John Turek (born February 19, 1983) is an American retired professional

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player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), Turek used to play as

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. He played collegiately for the

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and continued his career as a professional player in Europe. Turek played for teams based in the

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and

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Personal life

His brother,

Joshua Turek Joshua Mark "Josh" Turek (born April 12, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district. He was formerly a wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's natio ...

, is a

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player, and Paralympic gold medalist.

Honours

Club

;

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(1): 2010–11

Individual

* BBL blocks leader (1): 2009–10 *

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(1): 2006

References

External links

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1983 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Basketball players from Iowa Centers (basketball) Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players Phoenix Hagen players Power forwards Champagne Basket players Rosa Radom players Riesen Ludwigsburg players Turów Zgorzelec players Gent Hawks players Almere Pioneers players American men's basketball players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub