Ercan Osmani replaces Omer Yurtseven in Turkey's preliminary roster / News - Basketnews.com

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Turkish Basketball Federation announced that Ercan Osmani was included in the candidate list for the Turkish national team.

Omer Yurtseven

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Osmani's Turkish passport status was an ongoing process, as he was born in Albania. Recently FIBA gave the green light for him to play for the Turkish NT.

The Turkish NT was looking for a replacement after the Miami Heat center Omer Yurtseven refused to play in the upcoming EuroBasket.

Osmani signed with Darussafaka Istanbul this summer, last season he played Besiktas and was developed in Bandirma's academy. Due to the Bandirma basketball club ending its activities in 2020, Osmani continued his career with Besiktas.

The 24-year-old last season in the BSL averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.

Full 19-player roster after the change:

Alperen Sengun Berk Ugurlu Bugrahan Tuncer Cedi Osman Dogus Ozdemiroglu Egehan Arna Furkan Haltali Furkan Korkmaz Kartal Ozmizrak Melih Mahmutoglu Mtetecan Birsen Muhsin Yasar Onuralp Bitim Ercan Osmani Sadik Emir Kabaca Sertac Sanli Shane Larkin Sehmus Hazer Yigitcan Saybir Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.