Yiğit Arslan
{{short description|Turkish basketball player}}
{{for|the Turkish swimmer|Yiğit Aslan}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Yiğit Arslan
| image = Yiğit Arslan 7 Beşiktaş TBSL 20241011 (cropped).jpg
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| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 200
| league = Basketbol Süper Ligi
| team = Beşiktaş Emlakjet
| number = 7
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Osmangazi, Turkey
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2019
| team1 = Tofaş
| years2 = 2019–2021
| team2 = Galatasaray S.K.
| years3 = 2021–2022
| team3 = Tofaş
| years4 = 2022–2023
| team4 = Bahçeşehir Koleji
| years5 = 2023–present
| team5 = Beşiktaş
| highlights =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{TUR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U20 European Championship}}
{{MedalBronze| 2016 Finland | U20 team}}
{{MedalBronze| 2015 Italy | U20 team}}
{{MedalCompetition | FIBA Under-19 World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Greece | U19 team }}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U18 European Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2014 Turkey | U18 team}}
}}
Yiğit Arslan (born 12 May 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Turkish national team.{{cite web |title=Yigit Arslan |url=https://www.mackolik.com/basketbol/basketbolcu/y-arslan/49vg2ak6m3vq9x60hakus2yuh |website=mackolik.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=ARSLAN, YIGIT |url=https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=007914&seasoncode=U2017 |website=euroleague.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}
Professional career
= Tofaş (2014–2019) =
Arslan started his professional career at Tofaş in 2014 at the age of 18, in the 2014–15 season, he averaged 2.6 point, 1.4 rebound and 0.5 assist.{{cite web |title=TOFAS ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/555/tofas/2014 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=YİĞİT ARSLAN |url=http://www.tofasspor.com/sporcu-12-yigit_arslan |website=tofasspor.com |access-date=31 March 2020}} In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 6.1 point, 1.8 rebound and 1.1 assists.{{cite web |title=TOFAS ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/555/tofas/2015 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}} In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 3.5 point, 1.5 rebound and 0.8 assists.{{cite web |title=TOFAS ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/555/tofas/2016 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}} In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 4.8 point, 1.6 rebound and 1 assists{{cite web |title=TOFAS ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/555/tofas/2017 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}} In the 2017–18 season at Tofaş, he averaged 6.7 point, 2.7 rebound and 1.7 assists.{{cite web |title=YIGIT ARSLAN |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/64695/yigit-arslan |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=TOFAS ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/555/tofas/2017 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}
= Galatasaray (2019–2021) =
Before the 2019–20 season, he moved to the Galatasaray S.K. team.{{cite web |title=Yiğit Arslan in Galatasaray |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/yigit-arslan-galatasarayda-41257081 |website=hurriyet.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=GALATASARAY ROSTER |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/553/galatasaray/2019 |website=proballers.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}
= Tofaş (2021–2022) =
On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Tofaş and returned where his professional career has started.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tofasspor.com/haber-2226-evine_hos_geldin_yigit_arslan?fbclid=IwAR0l0TQ7vyXyP5j6K7q7n7A43ggFkrFK9VczXqUrSTVDEY-0SJBI_gE_BQg|title=Evine Hoş Geldin Yiğit Arslan!|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2021|website=|publisher=Tofaş|language=tr|access-date=October 30, 2021}}
= Bahçeşehir Koleji (2022–2023) =
= Beşiktaş (2023–present) =
National team career
=Junior teams=
Arslan represented Turkey at the 2014 FIBA U18 European Championship in Konya, Turkey, where he averaged 4.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists.{{cite web |title=2014 U18 European Championship Men |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/114379/pid2//sid/10067/tid/376/tid2//_/2014_U18_European_Championship_Men_DIVISION_A/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
A year later, he played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he averaged 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists.{{cite web |title=Yigit ARSLAN |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2015/player/Yigit-Arslan |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=31 March 2020}} He also represented the Turkish national under-20 team at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship in Finland, where he averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2 assists.{{cite web |title=2016 FIBA U20 European Championship |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/114379/sid/12457/tid/376/_/2016_FIBA_U20_European_Championship/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Senior team=
Arslan represented the Turkish national team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, where he averaged 0.7 points, 1 rebound and 0.3 assists.{{cite web |title=Yigit ARSLAN |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/player/Yigit-Arslan |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=31 March 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Yigit-Arslan/Summary/72662 RealGM profile]
{{Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball) current roster}}
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Category:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players
Category:Beşiktaş men's basketball players
Category:Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Category:Sportspeople from Osmangazi
Category:Sportspeople from Bursa
Category:Turkish men's basketball players