Doğuş Balbay

Doğuş Balbay
Balbay with Turkey in 2017
No. 4 – Anadolu Efes
Position Point guard
League BSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1989-01-21) January 21, 1989
Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College Texas (2008–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2006 Fenerbahçe
2011–present Anadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2013 MersinTeam

Doğuş Balbay (Turkish pronunciation: [doˈɰuʃ balˈbaj], born 21 January 1989) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and plays point guard.[1]

Amateur career

Balbay playing with Texas in February 2009

Doğuş Balbay started playing basketball in the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. After two years in the Turkish Basketball League, he moved to Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, U.S. to study.

Balbay spent the last two years playing on the Under-18 Turkish national team, and he helped the squad place fourth at the 2006 European Championships. He also played two years on the Under-16 Turkish national team and led that squad to the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.

He led Brewster to a 29-6 record and a runner-up finish at the NEPSAC Class A Championship while averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 assists per game during his senior season under coach Jason Smith.

After Balbay signed a letter of intent with Texas, Longhorns' head coach Rick Barnes declared that "Dogus is an important pickup for our program, as he will provide us quality depth at the point guard position." Barnes also said that Dogus "has a clever international game and good athleticism. Dogus is a strong perimeter defender and a good play maker who has the ability to score in the lane."

At the midway mark of the 2009–10 season, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas named Balbay one of the two top perimeter defenders in college basketball that season, along with Chris Kramer of Purdue. Bilas said about Balbay,

Doğuş was not drafted in the 2011 NBA draft but was linked with various European teams, including his native Fenerbahçe. His strength, versality, defensive prowess and speed is said to resemble Fenerbahçe and national player Ömer Onan.

ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla named Doğuş his favourite player in the 2011 Eurocamp.[3]

SEASON AVERAGES
SEASON TEAM MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
2010-11 TEX 18.8 1.7-2.9 .583 0.0-0.1 .000 0.8-1.3 .574 2.7 2.2 0.3 0.8 2.3 1.1 4.1
2009-10 TEX 21.5 1.6-3.4 .457 0.0-0.4 .100 0.7-1.3 .500 3.2 3.9 0.5 1.3 2.5 1.6 3.8
2008-09 TEX 21.1 1.4-3.0 .455 0.0-0.1 .250 0.5-1.2 .450 2.3 3.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 1.4 3.3

Professional career

In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Anadolu Efes.[4] He won the 2012 BSL All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, securing the win by jumping over Anadolu Efes teammate and 2010 BSL All-Star Slam Dunk Contest champion Sinan Güler on his way to the basket.[5] In May 2014, he re-signed his contract with Anadolu Efes.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of Mithat (father) and Şükran (mother) Balbay, and has one older sister, Derya. He was married July 8th, 2017 to Erica Balbay.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Transfer news Retrieved May 22, 2007 Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Bilas, Jay (2010-01-12). "Scheyer, Wall lead All-America team". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benmMlYOTtE
  4. ↑ "Efes signs youngster Balbay". euroleague.net. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "TBL All-Star Game: Sasha Vujacic Named MVP, Dogus Balbay Takes Dunk Contest". BallInEurope.com. ESPN TrueHoop Network. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Semih'le yollar ayrılıyor! (Video)". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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