Ege Arar (born 2 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
 Arar with Galatasaray in 2018 | |
| No. 19 – Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | BSL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 September 1996 Seyhan, Adana, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2020 | Galatasaray |
| 2016 | →Pertevniyal |
| 2020–2021 | Petkim Spor |
| 2021–2022 | Galatasaray Nef |
| 2022–2023 | Petkim Spor |
| 2023 | Çağdaş Bodrumspor |
| 2023–present | Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early years edit
In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other competing players in his age group.[1] Ege was selected to the Turkish junior national Under-16 team, and he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal.
In 2014, after leading Galatasaray's Under-18 junior team in the Istanbul youth league to a third place finish,[2] and Galatasaray's Under-20 junior team to the final of the Turkish Developmental League (Geliştirme Ligi),[3] he was selected to the Turkish national under-18 team.
He started in all of Turkey's games at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and won the gold medal at the tournament. Shortly after that, he was moved up to the senior men's club team of Galatasaray. He was initially given the jersey number 34, which was previously used by another former Galatasaray academy player, Doğukan Sönmez.[1]
Professional career edit
Arar began his pro career during the 2014–15 season with the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray. With Galatasaray, he won the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup championship during the 2015–16 season.
On 12 July 2020, he signed with newly promoted Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4]
On 10 August 2021, he has signed with and returned to Galatasaray of the Turkish BSL after one year break.[5]
On 10 June 2022, he signed with and returned to Petkim Spor for a second stint.[6]
On July 7, 2023, he signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[7]
On November 6, 2023, he signed with Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]
Turkish national team edit
Arar was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Genç Erkekler Türkiye Şampiyonası Sonuçları ve Puantaj".
- ^ Türkiye Basketball FederasyonuTBF 9 February 2014. (in Turkish) Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ege Arar PETKİM'de" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Ege Arar yeniden Galatasaray'da". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Galatasaray'dan Ayrılan Ege Arar, Petkimspor'a Transfer Oldu" (in Turkish). Eurohoops. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ @cagdasbodrumsk (7 July 2023). "Hoş geldin Ege Arar!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bodrum'dan Manisa'ya" (in Turkish). basketfaul. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". Retrieved 10 December 2022.
