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Kosovan basketball player
Yll Kaçaniku
Personal information
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985 (age 39)
Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
NationalityKosovan / Turkish
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2003–2019
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2003–2007Tofaş
2007–2008Antalya BB
2008–2009Mersin BSK
2009–2010Darüşşafaka
2010–2011Karşıyaka Basket
2011–2012Istanbulspor
2012–2013Darüşşafaka
2013–2014Pamukkale Üniversitesi
2014–2015Uşak Sportif
2015Prishtina
2016Bashkimi
2016–2017Ankara DSI
2017–2018Samsunspor
2018–2019Bornova Belediyespor

Yll Kaçaniku (Turkish: Ulug Kaçaniku; born May 31, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player who mostly played in Turkey. He was a member of the Kosovo national team.

Career

Karşıyaka (2010–2011)

On July 6, 2010, Kaçaniku signed for Karşıyaka Basket of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.

Uşak Sportif (2014–2015)

In 2014, Kaçaniku signed for Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.

Prishtina (2015–2016)

On August 3, 2015, Kaçaniku signed for Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague and the FIBA Europe Cup.

Bashkimi (2016)

On January 14, 2016, Kaçaniku signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague.

Samsunspor (2017–2018)

On August 25, 2017, Kaçaniku signed for Samsunspor of the Turkish First League.

National team career

Kaçaniku was part of the Kosovo national team during the 2016 Eurobasket qualifiers where he played six matches. His official debut with Kosovo came on 31 August 2016 in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification match against Slovenia.

References

  1. "ULUĞ KAÇANİKU". tbf.org (in Turkish).
  2. "Ulugh Kaçaniku in Karşıyaka". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. "Uşak Sportif'ten 2 transfer!". haberturk.com (in Turkish). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. "Yll Kaçaniku prezantohet te Sigal Prishtina". Klan Kosova (in Albanian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. "Yll Kaçaniku në Bashkim". TopSporti (in Albanian). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. "Anakentspor'da yeni transferler imzaları attı". haberexpress.com (in Turkish). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. "FBK-ja merr një superlajm nga FIBA". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. "Slovenia (113–68) Kosovo". Eurobasket. 31 August 2016.

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