Onur Aydın

Onur Aydın — Biography

Onur Aydın was a power forward who came through Beşiktaş's youth system, played there for eight years and then moved between clubs across Turkey. At 2.03 m he was not tall for the position, and he made up for it with a strong body and rebounding skill, occasionally playing center as well. The fact that foreign players were generally preferred in his position affected his playing time.

He began playing at Havutça Başakspor, came to Istanbul at a young age to join the Beşiktaş youth system and, from 1997, played at various levels of the national team. In 2003 he left Beşiktaş for Pınar Karşıyaka in İzmir, where he helped the team reach the semi-finals of the Turkish Basketball League in 2004. In 2005 he wore the national shirt at the Universiade in İzmir.

After that he spent two seasons at Banvit, returned to Beşiktaş in 2007-08, played two seasons for Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor and joined Tofaş in 2010-11. He continued his career in the Turkish Second Basketball League with Selçuk Üniversitesi in 2011-12 and Başkent Gençlik in 2012-13. He studied at Anadolu University.