Mert Akay

Mert Akay (born 12 July 2000) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Dynamic Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Mert Akay
Mert Akay (2018)
No. 4 – Dynamic Belgrade
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000
Beyoğlu, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Darüşşafaka
2019–presentDynamic Belgrade
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Turkey
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Poland U16 team

Professional career

Akay grew up with the youth system of Darüşşafaka. In the 2018–19 season, he became a regular member of Darüşşafaka's senior team. On 25 January 2019, Akay made his EuroLeague debut for Darüşşafaka against Kirolbet Baskonia making his only three-point attempt in under 2 minutes of playing time.[1]

On 10 October 2019, Akay signed a contract with the Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[2][3] Following the 2020–21 season Akay declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[4]

National team career

Akay was a member of the Turkey U16 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship in Radom, Poland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[5]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Darüşşafaka 7111.0.412.250.5561.11.6.4.03.01.3

References
  1. "Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 80 KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75". euroleague. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Mert Akay officially signed with KK Dynamic". sportando.basketball. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Mert Akay, Dynamic Belgrad'da". basketdergisi.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "2016 U16 Turkey, #4 Mert Akay". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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