| Berke Büyüktuncel | |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| League: | Big Ten Conference |
| Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Bursa, Turkey |
| College: | |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Team1: | Tofaş |
Berke Büyüktuncel (born September 2, 2004) is a Turkish basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference.
Büyüktuncel was born and grew up in Bursa, Turkey.[1] He played for the youth teams of Tofaş S.K.[2] Büyüktuncel averaged 11.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks for the Under-19 team and made his Basketbol Süper Ligi debut with the senior team during the 2020–2021 season.[3]
Büyüktuncel committed to play college basketball in the United States for UCLA and signed a National Letter of Intent on August 5, 2023.[4] He enrolled at UCLA in September 2023 after being granted his release from Tofaş. Büyüktuncel was not declared eligible to play by the NCAA before the start of the Bruins' 2023–24 season.[5] He was cleared to play three games into the season.[6] Hampered by injuries and uneven play, he averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game.[7]
Büyüktuncel was named to the Turkey under-18 national team and played in the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship. He was also selected as Turkey's team captain in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[8]