Murat M.

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I graduated as an civil engineer from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. I have worked in Turkey as team manager for Eczacıbaşı and Fenerbahçe basketball clubs, I have done NCAA, NBA, and ACB League games, as well as hosting various basketball programs for TRT the goverment channel, worked at various TV channels as a play by play and commentator for numerous telecast including World Championship, European Championship, Euroleague, Eurocup, Koraç, Saporta, Cup winners Cup etc. I have also worked as program host and producer, written many articles and done interviews for newspapers, and magazines as a basketball expert. I was a part of the Organization Committee for 2001 FIBA European Championship and the 2010 FIBA Worldcup. I was also founder,president and sometime coach of a local club Baskent 34, which won a Turkish Championship at the Junior League level defeating Anadolu Efes in the Finals. In the 6 years of its existance it produced 9 professional players who played at Divison I or Division II level in Turkey. The club is also proud that Furkan Korkmaz of the Philadelphia 76'ers and Ömercan Ilyasoğlu of Anadolu Efes (Two extremely talented and fine basketball players) got their start with Baskent 34.

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