Ismet Akpınar (, born May 22, 1995) is a Turkish-German professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL).

Early years

Akpınar started his career in the BC Hamburg youth ranks. At the age of 16, he made his professional debut with

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in the

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, the third tier of German basketball, earning ''

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'' All-German ProB Rookie of the Year honors following the 2011–12 season. At the same time, he excelled at the youth level playing for Piraten Hamburg and was named JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) Player of the Year in 2011 as well as NBBL (under-19 Bundesliga) Rookie of the Year the following season.

Professional career

In February 2013, Akpınar agreed on a four-year deal with Bundesliga side

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. In the 2016-17 season, he received the BBL Best German Young Player Award. On June 7, 2017, he signed with

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. In the 2017–18 season, he was invited for the

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for the first time in his career. In 2019, Akpinar played in his second All-Star Game and was MVP of the match.

Beşiktaş Sompo Japan

On July 30, 2019, he has signed contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the

Bayern Munich

On May 25, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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(BBL).

Bahçeşehir Koleji

On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

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(BSL).

Fenerbahçe Beko

On June 18, 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of the

(BSL) and the

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. On June 22, 2023, he parted ways with the club.

Galatasaray Ekmas

On June 26, 2023, he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish

(BSL).

Türk Telekom

On June 5, 2024, he signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

National team

Akpınar has represented the German Junior National Teams on many occasions. In August 2010, he played in the North Sea Development Basketball Cup, guiding the German under-15 squad to a second-place finish. He was with the Germany U16 National Team, competing in the 2011 under-16 European Championships, and was selected to play for Germany's U18 team at the 2012 Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament as well as at the 2012 and 2013 under-18 European Championships. In 2014 and 2015, he played for his country in the under-20 European Championships. In the summer of 2017, he was capped for the first time for Germany's men's national team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Eurocup

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2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;", Bahçeşehir Koleji , 9 , , 2 , , 20.2 , , .538 , , .410 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .1 , , 10.8 , , 8.9 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 66 , , 26 , , 16.5 , , .497 , , .356 , , .851 , , 1.3 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .3 , , 6.6 , , 5.0

Personal life

Ismet is of Turkish descent. He is younger brother of the Turkish player Mutlu Akpınar.

References

External links

EuroCup ProfileGerman BBL ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akpinar, Ismet 1995 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Alba Berlin players Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players Beşiktaş men's basketball players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players German men's basketball players German sportspeople of Turkish descent Point guards Ratiopharm Ulm players Shooting guards Basketball players from Hamburg Türk Telekom B.K. players 21st-century German sportsmen