Robert Eugene Turner III (born April 8, 1993) is an American basketball player for

Zastal Zielona Góra Zastal Zielona Góra, officially Orlen Zastal Zielona Góra for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zielona Góra, Poland. The team plays in the Polish League. For past club sponsorship names, see the ...

in the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

(PLK). He played

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for

New Mexico Junior College New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) is a public junior college in unincorporated Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs. History and campus New Mexico Junior College first opened in the fall of 1966, with a current enrollment of 3,375. The campus ...

and

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...

before going on to play professionally in

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and

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. In 2017, he won the Mongolian Superleague with Arhangai Altan, while also being named MVP, and in 2022 he won the Icelandic Cup with

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

College career

Turner played for

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

from 2013 to 2015, starting 61 of his 64 games and averaging 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

Professional career

Turner joined

of the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2021, and led the team in scoring an assists with 23.3 points and 5.2 assists per game. He helped the team win the Icelandic Cup in January 2022. He resigned with the team for the following season. In December 2022, Stjarnan announced that Turners contract had been bought up by a French

Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular sea ...

club. Despite appearing in only 11 games, he led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring with 29.0 points per game. On 2 January 2023, he signed with

Stade Rochelais Basket Stade Rochelais basket is a French professional basketball team based in La Rochelle. The team plays in the Pro A, having been promoted from the LNB Pro B in the 2023–24 season. Founded in 1932 as Ruppela, the team promoted to the Pro B, the ...

. On October 3, 2023, Turner signed with

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the first tier in France. ...

of the

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. On December 29, he left the team. On January 4, 2024, Turner signed with

Fos Provence Basket Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the second tier LNB Pro B. Home games are played in the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which has a capacity of ...

of the

. On June 21, he re-signed with Fos Provence Basket. On March 14, 2025, he signed with

in the

(PLK).

Personal life

Turner was born to LaTanya and Robert Turner Jr., the middle of five children.

References

External links

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Icelandic statistics
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Icelandic Basketball Association The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...

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