Yll Kaçaniku (Turkish: Ulug Kaçaniku;[1] born May 31, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player who mostly played in Turkey. He was a member of the Kosovo national team.

Yll Kaçaniku
Personal information
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985 (age 39)
Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
NationalityKosovan / Turkish
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2003–2019
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2003–2007Tofaş
2007–2008Antalya BB
2008–2009Mersin BSK
2009–2010Darüşşafaka
2010–2011Karşıyaka Basket
2011–2012Istanbulspor
2012–2013Darüşşafaka
2013–2014Pamukkale Üniversitesi
2014–2015Uşak Sportif
2015Prishtina
2016Bashkimi
2016–2017Ankara DSI
2017–2018Samsunspor
2018–2019Bornova Belediyespor

Career

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Karşıyaka (2010–2011)

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On July 6, 2010, Kaçaniku signed for Karşıyaka Basket of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.[2]

Uşak Sportif (2014–2015)

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In 2014, Kaçaniku signed for Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.[3]

Prishtina (2015–2016)

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On August 3, 2015, Kaçaniku signed for Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague and the FIBA Europe Cup.[4]

Bashkimi (2016)

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On January 14, 2016, Kaçaniku signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague.[5]

Samsunspor (2017–2018)

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On August 25, 2017, Kaçaniku signed for Samsunspor of the Turkish First League.[6]

National team career

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Kaçaniku was part of the Kosovo national team during the 2016 Eurobasket qualifiers where he played six matches.[7] His official debut with Kosovo came on 31 August 2016 in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification match against Slovenia.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ULUĞ KAÇANİKU". tbf.org (in Turkish).
  2. ^ "Ulugh Kaçaniku in Karşıyaka". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Uşak Sportif'ten 2 transfer!". haberturk.com (in Turkish). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Yll Kaçaniku prezantohet te Sigal Prishtina". Klan Kosova (in Albanian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Yll Kaçaniku në Bashkim". TopSporti (in Albanian). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Anakentspor'da yeni transferler imzaları attı". haberexpress.com (in Turkish). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ "FBK-ja merr një superlajm nga FIBA". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Slovenia (113–68) Kosovo". Eurobasket. 31 August 2016.
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