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Ahmet Düverioğlu

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Ahmet Düverioğlu
Düverioğlu with Fenerbahçe in 2021
No. 44 – Dubai BC
PositionCenter
LeagueABA League
Personal information
Born (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityJordanian / Turkish
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight121 kg (267 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Zain
2010–2012Al Riyadi
2012–2014A.S.U.
2014Pertevniyal
2015–2016Anadolu Efes
2016–2022Fenerbahçe
2022–2023Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2023–2024Çağdaş Bodrumspor
2024–presentDubai BC
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Jordan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Ahmet Düverioğlu (born 4 March 1993), known as Ahmad Hekmat Al-Dwairi in Jordan, is a Turkish-Jordanian international professional basketball player for Dubai BC of the ABA League. He uses his Turkish passport in the EuroLeague competition. Standing at a height of 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

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Early years

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Düverioğlu began playing professional basketball for Zain in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League in 2009. In 2010, he moved to the Jordanian club Al Riyadi. Then he transferred to A.S.U., where he won two Jordanian league titles. After two years with A.S.U., in 2014, he moved to Serbia, and signed with Mega Vizura.[citation needed]

Anadolu Efes

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After terminating his contract with Mega Vizura, where he did not play any game, Düverioğlu moved to Turkey (where he was born, and already had citizenship), and signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish 2nd Division, which was a satellite club of Anadolu Efes. After the 2013–14 season ended, he moved to Anadolu Efes, where he won the 2015 Turkish Presidential Cup. He played in the EuroLeague with the same team in the 2015-16 season. His best performance with Anadolu Efes was against Laboral Kutxa, in game where he had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block, in 9 mins 40 seconds of playing time.[1]

Fenerbahçe

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On 28 July 2016, Düverioğlu signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[2][3] He started his Fenerbahçe career by winning the 2016 Turkish Presidential Cup. Under the guidance of Željko Obradović, his playing time and performance increased notably with Fenerbahçe.[Video 1] At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, which was the most successful in the history of the club, Düverioğlu won the 2017 Turkish Presidential Cup with Fener. At the end of the season, he won the 2016–17 Turkish Super League and the 2016–17 EuroLeague, completing a continental treble. His best performance with Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague was against Panathinaikos Superfoods, in game where he had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in 15 mins 30 seconds of playing time.[4][Video 2]

In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.[5]

On June 20, 2022, Düverioğlu officially parted ways with the Turkish club after six seasons.[6]

Bursaspor

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On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]

Çağdaş Bodrumspor

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On October 12, 2023, he signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[8]

International career

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Düverioğlu, under the name of Ahmad Al-Dwairi,[9] is a regular senior Jordan national team player. He played for Jordan's national team at the 2014 Asian Games, averaging 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, where he averaged 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.[10]

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Düverioğlu won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Anadolu Efes 10 1 4.0 .643 — .500 1.2 .2 .1 .1 1.9 1.4
2016–17† Fenerbahçe 9 0 6.7 .813 — .667 1.3 .1 .1 .4 3.3 4.2
2017–18 27 12 9.0 .709 — .462 1.8 .5 .3 .3 3.3 3.4
2018–19 31 22 11.2 .621 — .400 2.6 .7 .5 .4 2.9 3.6
2019–20 17 8 9.7 .571 — .625 2.5 .4 .3 .3 2.9 3.5
2020–21 30 23 11.5 .701 — .516 2.6 .9 .4 .3 3.7 4.4
2021–22 18 6 8.3 .743 .000 .462 2.4 .1 .2 .2 3.6 4.6
Career 142 72 9.5 .677 .000 .496 2.2 .5 .3 .3 3.2 3.7

Personal life

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His father is Jordanian and his mother is Turkish. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He has Turkish citizenship due to his Turkish origin from his mother.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Anadolu Efes - Laboral Kutxa Boxscore.
  2. ^ "Fenerbahçe'de Ahmet Düverioğlu Tamam!". basketball.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ "JAMES NUNNALLY VE AHMET DÜVERİOĞLU FENERBAHÇE'DE". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe - Panathinaikos Boxscore". euroleague.net. Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ahmet Düverioğlu'nun sözleşmesi hakkında bilgilendirme" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ahmet Düverioğlu resmen Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da". Sportando. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ahmet Düverioğlu Çağdaş Bodrum'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ Ahmad H. A. AL DWAIRI (JOR).
  10. ^ Al-Dwairi's 2014 FIBA Asian Cup Statistics.
  11. ^ "2.09'luk Ahmad Anadolu Efes yolunda". basketfaul.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Video references
  1. ^ Ahmet Düverioğlu: Hocam benimle oturup konuştu; eğer oyuncu olmak istiyorsan... (YouTube video) (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ Ahmet Duverioglu's career night against Panathinaikos (YouTube video). Eurohoops TV. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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