“I said there was another good option like going to college,” Yurtseven said. Trying to juggle basketball, academics and getting the needed amount of rest proved difficult. Yurtseven was doing two practices a day and squeezing in whatever academic work he could in Istanbul. I wanted to get my classes done in Turkey, and that was hard.” When I heard that, I thought that was the place for me. You have to be a good athlete and a good student at the same time. “Here, the system is based following it both. “It was mostly because of the education,” Yurtseven said. He had yearned to play college basketball for a few years and tried to set up a plan in place to achieve that goal. “Some colleges got scared that I wasn’t going to get cleared and just started acting cold because they weren’t sure if I would get cleared,” Yurtseven said. Some colleges were likely affected in trying to recruit Yurtseven, but he trusted the process. I felt bad, but we had to go separate ways.” I was like, ‘What is going on?’ Then I found the video. “When I got there and I landed, I had a million notifications. If I can’t control it, then I’ll feel bad about it. “It was really tough mentally, but at the same, I just want to concentrate on what I can control the most.
“I had nowhere else to go but the junior team after things happened with coach,” Yurtseven said. The latter was due to Fenerbahce coach Zeljko Obradovic unloading on the 17-year-old for leaving the team to head to Toronto. 12-14 in Toronto, it became apparent that he was clearly talented and that his recruitment would be tricky. To see him do that for me, of course, meant a lot.”Īfter Yurtseven left Fenerbahce and participated in Basketball Without Borders Feb. That was a one-day flight, and he was really tired. “They asked if they could see me, and next thing you know they were in Turkey in Istanbul. “They kind of joined the recruitment process kind of late because I was already looking into colleges,” Yurtseven said. Head coach Mark Gottfried visited Yurtseven in Turkey, which then led to the 7-0, 245-pounder to officially visit NC State May 5-6. “We will do everything to be cleared and play. “I can’t say this has been fun, but I am going to be patient and trust my coaches,” Yurtseven said. He does get to participate at Primetime With The Pack tonight following the 6 p.m. NC State understood there likely would be a waiting game to sort through any kind of financial relationship Yurtseven had with Fenerbahce. The Wolfpack didn’t hesitate in jumping in with Yurtseven in mid-February and secured his verbal commitment May 16. 13 overall in the first round by the Sacramento Kings in 2016. John’s and Kentucky had recruited the giant 7-1, 240-pounder.
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and with Team Takeover traveling team, but he elected to sign with the Greek pro team Panathinaikos in July 2015. Papagiannis had played high school basketball in the U.S.
NC State was fresh off of chasing another talented center - Georgios Papagiannis of Athens, Greece. The Istanbul, Turkey, product wasn’t playing much with Fenerbahce in his home country, and ultimately left the franchise during the season. There are different routes to the NBA, and Yurtseven preferred the college one with the chance to get a structured education.
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