Mahir Agva (born 26 June 1996) is a Turkish-German professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Mahir Agva played basketball professionally in Germany for seven seasons. After spending the first years of his career between the

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and the

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, he consistently played in the Basketball Bundesliga for three seasons between 2016 and 2019. In these seven years he played for clubs such as

Tigers Tübingen Tigers Tübingen is a basketball team from Tübingen, a college town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany, playing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the country's first tier league. Founded as SV 03 Tübingen, is affiliated with the multi-spor ...

, Ehingen Urspring, the

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and the

Gießen 46ers The GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people. History The biggest achievements in clu ...

Darüşşafaka

On July 11, 2019, Agva signed with Darüşşafaka of the

(BSL).

Pınar Karşıyaka

On August 20, 2020, Agva signed a two-year deal with

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of the

(BSL).

Galatasaray Nef

On June 26, 2022, he has signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish

(BSL). On July 11, 2023, a message of thanks was published by Galatasaray Nef and it was announced that the roads were separated.

Petkim Spor

On July 11, 2023, he signed with

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of the

(BSL).

Türk Telekom

On June 11, 2024, he signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

References

External links

Real GM ProfileGerman Basketball Federation ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net Player Profile
1996 births Living people Centers (basketball) Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players German men's basketball players German sportspeople of Turkish descent Giessen 46ers players Karşıyaka basketball players Petkim Spor players Skyliners Frankfurt players Sportspeople from Reutlingen Tigers Tübingen players Türk Telekom B.K. players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-basketball-bio-stub