Mahir Agva

{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1996)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Mahir Agva

| number = 13

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 242

| league = Basketbol Süper Ligi

| team = Türk Telekom

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|26}}

| birth_place = Reutlingen, Germany

| nationality = Turkish / German

| high_school =

| college =

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| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2016

| team1 = Tigers Tübingen

| years2 = 2014–2015

| team2 = → Ehingen Urspring

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Frankfurt Skyliners

| years4 = 2017–2019

| team4 = Gießen 46ers

| years5 = 2019–2020

| team5 = Darüşşafaka

| years6 = 2020–2022

| team6 = Pınar Karşıyaka

| years7 = 2022–2023

| team7 = Galatasaray Nef

| years8 = 2023–2024

| team8 = Petkim Spor

| years9 = 2024–present

| team9 = Türk Telekom

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Mahir Agva (born 26 June 1996) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Mahir Agva played basketball professionally in Germany for seven seasons. After spending the first years of his career between the ProA and the Basketball Bundesliga, he consistently played in the Basketball Bundesliga for three seasons between 2016 and 2019. In these seven years he played for clubs such as Tigers Tübingen, Ehingen Urspring, the Frankfurt Skyliners and the Gießen 46ers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/basketball/pe296881/mahir-agva/|title=Sport.de Player Page|last=|first=|date=June 27, 2022|website=|publisher=Sport.de|language=de|access-date=June 27, 2022}}

=Darüşşafaka=

On July 11, 2019, Agva signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{cite news |title=Welcome To The Daçka Family Mahir Agva |url=https://darussafakabasketbol.com/welcome-to-the-dacka-family-mahir-agva/ |website=Darüşşafaka |accessdate=June 27, 2022 |date=July 11, 2019}}

=Pınar Karşıyaka=

On August 20, 2020, Agva signed a two-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{cite news |title=Pinar Karsiyaka signs Mahir Agva |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pinar-karsiyaka-signs-mahir-agva/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |date=August 20, 2020}}

=Galatasaray Nef=

On June 26, 2022, he has signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/basketbol/erkek-basketbol/galatasaray-nefe-hos-geldin-mahir-agva/51182|title=Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Mahir Ağva!|last=|first=|date=June 26, 2022|website=|publisher=Galatasaray|language=tr|access-date=June 26, 2022}} On July 11, 2023, a message of thanks was published by Galatasaray Nef and it was announced that the roads were separated.{{Cite tweet |user=GSBasketbol |number=1678734408570884096 |title=Teşekkürler Mahir Ağva}}

=Petkim Spor=

On July 11, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=Petkimspor |number=1678754427698663424 |title=Ailemize hoş geldin Mahir Ağva}}

=Türk Telekom=

On June 11, 2024, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=TT_Basketbol |number=1800558951882441033 |title=Mahir Ağva yeni sezonda Ankara basketbolu için mücadele verecek}}

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