague: Regular Season MVP: 2001: Tomašević \| 2002: Türkcan \| 2003: Blair \| 2004: Sabonis Top 16 MVP: 2002: Bodiroga \| 2003: Türkcan \| 2004: Sabonis MVP: 2005: Parker \| 2006: Parker \| 2007: Papaloukas \| 2008: Šiškauskas \| 2009: Navarro \| 2010: Teodosić \| 2011: Diamantidis

Persondata
Name	Turkcan, Mirsad
Alternative names
Short description	Basketball player
Date of birth	June 7, 1976
Place of birth	Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death

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