İbrahim Kutluay

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = İbrahim Kutluay
league = Turkish Second Division

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nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5.75
weight_lbs = 210
position = Shooting guard
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|1|7
birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
team = İTÜ S.K.
college =
nationality = Turkish
draft =
draft_team =
draft_year =
career_start = 1993
career_end =
former_teams = Fenerbahçe Istanbul (1993-1999)
Efes Pilsen (1999-2000)
AEK Athens (2000-2001)
Panathinaikos (2001-2003), (2005)
Ülkerspor (2003-2004 and 2005-2007),
Seattle SuperSonics (2004-2005)
PAOK BC (2007-2008)
awards = 2001 Greek Cup MVP

İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player. The 6 ft 5 ¾ in (1.97 m), 210-lb. (95 kg) guard has played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Ülkerspor, and Efes Pilsen SK. He also played for AEK Athens and Panathinaikos in the Greek League before going to the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics.

He returned to Europe during the 2005 NBA All-Star Game break after languishing on the bench of the Seattle SuperSonics, for which he played in only five games during the 2004–05 NBA season. For the rest of that season, he played guard with Greek League and Euroleague power Panathinaikos.

He scored a record 50 points at the Under-22 1996 European Championship against Italy, and also 41 points in a Euroleague match against Cibona Zagreb.

He has been one of the best 3-point shooters in Europe and one of the fastest players at his position. However, his off-ball defense is very poor, and his dribbling ability with his left hand has been questioned.

Kutluay signed a 5-year contract for Turkish Basketball League outfit Fenerbahçe Ülker, a team created via the takeover of Ülkerspor by Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2006.

He has recently signed a new contract with Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki, thus returning to the Greek A1 League after three years.

He is also a regular Turkish National Team player and captain.

Achievements

*1993–94: Turkish Basketball League title, with Fenerbahçe.
*1996: FIBA EuroStars, Istanbul.
*1998: FIBA EuroStars, Berlin.
*1998–99: Top scorer in Euroleague, with a 21.4 scoring average.
*1999: FIBA EuroStars, Moscow.
*1999–2000: Third place in Euroleague Final Four, with Efes Pilsen S.K.
*2001: Semifinalist in Euroleague with AEK Athens BC.
*2001: Greek Cup title, with AEK Athens BC. Voted MVP.
*2001: Silver medal at Eurobasket 2001.
*2002: Euroleague title, with Panathinaikos BC. Top scorer in Final game (22 points).
*2003: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Third place in Euroleague Final Four, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Greek League title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Greek Cup title, with Panathinaikos BC.
*2005: Turkish Basketball League Cup title, with Ülker Istanbul.
*2005 & 2006: Turkish President's Cup in the Turkish Basketball League, with Ülker Istanbul.

External links

* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=ulk&pcode=ABI Player profile on euroleague.net]
* [http://www.turksports.net/detay_basket.asp?tablo=162&kat=51 TurkSports.Net profile]
* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolerkek/detay.asp?ContentID=6515&ContentCategoryID=38 Player profile on fenerbahce.org]
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=ibrahim_kutluay NBA.com historical playerfile]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=3483&idioma=3 Basketpedya.com]