Oğuz Savaş

Oğuz Savaş

Savaş with Fenerbahçe in April 2012
No. 21 – Darüşşafaka Doğuş Istanbul
Position	Center
League	Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 Balıkesir, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	132 kg (291 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	Ülkerspor
2006–2015	Fenerbahçe
2015–present	Darüşşafaka
Career highlights and awards
Turkish League Finals MVP (2011) 6× TBL champion(2006–2008, 2010, 2011, 2014) 8× Turkish Cup (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013) 4× Turkish President's Cup (2004, 2005, 2007, 2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Turkey FIBA World Championship 2010 Turkey Mediterranean Games 2013 Turkey Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2005 Serbia Team 2004 Spain Team

Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays the center position. He also represents the Turkish national team.

Professional career

Oğuz Savaş made his professional debut in Ülkerspor when he was 19. That year, he helped his team crush their way to the league championship. Savaş contributed 6.0 points and 3.2 rebound in his first season.

When Ülkerspor merged with Fenerbahçe, Oğuz Savaş also became part of the new team. He has been a consistent and successful player for Fenerbahçe ever since.

On 26 March 2015, Savaş scored 7 points against Unicaja Malaga and reached 1000 career Euroleague points.

In the summer of 2015, Savaş signed with Darüşşafaka.

Turkish national team

Savaş is a regular Turkish national team player and he won the silver medal in 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Private life

Oğuz Savaş is married to Melike Demirkaya since 2010.

External links

• Oğuz Savaş at draftexpress.com
• Oğuz Savaş at euroleague.net
• Oğuz Savaş at fenerbahce.org
• Oğuz Savaş at tblstat.net