İbrahim Kutluay
 Kutluay in February 2016 | |||||||||||
| Darüşşafaka | |||||||||||
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| Position | Team manager | ||||||||||
| League | Turkish Super League | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born |
January 7, 1974 Yalova, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2009 | ||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Efes Pilsen | ||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Ülkerspor | ||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Ülkerspor | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | PAOK | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | İTÜ | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard position. He scored a record 50 points at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship against Italy,[1] and also 41 points in a EuroLeague game against Cibona Zagreb during the 1998–99 season.[2]
Professional career
In his pro club career, Kutluay played with Fenerbahçe, Efes Pilsen, Ülkerspor, and İTÜ, in Turkey's BSL. He also played with AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, and PAOK in Greece's Basket League. He also played in the NBA, with the Seattle SuperSonics.
He was the FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer in 1999, with an average of 21.4 points per game, and the Greek Cup MVP, in 2001.
National team career
Kutluay was a member of the senior Turkish national basketball team. With Turkey, he won a silver medal at the EuroBasket 2001. He also played at the following tournaments: the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, the 1999 EuroBasket, the 2003 EuroBasket, the 2005 EuroBasket, the 2007 EuroBasket, the 2002 FIBA World Championship, and the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[3]
Post-playing career
Kutluay began a career as a sports commentator, after he retired from playing basketball. In 2015, he joined Darüşşafaka, as a club manager.
Titles and medals won
Pro clubs
Turkish senior national team
- EuroBasket 2001:
- EuroBasket 2001:
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- 1996: FIBA EuroStar, Istanbul.
- 1998: FIBA EuroStar, Berlin.
- 1998–99: FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer, with a 21.4 scoring average, with Fenerbahçe.
- 1998–99: Turkish League Top Scorer, with Fenerbahçe.
- 1999: FIBA EuroStar, Moscow.
- 1999: FIBA EuroStar 3 Point Contest Champion, Moscow.
- 1999–2000: Third place in 2000 EuroLeague Final Four, with Efes Pilsen.
- 2001: Semifinalist in EuroLeague with AEK Athens.
- 2001: Greek Cup title, with AEK Athens. Voted MVP.
- 2002: EuroLeague title, with Panathinaikos.
- 2003: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos.
- 2005: Third place in 2005 EuroLeague Final Four, with Panathinaikos.
- 2005: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos.
- 2005: Greek Cup title, with Panathinaikos.
- 2005: Turkish President's Cup, with Ülker Istanbul.
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