Kerem Gönlüm

Kerem Gönlüm
	Gönlüm with Galatasaray
Personal information
Born	November 22, 1977 (age 46); İskenderun, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1998–present
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	12
Career history
1998–1999	Mydonose Kolejliler
1999–2005	Ülkerspor
2005–2014	Anadolu Efes
2014–2015	Galatasaray
2015–2016	Pınar Karşıyaka
2016–2017	Sakarya BB
2017–2018	Bahcesehir
2019	Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket
Career highlights and awards
	2× Turkish League champion (2001, 2009); 6× Turkish Cup winner (2003–2007, 2009); Turkish President's Cup winner (2001); Turkish First League champion (2017);
Representing Turkey
FIBA World Championship

Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station.^[1]

Professional career

From 2005 to 2014, Gönlüm played for Anadolu Efes. In June 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Galatasaray Liv Hospital.^[2] In July 2015, he left Galatasaray and signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.^[3]

In July 2016, Gönlüm signed with Sakarya BB of the Turkish Basketball First League.^[4] On November 16, 2017, he parted ways with Sakarya and signed with Bahcesehir.^[5]^[6]

On August 7, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. ^[7] After playing only 3 games, his contract has been terminated by his club.^[8]

Gönlüm was a long time member of the Turkish national team. With them he won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

^ "Kerem Gönlüm Radyospor'da!" (in Turkish). ajansspor.com. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019. Profesyonel basketbol kariyerinde Galatasaray, Pınar Karşıyaka, Anadolu Efes gibi en üst düzey kulüplerde forma giymiş olan ve A Milli Basketbol Takımımızın marka sporcularından Kerem Gönlüm, bu cuma ve her cuma saat 12:00'de Radyospor'da. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |curly= and |coauthors= (help)
^ "Kerem Gonlum signs with Galatasaray". Sportando.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "Karsiyaka lands rebounding ace Gonlum". Euroleague.net. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^ "Sakarya BSB signs Kerem Gonlum". Sportando.com. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ "Sakarya, Kerem Gonlum part ways". Sportando.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Kerem Gonlum signs with Bahcesehir Basketbol". Sportando.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Sigortam.net ITU Basket land Kerem Gonlum". Sportando. August 7, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Sigortam.net İTÜ'den iki erken veda" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.