Hüseyin Öztürk (born 1928) is a Turkish former basketball player.

Hüseyin Öztürk
Personal information
Born1928
Çorum, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PositionForward
Career history
Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards

Öztürk was born in Çorum.[1] He immigrated to the United States with his family and played basketball there during his student years.[2] He was later recommended to Galatasaray in Istanbul by his father.[2] He won the Istanbul Men's Basketball League championships with Galatasaray.[2]

Turkish national team

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As a member of the senior Turkish national basketball team, Öztürk led the 1949 EuroBasket in scoring average, at 19.3 points per game. His performance earned him the tournament's MVP award, as Turkey finished the tournament in fourth place.[3] He wore the national team jersey 13 times and was the team captain 5 times.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hüseyin Öztürk – İlk ve Tek Türk MVP (Bölüm –11)". 2018-01-28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  2. ^ a b c https://www.galatasaray.org/s/yenilmez-armada-i-bolum/47. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "EuroBasket Tarihinin En Değerlileri". Eurohoops (in Turkish). 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  4. ^ "Basketbol millî ekibinde şimdiye kadar yer alan sporcularımız". Milliyet. 14 Ekim 1953. s. 5.
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