Ömer Büyükaycan

Ömer Büyükaycan — Biography

Ömer Büyükaycan (born 10 May 1966 in Istanbul) is a Turkish retired basketball player who stood 2.08 m tall and played as both a power forward and a center.

He began playing at Eczacıbaşı in 1983 before spending two seasons at Galatasaray, then a year in Germany with Köln Galatasaray B.K. Alongside his schooling at Galatasaray High School, he also studied for a time at Loyola University Chicago in the United States. Back in Turkey, he went on to play for Çukurova Sanayii, Nasaşspor, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray again, Darüşşafaka and Beşiktaş, retiring from basketball in 1999.

Called up to the senior national team at the age of 16, Büyükaycan earned more than 130 caps for Turkey and is remembered as one of the leading Turkish players of his generation. His father, Ünal Büyükaycan, was likewise a well-known figure in Turkish national basketball.