Burak Yacan Yüksel

Burak Yacan Yüksel — Biography

Burak Yacan Yüksel is a former Turkish basketball player who came up through the Anadolu Efes youth system and left the game early because of injury. He played power forward and small forward, and at around 2.03 meters tall (6 ft 8 in) was presented as a promising prospect. His career ended with an injury in 2015, and he held a testimonial game that year.

A product of Efes's youth program "First Step With Efes", Yüksel played for Pertevniyal, the club's pilot team in the Turkish Basketball Second League. He turned professional in 2010, and in 2010-11, under the club's then name Efes Pilsen, he played in the Turkish Basketball League for the first time. He scored 2 points in Efes Pilsen's 101-54 win over Oyak Renault, and in the 90-62 away win over Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor he spent about three minutes on court and finished with 3 points and 1 rebound.

After Anadolu Efes terminated his contract he played for Aliağa Petkim, Best Balıkesir and the Melikşah University team in Kayseri. In February 2015 the Kayseri press reported that he had ended the season with Melikşah University. He also pulled on the Turkey shirt many times for the youth national teams.