Göksenin Köksal Explained

Göksenin Köksal
League:Basketbol Süper Ligi
Height Ft:6
Height In:4.75
Weight Lbs:206
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Birth Date:8 January 1991
Birth Place:Tonya, Trabzon, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish
Team:Galatasaray Ekmas
Number:61
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–present
Team1:Galatasaray
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:Darüşşafaka
Highlights:

Hüseyin Göksenin Köksal[1] (born 8 January 1991) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is a 1.95 m (6'4¾") tall[2] swingman.

Professional career

Galatasaray

Köksal began his pro career in 2010, with the Turkish club Galatasaray. With Galatasaray, he won the Turkish President's Cup (Turkish Supercup) in 2011, and the Turkish Super League championship of the 2012–13 season.

Darüşşafaka (loan)

He then moved to the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, on loan from Galatasaray, for the 2014–15 season.

Galatasaray (return)

He returned to Galatasaray for the 2015–16 season. With Galatasaray, he won the EuroCup 2015–16 season's championship. Köksal re-signed with the team on 10 August 2021.[3]

Turkish national team

Köksal was a regular member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also been a member of the senior men's Turkish national basketball team. With Turkey's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/goksenin%20koksal/pid//_//players.html Hüseyin Göksenin KÖKSAL (TUR).
  2. http://www.galatasaray.org/p/61-goksenin-koksal/364 Göksenin Köksal Boyu: 1.97 .
  3. Web site: Koksal re-signs at Galatasaray . Eurobasket . August 10, 2021 . August 10, 2021.
  4. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/goksenin%20koksal/pid//_//players.html Hüseyin Göksenin KÖKSAL (TUR).