Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central

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Hedo Turkoglu… continued
tenure with the Magic (2004-09)… Final two seasons in Orlando were the most successful of his career… Averaged
18.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 159 regular season games in that span… That included a 2008-09
campaign in which he scored in double figures in 72 of 77 games and notched 20 or more points 29 times… In
2007-08, averaged career bests of 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 82 games in earning NBA Most
Improved Player honors… Two career triple-doubles, both with the Magic (Feb. 4, 2008 vs. Dallas; March 10, 2008
vs. Atlanta)... Spent first three years of his career with Sacramento before being traded to San Antonio on July 24,
2003 as part of a three-team deal that also sent the Kings’ Scot Pollard to Indiana for Brad Miller and the Spurs’
Danny Ferry to Indiana for Ron Mercer… Signed with Orlando as a free agent on July 14, 2004.
International Career
Veteran leader of the Turkish Men’s National Team… Most recently represented his home nation as it hosted the
2010 World Championships… Averaged 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in nine games in the tournament
while helping to lead Turkey to a berth in the championship game against the United States and a runner-up
finish… Also played for the Turkish National Team during the summers of 2003-05 and 2009…Four-year professional
career with Efes Pilsen in the Turkish Professional League (1996-2000) before entering the NBA Draft… Appeared
in 87 games, averaging 8.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his career… Also saw action in 50 career
Euroleague games with Efes Pilsen… Led squad to the 2000 Euroleague Final Four, averaging 13.6 points, 4.6
rebounds and 2.7 assists in 22 tournament games.
Personal
Full name is Hidayet Turkoglu (TURK-oh-lue)… Nicknamed “Hedo” (HEE-doh)… He and his wife, Banu, have one
daughter, Ela (born Feb. 26, 2009)… Has one brother, Neyzat (Nez-ott)… His NBA signing was a national sports
event in Turkey, with a nationally televised press conference… Keeps fans updated on his personal website:
www.hedo79.com... During the summer of 2005, completed mandatory military service for his country, which is
compulsory for Turkish men… Began playing basketball at the age of 10… Before joining the NBA listed current
teammate Grant Hill among his favorite NBA players… Worked as a counselor and coach at the 2002 Basketball
Without Borders camp in Istanbul to help promote friendship and understanding through sport among 12-14-yearold
youth basketball players… Enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies and playing video games…
Wears a size 14 shoe.
NBA Regular Season Statistics
FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FREE THROWS REBOUNDS – AVERAGES –
YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
00-01 Sac. 74 1245 138-335 .412 28-86 .326 87-112 .777 49-161 210 69 52 24 397 2.8 0.9 5.3
01-02 Sac. 80 1970 290-687 .422 63-171 .368 167-230 .726 63-300 363 163 57 31 810 4.5 2.0 10.1
02-03 Sac. 67 1175 165-391 .422 29-78 .378 88-110 .800 35-153 188 87 25 12 447 2.8 1.3 6.7
03-04 San Ant. 80 2073 262-645 .406 101-241 .419 114-161 .708 52-306 358 154 80 32 739 4.5 1.9 9.2
04-05 Orlando 67 1757 328-782 .419 93-245 .380 188-225 .836 62-171 233 153 41 18 937 3.5 2.3 14.0
05-06 Orlando 78 2615 398-877 .454 114-283 .403 255-296 .861 70-263 333 216 70 21 1165 4.3 2.8 14.9
06-07 Orlando 73 2268 345-823 .419 109-281 .388 171-219 .781 57-236 293 233 70 16 970 4.0 3.2 13.3
07-08 Orlando 82 3026 556-1219 .456 186-415 .400 324-391 .829 83-388 471 409 74 26 1602 5.7 5.0 19.5
08-09 Orlando 77 2815 423-1025 .413 134-376 .356 314-389 .807 45-365 410 375 64 19 1294 5.3 4.9 16.8
09-10 Toronto 74 2271 276-674 .409 108-289 .374 175-226 .774 42-301 343 304 55 32 835 4.6 4.1 11.3
TOTALS 752 21228 3181-7458 .427 945-2465 .383 1883-2359 .798 558-2644 3202 2163 588 230 9190 4.3 2.9 12.2
NBA Playoff Statistics
FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FREE THROWS REBOUNDS – AVERAGES –
YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
00-01 Sac. 8 141 20-46 .435 8-14 .571 12-12 1.000 7-21 28 11 3 1 60 3.5 1.4 7.5
01-02 Sac. 16 443 55-137 .401 12-34 .353 16-31 .516 17-66 83 23 6 9 138 5.2 1.4 8.6
02-03 Sac. 10 174 18-50 .360 4-14 .286 13-18 .722 5-24 29 14 12 5 53 2. 1.4 5.3
03-04 San Ant. 10 271 26-81 .321 14-42 .333 11-18 .611 5-40 45 15 9 1 77 4.5 1.5 7.7
06-07 Orlando 4 156 25-50 .500 3-9 .333 2-4 .500 2-11 13 14 5 4 55 3.2 3.5 13.8
07-08 Orlando 10 399 63-141 .447 10-35 .286 39-46 .848 14-50 64 55 8 2 175 6.4 5.5 17.5
08-09 Orlando 24 934 126-295 .427 32-83 .386 94-115 .817 9-100 109 116 18 4 378 4.5 4.8 15.8
TOTALS 82 2518 333-800 .416 83-231 .359 187-244 .766 59-312 371 248 61 26 936 4.6 3.2 11.4
Career Highs
POINTS – 39 (3/19/08, Orlando vs. Washington)
FGA – 23 (3/15/08, Orlando vs. Indiana)
REBOUNDS – 19 (4/11/10, Toronto vs. Chicago)
ASSISTS – 13 (2 times, last 3/10/08, Orlando vs. Atlanta)
BLOCKS – 3 (7 times, 11/24/09, Toronto vs. Indiana)
STEALS – 4 (6 times, last 11/29/08, Orlando vs. Indiana)
FGM – 13 (3/15/08, Orlando vs. Indiana)
3-PT FGM – 7 (2 times, 3/19/08, Orlando vs. Washington)
3-PT FGA – 11 (2/22/08, Orlando vs. Philadelphia)
FTM – 14 (4/17/06, Orlando vs. Chicago)
FTA – 16 (4/17/06, Orlando vs. Chicago)
MINUTES – 50 (2/8/06, Orlando at Milwaukee)