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Ömer Onan

Ömer Onan
Onan in 2021.
Personal information
Born (1978-02-04) February 4, 1978 (age 46)
Mersin, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career1995–2014
PositionShooting guard
Number7, 6, 15
Career history
1995–2004Efes Pilsen
2004–2005Fenerbahçe
2005–2006Ülkerspor
2006–2014Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position.

Playing career

Pro clubs

During his professional playing career, Onan won the European-wide third-tier level league, the FIBA Korać Cup championship in 1996. Domestically in his native Turkey, he also won the Turkish Super League championship 11 times (1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2014). In addition to that, he won the Turkish Cup title 8 times (1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, and 2013); and the Turkish Super Cup title 5 times (1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2013).

His number 7 jersey was retired by Fenerbahçe in 2014.

Turkish national team

Onan was a member of the senior men's Turkish national team. He was a part of the Turkish teams that won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2001 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Post-playing career

In August 2014, Onan retired from playing professional basketball, and became a team manager of his longtime playing club, Fenerbahçe, replacing Mirsad Türkcan at that position.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Fenerbahçe Ülker'in Yeni Takım Menajeri Ömer Onan". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 August 2014.