Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional

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coach and former player who played at the

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position. He is currently the

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for

Esenler Erokspor Esenler Erokspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in Esenler, Istanbul. The football team currently plays in the TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level ...

of the

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi The Turkish Basketball First League (; TBL), is Turkish basketball league system, the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L). Format and pro ...

(TBL).

Professional career

Arslan has played with

TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. History 1959–1969 ...

in the

Spanish ACB League The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

in the

Greek Basketball League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

Union Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija () was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two differen ...

in the

Slovenian Basketball League The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slove ...

and with

Efes Pilsen Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.'' (lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in Turkey, the United States, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), E ...

in the

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. On 21 June 2011, he signed a contract with Galatasaray Liv Hospital. In June 2015, he parted ways with Galatasaray. On 7 July 2015, he signed with Darüşşafaka. In July 2017, he signed with

Türk Telekom Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. () is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wideband I ...

. On August 7, 2019, he has signed with

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

of the

(BSL). Arslan signed a contract extension with the team on July 11, 2020. On April 24, 2021, Arslan retired from professional basketball after playing his last game with Bursaspor.

National team career

Arslan was a regular member of the senior

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Coaching career

Following retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming

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for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish

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(BSL). On February 5, 2023, he signed and became

for Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the

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(TBL). 2024 Became the Turkish U20 National Team coach in the FIBA EuroBasket U20 which took place in Gdnyia. On March 13, 2025, he signed with

of the

(TBL).

References

External links

Ender Arslan
at eurobasket.com
Ender Arslan
at euroleague.net
Ender Arslan
at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Arslan, Ender 1983 births Living people 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen ABA League players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Bursaspor Basketbol players Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players KK Olimpija players Liga ACB players Panionios B.C. players Point guards Saski Baskonia players Basketball players from Istanbul Turkish expatriate basketball people in Greece Turkish expatriate basketball people in Spain Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Turkish men's basketball players Türk Telekom B.K. players