Shane Larkin among players that will represent Turkey in upcoming EuroBasket Qualifier window this month.
Turkish Basketball Federation announced their national team preliminary roster for the last Qualifier window for this year's EuroBasket.
Shane Larkin
| Team: |
Anadolu Efes Istanbul |
| Position: | PG |
| Age: | 32 |
| Height: | 182 cm |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
| Birth place: | Cincinati, United States of America |
Turkish national team will be coached by Ergin Ataman, and should be led by Euroleague players such as Cedi Osman, Onuralp Bitim, Ercan Osmani, Furkan Korkmaz and returning to the national team Shane Larkin.
Once again there are no Fenerbahce players included in the roster. Earlier this season Ataman made a showed 3-1 to the Galatasaray fans, addressing the club's 3-1 win against Fenerbahce Istanbul on the football field in the Turkish Super Cup.
After the incident Fenerbahce announced they would not send any players to the Turkish national team unless Ataman steps down.
Full Roster
| Player | Team |
| Ercan Osmani | Anadolu Efes |
| Erkan Yilmaz | Anadolu Efes |
| Shane Larkin | Anadolu Efes |
| Sehmus Hazer | Bahcesehir Koleji |
| Furkan Haltali | Bahcesehir Koleji |
| Furkan Korkmaz | Bahcesehir Koleji |
| Kenan Sipahi | Bahcesehir Koleji |
| Yigit Arslan | Besiktas |
| Sarper David Mutaf | Bursaspor |
| Sadik Emir Kabaca | Galatasaray |
| Muhsin Yasar | Karsiyaka |
| Yigitcan Saybir | Tofas |
| Emre Melih Tunca | Turk Telekom |
| Erten Gazi | Dinamo Sassari |
| Onuralp Bitim | FC Bayern Munich |
| Cedi Osman | Panathinaikos |
Turkey will face Italy at home Feb.20 and later Iceland on Feb.23 away. Turkey is already qualified for the EuroBasket.
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