Mirsad Türkcan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mirsad Türkcan

Turkish basketball player

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1976

Place of Birth: Novi Pazar, Raška District, Serbia

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mirsad Türkcan (see names) (born June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin.
Standing at a height of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played at the power forward position.
A three-time All-EuroLeague Team member, he is also the fifth best rebounder in the EuroLeague, since the year 2000, with 1,287 total rebounds.Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia as Mirsad Jahovic, he moved to play basketball in Turkey.
At the same time, he also obtained Turkish citizenship, and started playing international basketball with the senior Turkish national team.
In 1999, he became the first Turkish basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).In the EuroLeague, Türkcan amassed total of 50 double doubles, and is one of only three players since the year 2000, to record a 20-point, 20-rebound game (27 points and 23 rebounds).
He led the EuroLeague in rebounding five times.
He was nominated for the EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team, but he did not make the final list.
He became a EuroLeague Legend in 2017.