Mükremin Deniz Kılıçlı (born October 23, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Ankaragücü Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
 Kılıçlı with the Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||
| No. 13 – Ankaragücü Basketbol | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | TBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | October 23, 1990 Samsun, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Mountain State Academy (Beckley, West Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | West Virginia (2010–2013) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | İstanbul BB | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Büyükçekmece | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Büyükçekmece | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Ankaragücü Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Collegiate career
editFreshman season
editAfter missing the first 20 games of the season because of a suspension delivered by NCAA for playing on a team in his native country that included a professional player, Kılıçlı made his Mountaineers debut in February 2010, and helped make an immediate impact.[1]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Kılıçlı signed a contract with his homeland team Anadolu Efes Istanbul.[2] In his first Euroleague season with the team, he averaged 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds over 9 games. From 2015 to 2017 he played with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
On December 11, 2017, he signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol.[3]
On July 4, 2020, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[4]
On July 2, 2021, he has signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[5]
On July 6, 2022, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[6]
On July 14, 2024, he signed with Ankaragücü Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).[7]
Personal life
editSince 2015, he has been married to national volleyball player Büşra Cansu.[8]
Awards
editNational
edit- 2013 Mediterranean Games -
Gold
References
edit- ^ "WVU rolls for fifth straight win as Pitt's shooting goes cold". ESPN. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ "NCAA'den Efes'e!". ajansspor.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Buyukcekmece signs Deniz Kilicli". Sportando.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 4, 2020). "Bahcesehir ink Deniz Kilicli". Sportando. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Büyükçekmece Basketbol Deniz Kılıçlı ile anlaştı" (in Turkish). trendbasket. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Deniz Kılıçlı Karşıyaka'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ @mkeankaragucubasketbol (July 14, 2024). "Deniz Kılıçlı MKE Ankaragücü IKON Menkul'de!" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Büşra Cansu, Deniz Kılıçlı ile dünya evine girdi" (in Turkish). 2015-08-03. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
External links
edit- Deniz Kılıçlı at draftexpress.com
- Deniz Kılıçlı at espn.com
- Deniz Kılıçlı at euroleague.net
- Deniz Kılıçlı at tblstat.net
- Deniz Kılıçlı on X
