Robert Eugene Turner III (born April 8, 1993) is an American basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. He played college basketball for New Mexico Junior College and Texas Tech University before going on to play professionally in Asia and Europe. In 2017, he won the Mongolian Superleague with Arhangai Altan, while also being named MVP,[1] and in 2022 he won the Icelandic Cup with Stjarnan.
 Turner in January 2023 | |
| No. 33 – Fos Provence Basket | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 8, 1993 Augusta, Georgia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lucy C. Laney (Augusta, Georgia) |
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| Career history | |
| 2015 | Georgia Kingz |
| 2016 | Darkhan Garid |
| 2016 | Fort Gordon Eagles |
| 2016 | Zavkhan |
| 2016–2017 | Arhangai Altan |
| 2017–2018 | BC Orchies |
| 2018–2019 | Força Lleida CE |
| 2019 | Augusta Eagles |
| 2019–2021 | Aurore de Vitre |
| 2021–2022 | Stjarnan |
| 2023–2024 | Stade Rochelais Basket |
| 2024–present | Fos Provence Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editTurner played for Texas Tech from 2013 to 2015, starting 61 of his 64 games and averaging 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.[2]
Professional career
editTurner joined Stjarnan of the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2021, and led the team in scoring an assists with 23.3 points and 5.2 assists per game. He helped the team win the Icelandic Cup in January 2022. He resigned with the team for the following season.[3] In December 2022, Stjarnan announced that Turners contract had been bought up by a French Pro B club.[4][5] Despite appearing in only 11 games, he led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring with 29.0 points per game.[6] On 2 January 2023, he signed with Stade Rochelais Basket.[7]
On January 4, 2024, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.[8]
Personal life
editTurner was born to LaTanya and Robert Turner Jr., the middle of five children.[9]
References
edit- ^ "National Basketball League concludes". The UB Post. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via Pressreader.com.(subscription required)
- ^ Matthew Conner (7 December 2019). "Texas Tech basketball all-decade team: The point guards". wreckemred.com. FanSided. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Besti leikmaður bikarmeistaranna áfram með liðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Besti maður Stjörnunnar á förum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Sigur í síðasta leik ársins og breytingar framundan". Stjarnan (in Icelandic). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ "Subway deild karla (2022-2023 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Robert Turner III (ex Stjarnan) agreed terms with Stade Rochelais". Eurobasket.com. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Fos Provence Basket tient son premier renfort". fosprovencebasket.com (in French). January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Krista Pirtle (7 November 2014). "Tech guard Robert Turner finds motivation in loss". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2022.