Anadolu Efes Istanbul has made former EuroCup champion Dogus Ozdemiroglu its newest signing, inking the experienced combo guard to a two-year contract on Saturday. Ozdemiroglu (1.91 meters, 27 years old) arrives from the team he grew up with Darussafaka, and played for most of the last decade, including two seasons each in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the EuroCup between 2015 and 2020. He and Darussafaka became EuroCup champions together in 2018.
Efes adds speedy Dogus Ozdemiroglu to backcourt
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Ozdemiroglu's numbers in each competition, about 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in under 12 minutes per game, do not speak to his effect as a live-wire defensive ace whose speed and hustle often changed games for Darussafaka. In his last EuroLeague season, 2018-19, he ranked second with 3.0 steals per 40 minutes, and the next year in the EuroCup was third in the same category at 3.3 on average. Since then, with more time on court, Ozdemiroglu has become an all-around threat for Darussafaka, averaging 14.5 points, 6.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds a 2.3 steals last season in the Turkish League.