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 … averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … shot 38.5 percent from the field and 29.7 percent from 3-point distance … scored in double figures in two games … 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) … recorded a season-high five rebounds in three games … also had a season-best three assists in a win against Chaminade in Honolulu (Nov. 21) … made a season-high five shots (5-for-7) in a loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) … missed the season’s first three games (had not been cleared by the NCAA) … 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 … grew up in Turkey and has represented his home country in international basketball competitions … in the summer of 2023, helped Turkey finish in third place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (hosted in Hungary) … Turkey defeated the United States, 84-70, in the third-place contest … totaled 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in the third-place game against the United States … was one of five standout players named to the “All-Star Five” at the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2023 … 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 … in the summer of 2022, led Turkey to a second-place finish at the FIBA U18 European Championship (hosted in Izmir, Turkey) … was one of five players named to the “All-Star Five” at the FIBA U18 European Championship, averaging 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals in seven games … in addition, he shot 46.8 percent from the field in the 2022 tournament … competed for Turkey’s youth national teams in 2021 at the FIBA U18 European Challengers and at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup … in four contests with Turkey’s U18 team at the European Challengers event, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
Personal
Full name: Berke Buyuktuncel … name is pronounced BEAR-keh buh-YOOK-toon-jell … born in Bursa, Turkey … parents are Sebile (mother) and Durmus Buyuktuncel (father) … has one older sister, Ezgi … undeclared major.
Played in 26 games, making eight starts … averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … shot 38.5 percent from the field and 29.7 percent from 3-point distance … scored in double figures in two games … 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) … recorded a season-high five rebounds in three games … also had a season-best three assists in a win against Chaminade in Honolulu (Nov. 21) … made a season-high five shots (5-for-7) in a loss at Oregon (Dec. 30) … missed the season’s first three games (had not been cleared by the NCAA) … 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 … grew up in Turkey and has represented his home country in international basketball competitions … in the summer of 2023, helped Turkey finish in third place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (hosted in Hungary) … Turkey defeated the United States, 84-70, in the third-place contest … totaled 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in the third-place game against the United States … was one of five standout players named to the “All-Star Five” at the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2023 … 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 … in the summer of 2022, led Turkey to a second-place finish at the FIBA U18 European Championship (hosted in Izmir, Turkey) … was one of five players named to the “All-Star Five” at the FIBA U18 European Championship, averaging 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals in seven games … in addition, he shot 46.8 percent from the field in the 2022 tournament … competed for Turkey’s youth national teams in 2021 at the FIBA U18 European Challengers and at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup … in four contests with Turkey’s U18 team at the European Challengers event, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
Personal
Full name: Berke Buyuktuncel … name is pronounced BEAR-keh buh-YOOK-toon-jell … born in Bursa, Turkey … parents are Sebile (mother) and Durmus Buyuktuncel (father) … has one older sister, Ezgi … undeclared major.
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