Mert Akay (born 12 July 2000) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Dynamic Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia.
_-_2018092201135_2018-04-02_Basketball_Albert_Schweitzer_Turnier_Germany_-_Turkey_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_272_-_B70I4733.jpg) Mert Akay (2018) | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Dynamic Belgrade | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball League of Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 2000 Beyoğlu, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Dynamic Belgrade | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
editAkay grew up with the youth system of Darüşşafaka. In the 2018–19 season, he became a regular member of Darüşşafaka's senior team. On 25 January 2019, Akay made his EuroLeague debut for Darüşşafaka against Kirolbet Baskonia making his only three-point attempt in under 2 minutes of playing time.[1]
On 10 October 2019, Akay signed a contract with the Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[2][3] Following the 2020–21 season Akay declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[4]
National team career
editAkay was a member of the Turkey U16 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship in Radom, Poland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[5]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Darüşşafaka | 7 | 1 | 11.0 | .412 | .250 | .556 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
References
edit- ^ "Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 80 KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75". euroleague. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Mert Akay officially signed with KK Dynamic". sportando.basketball. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Mert Akay, Dynamic Belgrad'da". basketdergisi.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 U16 Turkey, #4 Mert Akay". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.