Barbara Renee Turner (born June 8, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. She acquired US / Turkish dual citizenship while playing in Turkey; her name in Turkish is spelled Bahar Öztürk.[1][dead link][2]
 Turner in 2024 coaching for the Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
| South Bay Lakers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | June 8, 1984 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | East Technical (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UConn (2002–2006) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | A.S. Ramat-Hasharon | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Houston Comets | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | ŽKK Šibenik | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Tarsus Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Mersin BB | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Kayseri Kaski | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Mersin BB | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Botaş | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Orduspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Hatay BB | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Çankaya Üniversitesi | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Houston Rockets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Atlanta Dream (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | South Bay Lakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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High school
editBorn and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Turner played for East Technical High School in Cleveland, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored thirteen points.[3]
College
editIn her last NCAA Tournament run, Barbara Turner was unable to get her Connecticut team back to the pinnacle of women's college basketball after helping UConn win NCAA Championships in 2003 and 2004. The Huskies' 2006 Final Four bid fell short in overtime against Duke in the Elite Eight, with Turner unable to play down the stretch because of debilitating cramps.
USA Basketball
editTurner was named to the team representing the US at the 2003 Pan American Games. The team lost the opening game to Cuba, then rebounded to win their next five games, including an overtime win against Brazil. They then faced Cuba for the gold medal, falling short 75–64 to take home the silver medal. Turner averaged 5.4 points per game.[4]
College highlights
edit- 2003 Big East All-Rookie Team
- 2004 All-Big East Second Team
- 2005 All-Big East Honorable Mention
- 2005 Most Outstanding of Big East Tournament
- 2005 Big East All-Tournament Team
WNBA career
editTurner's dominant postseason - she averaged 22.8 points and 10.5 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament - secured her a spot in the first round of the 2006 WNBA draft when Turner was taken 11th overall by the Seattle Storm. She quickly made the transition from power forward to small forward in the WNBA, starting 9 games as a rookie and appearing in all 34 games during the 2006 season, averaging 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
On May 16, 2007, Turner was waived by the Seattle Storm, and two weeks later she was signed by the Houston Comets. During the 2007 season, Turner played in 22 games, averaging 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds.
On March 6, 2008, Turner was re-signed by the Comets, then traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Megan Mahoney.[1]
European career
edit- 2006 :
A.S. Ramat-Hasharon - 2006–2007:
Fenerbahçe Istanbul - 2008–2009: Tarsus Belediyesi
- 2009–2010: Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
- 2010–2012: Kayseri Kaski S.K.
- 2012–2013: Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
- 2013–2014: Botaş SK
- 2014 Galatasaray OdeaBank,[1]
- 2014–2015: Orduspor
- 2015–2018: Hatay BŞB
Coaching career
editOn September 26, 2021, Turner joined the Houston Rockets coaching staff as a player development coach.[5]
On October 2, 2024, Turner became an assistant coach for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.[6]
Awards
edit- Ohio Ms. Basketball (2004) awarded by Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association[7]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Seattle | 34 | 9 | 18.3 | 44.7 | 25.0 | 83.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 2007 | Houston | 22 | 2 | 12.0 | 40.3 | 23.3 | 65.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Connecticut | 34 | 6 | 19.5 | 41.7 | 37.3 | 77.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 80.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 97 | 17 | 17.4 | 40.7 | 30.5 | 77.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 17.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 6 | 0 | 18.3 | 25.8 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
College
edit| Barabara Turner Statistics[8] at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
| 2002–03 | 38 | 134 | 269 | 0.489 | 9 | 30 | 0.300 | 102 | 149 | 0.685 | 220 | 5.8 | 45 | 75 | 18 | 22 | 795 | 379 | 10.0 |
| 2003–04 | 35 | 177 | 330 | 0.536 | 19 | 47 | 0.404 | 105 | 158 | 0.665 | 167 | 4.8 | 105 | 71 | 14 | 30 | 933 | 478 | 13.7 |
| 2004–05 | 29 | 126 | 241 | 0.523 | 5 | 21 | 0.238 | 63 | 95 | 0.663 | 140 | 4.8 | 44 | 55 | 22 | 24 | 638 | 320 | 11.0 |
| 2005–06 | 36 | 170 | 312 | 0.545 | 12 | 40 | 0.300 | 100 | 140 | 0.714 | 270 | 7.5 | 85 | 63 | 28 | 35 | 973 | 452 | 12.6 |
| Totals | 138 | 607 | 1152 | 0.527 | 45 | 138 | 0.326 | 370 | 542 | 0.683 | 797 | 5.8 | 279 | 264 | 82 | 111 | 3339 | 1629 | 11.8 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b "Barbara Turner "Bahar Öztürk" Galatasaray'da!". Just Women's Baskaetball (in Turkish). 2014-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Whatever Happened To ... East Tech basketball standout Barbara Turner?". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- ^ "Fourteenth Pan American Games -- 2003". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ DuBose, Ben (September 26, 2021). "Rockets hire Barbara Turner to lead player development". Rockets Wire. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "South Bay Lakers Complete Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "OHSBC MS. BASKETBALL". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
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