Oyak Renault
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Oyak Renault is a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club based in Bursa, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 that plays in the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall
Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall
Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall is a multi-purpose indoor sport venue located in the district of Altıparmak, Osmangazi in Bursa, Turkey. The hall, with a capacity for 3,000 people, was built in 1972....

. They played in this league between 1982-1984, 1992-2000, 2001-2004 and since 2006. The club is sponsored by the Oyak-Renault
Oyak-Renault
Oyak Renault Otomobil Fabrikaları A.Ş. is a Turkish automotive manufacturer located in Bursa. It is co-owned by Oyak and Renault. Oyak owns 49% and Renault owns 51% of the company....

 plant.

Current squad

Number Player Position Height (m)
12   Olu Famutimi
Olu Famutimi
Olumuyiwa Famutimi is a Canadian professional basketball player for Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in Germany....

G 1.96
7   Ahmet Ali Erdoğan PG 1.86
9   Mehmet Ufuk Kacar SG 1.95
24   Wink Adams PG 1.83
10   Alpaslan Uruk SF 2.00
11   Soner Adman SF 2.02
15   Nedim Dal
Nedim Dal
Nedim Dal is Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player. He stands 2.14 m tall and plays as a center.He holds Turkish and Bosnian citizenship.He currently plays for Oyak Renault B.K..- Career :...

C 2.14
16   Oguz Erdogan SG 1.98
  Ozgur Biyit PF 2.08
21   Tufan Önen SF 2.02
23   Suat Can Ünal SF 1.96
  Mutlu Demir C 2.10

Notable players

  • Mehmet Okur
    Mehmet Okur
    Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

     (now plays for Utah Jazz
    Utah Jazz
    The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

    )
  • Nedim Dal
    Nedim Dal
    Nedim Dal is Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player. He stands 2.14 m tall and plays as a center.He holds Turkish and Bosnian citizenship.He currently plays for Oyak Renault B.K..- Career :...

     (current player)


  • Olu Famutimi
    Olu Famutimi
    Olumuyiwa Famutimi is a Canadian professional basketball player for Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in Germany....



  • Mithat Demirel
    Mithat Demirel
    Mithat Demirel is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket in Italy, Demirel also represented Germany internationally. He retired in 2010 due to an...



  • Ben Handlogten
    Ben Handlogten
    Benjamin Louis Handlogten is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association and other leagues....

  • Josh Heytvelt
    Josh Heytvelt
    -College:The 6 foot 11 inch forward came to the Bulldogs in 2004 after a high school career in Clarkston, Washington that saw him named the state's Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years. He sat out the 2004-05 season as a redshirt...

     (now plays for Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
    Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
    Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

    )
  • Marc Salyers
    Marc Salyers
    Marc Douglas Salyers is a professional basketball player. He is a small forward-power forward.-College career:Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997–01....

  • Mike Rose
    Mike Rose (basketball)
    Michael Rose is an American professional basketball player. He plays at shooting guard or small forward. He plays for the Southland Sharks in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He averaged 22.6ppg in seven games for the side and was 7th in the league in points and steals.-College:Rose...



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