Doğuş Balbay

Doğuş Balbay

Balbay in February 2009
Position	Point guard
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
League	Turkish Basketball League Euroleague
Team	Anadolu Efes S.K.
Born	January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21) (age 22) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
High school	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)
College	The University of Texas
Draft	Undrafted, 2011
Pro career	2004–present
Career history	Fenerbahçe (2004-06)

Doğuş Balbay (pronounced [doˈɰuʃ balˈbaj]; born January 21, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a basketball player from Turkey who plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey. He is 6'1 and weighs 180 pounds.^[1]

Amateur career

Doğuş Balbay started playing basketball in the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. After two years in the Turkish Basketball League, he moved to Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, U.S. to study.

Balbay spent the last two years playing on the Under 18 Turkish National Team, and he helped the squad place fourth at the 2006 European Championships. He also played two years on the Under 16 Turkish National Team and led that squad to the 2005 European Championship.

He led Brewster to a 29-6 record and a runner-up finish at the NEPSAC Class A Championship while averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 assists per game during his senior season under coach Jason Smith.

After Balbay signed a letter of intent with Texas, the Longhorns' head coach Rick Barnes declared that "Dogus is an important pickup for our program, as he will provide us quality depth at the point guard position." Barnes also said that Dogus "has a clever international game and good athleticism. Dogus is a strong perimeter defender and a good playmaker who has the ability to score in the lane."

At the midway mark of the 2009–10 season, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas named Balbay one of the two top perimeter defenders in college basketball that season, along with Chris Kramer of Purdue. Bilas said about Balbay,

“

Balbay puts the best pressure on the ball of anyone I have seen all season long. With his ball pressure, teams have a difficult time running offense against Texas, and Balbay has taken more than one quality point guard out of the game this season.[2]

”

Doğuş was not drafted in the 2011 NBA Draft and was linked with various European teams, including his native Fenerbahçe. His strength, versality, defensive prowess and speed is said to resemble Fenerbahçe Ülker and national player Ömer Onan.

ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla named Doğuş his favourite player in the 2011 Eurocamp.^[3]

Pro career

In July 2011 he signed a three-year contract with Anadolu Efes S.K..^[4]

Personal life

His full name is Doğuş Balbay. He is son of Mithat (father) and Şükran (mother) Balbay. Has one older sister, Derya. Balbay was born January 21, 1989 in Kadıköy, İstanbul.

Career

• 2004-06 Fenerbahçe
• 2006-07 Brewster Academy
• 2007-11 The University of Texas

See also

• Texas Longhorns men's basketball

References

1. ^ Transfer news Retrieved May 22, 2007 Archived September 29, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Bilas, Jay (2010-01-12). "Scheyer, Wall lead All-America team". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4818431. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benmMlYOTtE
4. ^ Efes signs youngster Balbay

External links

• Turkish Basketball Federation Page about Doğuş's Texas Signature
• Doğuş's Signing of National Letter of Intent by Texas Sports\
• Doğuş Balbay, Turkey Player Profile & Bio (Interbasket)
• Doğuş's TBL statistics
• 2011 MVP of International Students in America

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Name	Balbay, Dogus
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Date of birth	January 21, 1989
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
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