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İlkan Karaman

İlkan Karaman (May 13, 1990 – September 8, 2024) was a Turkish professional basketball player.

İlkan Karaman
Karaman in 2018
Personal information
Born(1990-05-13)May 13, 1990
Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ, Turkey[1]
DiedSeptember 8, 2024(2024-09-08) (aged 34)
Datça, Muğla, Turkey
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career2007–2024
PositionPower forward
Career history
2007–2011Tofaş Bursa
2011–2012Pınar Karşıyaka
2012–2014Fenerbahçe
2015–2016Acıbadem Üniversitesi
2016–2017Beşiktaş
2017İstanbul BB
2018Büyükçekmece
2018–2019Pınar Karşıyaka
2019–2020Cholet
2020Antibes Sharks
2021Petkim Spor
2021–2022Semt77 Yalovaspor
2022Tofaş Bursa
2022Manisa BB
2023Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2023–2024Çayırova Belediyesi
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Professional career

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Karaman made his professional debut in the TB2L with Tofaş Bursa during the 2007–08 season. He signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka after playing four years for Tofaş Bursa.

On August 17, 2012, Karaman signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe.[2] In the 2012–13 season Karaman played in 29 games for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Basketball League and 22 games in the EuroLeague.[3] In the 2013 off-season he underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees to relieve chronic patellar tendinitis, which prevented him from playing the following season.[4] On July 1, 2014, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe.[5]

On October 14, 2015, Karaman signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League.[6]

On September 1, 2016, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2016–17 season.[7]

On July 12, 2017, Karaman signed with İstanbul BB.[8] He left Istanbul after appearing in eight league games. On January 16, 2018, he signed with Büyükçekmece.[9]

On November 14, 2019, he signed with Cholet of the LNB Pro A.[10]

On October 20, 2020, he signed with Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro B.[11]

On January 20, 2021, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[12]

On September 30, 2021, he signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[13]

On June 25, 2022, Karaman signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and returned to the club after 11 seasons.[14]

On December 23, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish BSL.[15]

On January 20, 2023, he signed with Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the Taiwanese P. League+ (PLG).

On October 27, 2023, Karaman signed with Çayırova Belediyesi of the TBL.[16]

NBA

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Karaman was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 57th pick of the 2012 NBA draft.[17] He became officially the first player drafted by the Nets after their move to Brooklyn (the team acquired two higher picks in exchange for cash after they were selected by other teams). After the draft Nets general manager Billy King stated that the team intended for Karaman to develop his skills while continuing to play in Europe. This process (often referred to as "Euro-stashing") allowed the Nets to retain Karaman's NBA rights without offering him a contract.[18]

On July 10, 2014, Karaman's rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[19]

On November 18, 2020, Karaman's draft rights were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, in exchange for a 2025 second-round draft pick.[20]

Turkish national team

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Karaman was a regular Turkish youth national team player. He also played for Turkish national team in the EuroBasket 2013 qualification.

Death

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Karaman died on September 8, 2024, in Datça after he was hit by a car driven by a drunk driver.[21] Karaman was 34.[22] Two days later, he was buried in Kapaklı, Tekirdağ.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Ilkan Karaman's profile | 2018 FIBA Europe Cup". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "İlkan Karaman Fenerbahçe Ülker'de". Fenerbahçe Ülker. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Ilkan Karaman basketball profile at Eurobasket.com". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ Brooklyn Nets other "Euro-Stash" talks about his dream of playing in the NBA, his injury from Netsdaily, December 8, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahce officially part ways with Kleiza, Karaman, McCalebb, Ermis". Sportando.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Ilkan Karaman signs with Acibadem Universitesi". Sportando.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Besiktas inks Ilkan Karaman to a one-year deal". Sportando.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Ilkan Karaman inks with Istanbul BB". Sportando.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Ilkan Karaman signs with Demir". Sportando.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Le Turc Ilkan Karaman à pied d'œuvre à Cholet" (in French). ouest-france.fr. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Lupo, Nicola (October 20, 2020). "Ilkan Karaman signs with Antibes Sharks". Sportando. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "İlkan Karaman Petkim'de" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "İlkan Karaman Yalova'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Evine Hoş Geldin İlkan Karaman". tofasspor.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  15. ^ "Manisa BBSK'dan Kadroya 3 Transfer" (in Turkish). Eurohoops. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (October 27, 2023). "Cayirova inks Ilkan Karaman". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  17. ^ "Nets Acquire Three in 2012 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 29, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Mazzeo, Mike (2012-06-29). "Taylor highlights busy Nets draft night". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  19. ^ Stein, Mark (10 July 2014). "Jarrett Jack of Cleveland Cavaliers headed to Brooklyn Nets, with Boston Celtics also part of trade". ESPN.com. Contributed by Chris Broussard and Ohm Youngmisuk. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  20. ^ Gold, Matthew (November 23, 2020). "Cavaliers Acquire JaVale McGee from Los Angeles Lakers". NBA.com. In a separate transaction with the Milwaukee Bucks on November 18th, the Cavaliers acquired the Bucks' 2025 second round draft pick in exchange for the draft rights to Ilkan Karaman (originally drafted in 2012 by the Brooklyn Nets).
  21. ^ "İlkan Karaman'ın hayatını kaybettiği kazada ifadeler ortaya çıktı: "Alkollüydüm, üzgünüm"". Ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). September 10, 2024.
  22. ^ "Milli basketbolcu İlkan Karaman hayatını kaybetti". Ntvspor.net (in Turkish). September 8, 2024.
  23. ^ "İlkan Karaman son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Ntvspor.net (in Turkish). September 10, 2024.
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