Tuğçe Canıtez

Tuğçe Canıtez (born 10 November 1990) is a Turkish female professional basketball player for Galatasaray. The 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall athlete plays in the power forward position.[1]

Tuğçe Canıtez
No. 72 – Galatasaray
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWomen's Basketball Super League
EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990
Konak, Izmir, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
CollegeNorth Idaho College
Westmont College (2011–2013)
WNBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Career history
2013–2022Fenerbahçe
2022Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2022–Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards
Medals
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place2013 France

Early years

She played for North Idaho College before she transferred to Westmont College.[2]

Club career

Fenerbahçe

Canitez played for Fenerbahçe between 2013 and 2022.[3]

Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor

She signed a 1-year contract with Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor on 7 July 2022.[4]

Galatasaray

On 28 November 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[5]

International career

Canıtez debuted for the Turkey women's national basketball team at the preparation matches before she played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women.[6][7] She competed for Turkey at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Tuğçe Canıtez playing for Fenerbahçe

Honors

Club

References
  1. "Tugce Canitez (TUR)". EuroBasket Women 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. "North Idaho College-Basketball I Roster-Tugce Canıtez #42". National Junior College Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. New names for Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball
  4. Tuğçe Canıtez, Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor’da
  5. "Tuğçe Canıtez, Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. "Potanın Perileri, Güney Kore'ye Şans Tanımadı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. "Westmont's Canitez working way towards Olympics". Presidio Sports. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  8. "Tugce Canitez Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. "Westmont's Canitez joins Baylor's Griner as Player of Year". Presidio Sports. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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