2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Berke Buyuktuncel
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bursa, Turkey
- High School:
- Ozluce Doga Kolegi
Bio
2023-24
Played in 26 games, making eight starts โฆ averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game โฆ shot 38.5 percent from the field and 29.7 percent from 3-point distance โฆ scored in double figures in two games โฆ scored a season-high 13 points in a home loss to Stanford (Jan. 3), one game after totaling 12 points in road loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) โฆ recorded a season-high five rebounds in three games โฆ also had a season-best three assists in a win against Chaminade in Honolulu (Nov. 21) โฆ made a season-high five shots (5-for-7) in a loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) โฆ missed the seasonโs first three games (had not been cleared by the NCAA) โฆ also missed three games in December with a right ankle injury (sustained against UC Riverside on Nov. 30) and the road game at USC on Jan. 27 (left hand injury).
Prior to UCLA
Attended Ozluce Doga Kolegi, located in Bursa, Turkey โฆ grew up in Turkey and has represented his home country in international basketball competitions โฆ in the summer of 2023, helped Turkey finish in third place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (hosted in Hungary) โฆ Turkey defeated the United States, 84-70, in the third-place contest โฆ totaled 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in the third-place game against the United States โฆ was one of five standout players named to the โAll-Star Fiveโ at the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2023 โฆ through seven games in that tournament, shot 38.3 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, and 86.7 percent (26-for-30) at the free throw line โฆ in the summer of 2022, led Turkey to a second-place finish at the FIBA U18 European Championship (hosted in Izmir, Turkey) โฆ was one of five players named to the โAll-Star Fiveโ at the FIBA U18 European Championship, averaging 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals in seven games โฆ in addition, he shot 46.8 percent from the field in the 2022 tournament โฆ competed for Turkeyโs youth national teams in 2021 at the FIBA U18 European Challengers and at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup โฆ in four contests with Turkeyโs U18 team at the European Challengers event, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
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Personal
Full name: Berke Buyuktuncel โฆ name is pronounced BEAR-keh buh-YOOK-toon-jell โฆ born in Bursa, Turkey โฆ parents are Sebile (mother) and Durmus Buyuktuncelย (father) โฆ has one older sister, Ezgi โฆ undeclared major.
Played in 26 games, making eight starts โฆ averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game โฆ shot 38.5 percent from the field and 29.7 percent from 3-point distance โฆ scored in double figures in two games โฆ scored a season-high 13 points in a home loss to Stanford (Jan. 3), one game after totaling 12 points in road loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) โฆ recorded a season-high five rebounds in three games โฆ also had a season-best three assists in a win against Chaminade in Honolulu (Nov. 21) โฆ made a season-high five shots (5-for-7) in a loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) โฆ missed the seasonโs first three games (had not been cleared by the NCAA) โฆ also missed three games in December with a right ankle injury (sustained against UC Riverside on Nov. 30) and the road game at USC on Jan. 27 (left hand injury).
Prior to UCLA
Attended Ozluce Doga Kolegi, located in Bursa, Turkey โฆ grew up in Turkey and has represented his home country in international basketball competitions โฆ in the summer of 2023, helped Turkey finish in third place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (hosted in Hungary) โฆ Turkey defeated the United States, 84-70, in the third-place contest โฆ totaled 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in the third-place game against the United States โฆ was one of five standout players named to the โAll-Star Fiveโ at the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2023 โฆ through seven games in that tournament, shot 38.3 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, and 86.7 percent (26-for-30) at the free throw line โฆ in the summer of 2022, led Turkey to a second-place finish at the FIBA U18 European Championship (hosted in Izmir, Turkey) โฆ was one of five players named to the โAll-Star Fiveโ at the FIBA U18 European Championship, averaging 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals in seven games โฆ in addition, he shot 46.8 percent from the field in the 2022 tournament โฆ competed for Turkeyโs youth national teams in 2021 at the FIBA U18 European Challengers and at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup โฆ in four contests with Turkeyโs U18 team at the European Challengers event, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
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Personal
Full name: Berke Buyuktuncel โฆ name is pronounced BEAR-keh buh-YOOK-toon-jell โฆ born in Bursa, Turkey โฆ parents are Sebile (mother) and Durmus Buyuktuncelย (father) โฆ has one older sister, Ezgi โฆ undeclared major.
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