Enes Kanter

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Enes Kanter
No. 0 – Utah Jazz
Center
Personal information
Born (1992-05-20) May 20, 1992 (age 20)
Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Stoneridge Preparatory School
(Simi Valley, California)
NBA Draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career 2011–present
League NBA
Career history
2008–2009 Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2011–present Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Europe U18 Championship MVP (2009)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Enes Kanter (born May 20, 1992) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Early life [edit]

Enes Kanter was born May 20, 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland,[1] while his father Mehmet attained his M.D. from the University of Zurich. Mehmet Kanter, originally from Erciş,[2] is currently a professor of histology at Trakya University.[3]

Turkish basketball experience [edit]

He played under Serdar Apaydın's management for Fenerbahçe Ülker youth section between 2006-08[4] and then, during the 2008–09 season, Kanter was a seldom-used reserve for Fenerbahçe Ülker, a Turkish professional basketball team.[5] He played in at least nine games with the team – four in the Euroleague and five in the Turkish Basketball League.[5] Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos B.C., a Greek League basketball team, both offered Kanter professional contracts, but he declined because he wanted to play high school and college basketball in the United States.[1]

Prep school [edit]

Later, Kanter moved to the United States and played for Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California for the 2009–10 high school basketball season.[6] At the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit, Kanter played for the international team, scoring 34 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.[5] His point total was a record for the event, breaking Dirk Nowitzki's record set in the 1998 game.[5] Both Rivals.com and Scout.com rated Kanter as a five-star prospect, the highest possible rating.[7][8]

College career [edit]

On November 23, 2009, Kanter verbally committed to play for the University of Washington Huskies.[1] Kanter chose Washington over UCLA, USC, Indiana and UNLV.[1] However, he re-opened his recruitment in February 2010.[9] On April 14, 2010, Kanter signed a National Letter of Intent to play for coach John Calipari at the University of Kentucky.[5]

He was recruited to play for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, but the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible as a collegiate athlete because he received approximately $33,000 from Fenerbahçe Ülker in excess benefits. The NCAA ruled that this amount was above and beyond what was considered acceptable.[10][11][12][13][14] On January 7, 2011, the NCAA rejected Kentucky's appeal, upholding that Kanter was permanently ineligible.[15] Without Kanter, Kentucky still managed to reach the Final Four in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

NBA career [edit]

Kanter was drafted 3rd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA Draft along with Alec Burks. "I'm so happy, I'm so excited. I know the Utah Jazz fans are crazy and I love them," he said. "I will bring the team toughness and post moves, rebounding, everything. I will try to do everything to make the playoffs."[16]

"First of all, I felt great because it's the Utah Jazz — I have family there," Kanter said of his reaction to being selected by the Jazz. "Like Mehmet Okur play there, too, so it's kind of like my family, so I was very happy. I know he will help me a lot when I'm in Utah, and I can't wait to play with him."[16]

On December 9, 2011, Kanter signed the rookie scale contract with the Utah Jazz.[17] In his rookie season, Kanter averaged 4.6 points in 13.2 minutes per game.

In October 2012, it was reported that Kanter had dropped from 293 to 242 pounds.[18] As of October 23, 2012, he was listed in official NBA sources as 248 pounds.[19]

NBA career statistics [edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Regular season [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Utah 66 0 13.2 .496 .000 .667 4.2 .1 .3 .4 4.6
2012–13 Utah 70 2 15.4 .544 1.000 .795 4.3 .4 .4 .5 7.2
Career 136 2 14.4 .525 .500 .734 4.3 .3 .3 .4 6.0

Playoffs [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 Utah 4 0 10.8 .438 .000 .000 4.0 .3 .0 1.0 3.5
Career 4 0 10.8 .438 .000 .000 4.0 .3 .0 1.0 3.5

Euroleague [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Fenerbahçe Ülker 4 0 7.8 .429 .000 .667 1.5 .0 .3 .0 2.0 1.8
Career 4 0 7.8 .429 .000 .667 1.5 .0 .3 .0 2.0 1.8

Turkish national team [edit]

Kanter made his debut for the Turkish national basketball team in the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Italy. He dominated throughout the tournament, averaging 22.9 points, 16.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 34.6 minutes of action. But Jonas Valančiūnas, who had averaged 14.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 23.5 minutes, was chosen as the MVP. Kanter was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, averaging 18.6 points and 16.4 rebounds while leading Turkey's junior national team to the bronze medal.[1] He declined to play for the senior national team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship which was being held in Turkey and the team would go on to finish 2nd place. His father claimed he did this in order not to miss the first month of classes at Kentucky.[20]

Kanter played with the Turkish national basketball team in EuroBasket 2011. He appeared in 8 games, logging 17.8 minutes per game, and he averaged 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. "[21]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Allen, Percy (2009-11-24). "Turkish big man commits to UW basketball team". The Seattle Times. 
  2. ^ http://www.trakya.edu.tr/Haberler/2005/odul_1_mehmet_kanter.htm
  3. ^ http://tuh.trakya.edu.tr/html/bolumler/lab/histoloji.htm
  4. ^ Information aboutEnes Kanter
  5. ^ a b c d e DeCourcy, Mike (2010-04-14). "Enes Kanter a revolutionary case for Kentucky, NCAA". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
  6. ^ Kanter to enroll at Findlay Prep
  7. ^ "Enes Kanter". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
  8. ^ "Enes Kanter". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
  9. ^ "Kanter commits to Cats Scout.com rates 6–9 forward 5-star prospect". Messenger-Inquirer. 2010-03-24. 
  10. ^ Enes Kanter ruled ineligible
  11. ^ UK center Enes Kanter ruled ineligible by NCAA
  12. ^ Kentucky forward Enes Kanter ruled permanently ineligible
  13. ^ Enes Kanter Ruled Ineligible for Kentucky
  14. ^ Enes Kanter ruled ineligible; UK plans to appeal
  15. ^ N.C.A.A. Denies Kentucky’s Appeal Over Kanter’s Eligibility
  16. ^ a b http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700146517/Utah-Jazz-select-Enes-Kanter-with-third-pick.html?pg=2
  17. ^ "Jazz Signs 2011 Lottery Picks". NBA.com. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-10. 
  18. ^ Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter loses 51 pounds
  19. ^ Utah Jazz game notes. Retrieved on October 23, 2012
  20. ^ Enes Kanter's father says Turkish club is 'trying to make an example' of his son – NCAA Basketball – Sporting News
  21. ^ http://www.eurobasket2011.com/en/cid_4,w7QjPeH-M,ty138LH2l3.playerID_61806.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2011.roundID_7983.teamID_376.html

External links [edit]
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