Işıl Alben

Işıl Alben
Galatasaray
Position	Point guard
League	Women's Basketball Super League; EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born	22 February 1986 (age 38); Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Listed height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1998–2023
Career history
As player:
1998–2006	İstanbul Üniversitesi
2006–2007	Botaş
2007–2014	Galatasaray
2014–2015	Dynamo Kursk
2015–2020	Galatasaray
2020–2022	Botaş
2022–2023	Galatasaray
As coach:
2023–	Galatasaray (General Coordinator)
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2014); 2× EuroCup champion (2009, 2018); Turkish Super League champion (2014); 5× Turkish Cup champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014); 2× Turkish Super Cup champion (2008, 2011); Russian Cup champion (2015);
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Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish team that won the EuroLeague title in 2014.

On 3 June 2023, Alben announced that she had ended her professional basketball career.^[1]^[2]

Career history

Pro club

1998–2002 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK (Youth)
2002–2006 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
2006–2007 Botaş SK
2007–2014 Galatasaray SK
2014–2015 Dynamo Kursk
2015–2020 Galatasaray SK
2020–2022 Botaş SK
2022–2023 Galatasaray SK (c)

Turkey national team

2003–2005 U18 National Team
2005–2007 U20 National Team
2007–2023 National Team (c)

Honors

EuroLeague

Winners: 2013–14
Third place: 2014–15

EuroCup

Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18
Third place: 2007–08

Turkish Super League

Winners: 2013–14

Turkish Cup

Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

Turkish Super Cup

Winners: 2008, 2011

Russian Cup

Winners: 2014–15

2011 EuroBasket

Second place

2013 EuroBasket

Third place

2012 Olympics: London

Fifth place

2016 Olympics: Rio

Sixth place

2014 FIBA World Cup

Fourth place

Injuries

She suffered three major ACL injuries, including both knees in 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2020–2021 seasons.

Post-playing career

On 18 July 2023, she was appointed as the General Coordinator of the Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.^[3]

References

^ "Seni unutmayacağız Işıl Alben!". Galatasaray S.K. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "VAKİT TAMAM!". Isıl Alben (@isilalben10) _ Twitter. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Kaptanımız Işıl Alben'e yeni görev". Galatasaray S.K. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

External links

"Alben proves a point to some Galatsaray fans" at FIBA (archived)
Isil Alben at FIBA (also at FIBA Archive)
Isil Alben at FIBA Europe
Işıl Alben at Turkish Basketball Federation (in Turkish)
Işıl Alben at Galatasaray (in Turkish)
Isil Alben at Olympics.com
Işıl Alben at Olympedia
Işıl Alben at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)

[1] "Seni unutmayacağız Işıl Alben!". Galatasaray S.K. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[2] "VAKİT TAMAM!". Isıl Alben (@isilalben10) _ Twitter. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[3] "Kaptanımız Işıl Alben'e yeni görev". Galatasaray S.K. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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