![]() ![]() ![]() On April 28, 2020, he announced that he was entering the 2020 NBA draft and was not returning to Georgetown. He averaged 15.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game but missed seven games with an ankle injury. Yurtseven had 20 points in his debut for Georgetown, an 81–68 win over Mount St. He became eligible to play for the Hoyas starting in the 2019–20 season with two years of eligibility remaining. On April 16, 2018, Yurtseven announced he would transfer to Georgetown. However, even if he stayed in college, he confirmed that he would not return to North Carolina State and would instead request a transfer to a different university. On March 21, 2018, Yurtseven would test out going pro once again for the 2018 NBA draft. This significant increase gained him All- ACC Third Team honors. After trying out for the 2017 NBA Draft Combine, his father announced he'd be going back to North Carolina State for his sophomore year.ĭuring his sophomore year he would improve his points per game average from 5.9 to 13.5. On March 14, 2017, Yurtseven would test out his stock for the 2017 NBA draft, leaving open the possibility that he would return to North Carolina State for his sophomore season. After fulfilling his suspension, he returned to the court on December 15, in a win against Appalachian State University. However, due to his previous exposure with playing for Fenerbahçe, in some professional games, the NCAA decided to suspend him for the first nine games of their season (around 30% of the schedule), as well as require him to donate $1,000 to a charity of his choosing, in exchange for him to be fully eligible for playing time moving forward. ![]() On it was announced that Yurtseven would be playing college basketball at North Carolina State University. On February 15, 2016, he left Fenerbahçe, in order to play college basketball, stating that he needed more playing time than he was receiving with Fenerbahçe. He would become the youngest player in history at the time to play in an NBA preseason game, at 17 years old.ĭuring an under-18 youth age competition in Turkey, Yurtseven recorded a double-double, of 91 points (scoring more points than his entire competition), making 34 out of 49 shots (including five three-pointers), and grabbing 28 rebounds, in a 115–82 win over the youth club of Eylul Basketbol Ihtisas. He had 8 points and 7 rebounds, with one block, in 15 minutes and 18 seconds of playing time, in his team's win over the Nets. On October 5, 2015, he played against the Brooklyn Nets, at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. On March 20, 2015, he made his EuroLeague debut, in a game against Emporio Armani Milano, scoring 2 points, in 1 minute and 4 seconds of playing time. He was also invited to play at the Jordan Brand Classic International Game. Yurtseven was selected to the Best Five of the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Turkish parents and played basketball in Turkey and for the Turkish youth national team. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and 275 pounds (125 kg), he plays the center position. ![]() He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and the Georgetown Hoyas. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven (born June 19, 1998) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ![]()
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