İsmail Hakan Demirel (born 7 May 1986) is a Turkish former professional

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player. He is 1.91 m tall and played the

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position.

Career

He studied at

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

. He started his professional career with

Tofaş TOFAŞ Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, ...

in Turkish Basketball 2nd League. He was recruited to play for the

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Catamounts, but the

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declared him permanently ineligible as a collegiate athlete because he played professional basketball in Turkey. Demirel played his whole professional career in Turkey with the following clubs :

, Fenerbahçe,

Erdemir Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları T.A.Ş. is a Turkish steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language ''Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları'', which means "Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories". Erdemir occupies the 43rd place ...

, Darüşşafaka, Antalya BB, Royal Halı Gaziantep,

Uşak Sportif Uşak Sportif, also known as Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, was a professional basketball team that is based in the city of Uşak, in Turkey. The team was founded in 2006. Their home arena was the Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall, which has a se ...

Trabzonspor B.K. Trabzonspor Basketbol Kulübü (), also known as Trabzonspor Basket or Trabzonspor, is a professional basketball club based in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. It is a department of the multi-sport club of Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor played seven seasons ...

and İstanbul BB.

National team career

With the junior national teams of Turkey, Demirel won the silver medal's at the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Spain in 2004. Final ranking 1. Spain 2. Turkey 3. France 4. Italy 5. 6. Russia 7. Greece 8. Israel 9. Lithuania 10. Bulgaria 11 ...

and at the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won t ...

. He also won the bronze medal at the

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. He was also member of the senior

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at the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...

and the

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Career highlights

* 2004 - Turkish 2nd Basketball League Championship * 2002 - MVP of Turkish 2nd Basketball League * 2004 - MVP of European Young Guards * 2004 - 2nd Place of European Championship * 2006 - 2nd Place of European Championship * 2006 - 6th Place of World Championship * 2007 -

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Championship * 2007 - Turkish President's Cup Championship * 2007 - 10th best European young player * 2008 -

Championship

Turkish national team

References

External links

Euroleague ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demirel, Hakan 1986 births Living people Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Gaziantep Basketbol players Istanbul Bilgi University alumni İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Tofaş S.K. players Trabzonspor B.K. players Turkish men's basketball players Uşak Sportif players 2006 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Point guards Sportspeople from Erzurum 21st-century Turkish sportsmen