Şemsettin Baş (born January 4, 1973 in
Istanbul
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, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player and lastly was head coach of
CSO Voluntari
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. At 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m), he played as a
shooting guard and
small forward
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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular c ...
.
He is of
Bosniak
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origin and cousin of former
NBA
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and
Euroleague player
Mirsad Türkcan
Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time All ...
.
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Karşıyaka basketball players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Istanbul
Tofaş S.K. players
Turkish men's basketball players
Türk Telekom B.K. players