// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Mert Akay? A turkey of an actor, always fowl-ing up his lines?
_(cropped).JPG) Mert Akay (2018) | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Biotekno Körfez Basket | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 2000 Beyoğlu, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Dynamic Belgrade | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Körfez Basket | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Mert Akay (born 12 July 2000) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Körfez Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Professional career
[edit]Akay grew up with the youth system of Darüşşafaka. In the 2018–19 season, he became a regular member of Darüşşafaka's senior team. On 25 January 2019, Akay made his EuroLeague debut for Darüşşafaka against Kirolbet Baskonia making his only three-point attempt in under 2 minutes of playing time.[1]
On 10 October 2019, Akay signed a contract with the Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[2][3] Following the 2020–21 season Akay declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[4]
On September 9, 2026, he signed with Körfez Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[5]
National team career
[edit]Akay was a member of the Turkey U16 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship in Radom, Poland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Darüşşafaka | 7 | 1 | 11.0 | .412 | .250 | .556 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 80 KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75". euroleague. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "Mert Akay officially signed with KK Dynamic". sportando.basketball. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "Mert Akay, Dynamic Belgrad'da". basketdergisi.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ @glintkorfez (September 9, 2026). "Mert Akay Körfez Basket'te!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "2016 U16 Turkey, #4 Mert Akay". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.[dead link]