Duşan_Cantekin
Duşan Cantekin
Serbian-born Turkish basketball player
Duşan Cantekin (born Dušan Gavrilović; Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Гавриловић; born June 21, 1990) is a Serbian-born Turkish professional basketball player for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Standing at 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in), he plays at the center position.
| Gaziantep Basketbol | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | TBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-06-21) June 21, 1990 (age 33) Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Turkish / Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Pertevniyal |
| 2009–2012 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2010 | → Mersin |
| 2011–2012 | → Mega Vizura |
| 2012–2014 | Banvit |
| 2012–2013 | → Bandırma Kırmızı |
| 2014–2015 | Mega Vizura / Leks |
| 2015 | İstanbul BB |
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray |
| 2016–2017 | Trabzonspor |
| 2017–2018 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2018–2019 | Beşiktaş |
| 2019–2020 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor |
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| 2022–2023 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2023–present | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| Career highlights and awards | |
In 2009, Cantekin signed with Anadolu Efes. As a member of Efes, he was on loan with Mersin[1] and Mega Vizura.[2]
On August 2, 2012, Cantekin signed with Banvit.[3]
On September 17, 2014, he signed with his former team Mega Vizura.[4] On January 20, 2015, he left Mega and returned to Turkey where he signed with İstanbul BB.[5]
On October 6, 2015, he signed with Galatasaray for the 2015–16 season.[6]
On August 15, 2016, he signed with Trabzonspor for the 2016–17 season.[7]
On August 7, 2017, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the 2017–18 season.[8]
On September 5, 2018, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2018–19 season. [9]
On December 19, 2019, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL). [10]
On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
On August 7, 2022, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]
On July 22, 2023, he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).[13]
He was also a regular Turkey youth national team player.
- "Kocaoglu moves to Antalya; Cantekin to Mersin". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- "Efes Pilsen sends on loan to Mega Vizura Dusan Cantekin". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- "Banvit BK adds size with Dusan Cantekin". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- "Dusan Cantekin signs with IBB". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- "Galatasaray adds size with Dusan Cantekin". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- "Dusan Cantekin inks with Trabzonspor". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- "Duşan Cantekin Beşiktaş'ta" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- Carchia, Emiliano (December 19, 2019). "Bursaspor signs Dusan Cantekin". Sportando. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "Duşan Cantekin Gaziantep'te" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 1, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- "Dusan Cantekin Karşıyaka'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- "Hasan Emir, Erkin ve Dusan Gaziantep'te" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.