Erten Gazi was born in North Nicosia to Turkish Cypriot parents Ayten and Ugur Gazi.
23 Facts About Erten Gazi
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Ayten Gazi was a former track and field athlete from Paphos while Ugur Gazi was a volleyball player from Gazimagusa.
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Erten Gazi started playing basketball in 2004 for Guzelyurt Basketbol Ihtisas Spor Dernegi, coached by his parents.
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Erten Gazi attended Sehit Turgut Ortaokulu from 2008 to 2011, receiving national third place in 2009 and championship in 2010.
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Erten Gazi enrolled Guzelyurt Turk Maarif Koleji upon achieving fifth-place in the entrance examination.
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Erten Gazi won the Turkish national U16 championship in 2013 with Efes.
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Erten Gazi won the Turkish national U18 championship in 2014 with Pertevniyal.
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Erten Gazi led his team to the high schools' city championship, the national championship and the World Championship in his senior year.
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Erten Gazi committed to DePaul University to play college basketball in the United States.
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Erten Gazi started five games and appeared in 30 in his freshman season, averaging 2.2 points in 14.6 minutes per game for Blue Demons.
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Erten Gazi was injured twice in his redshirt junior season playing only in five games and starting in two, averaging 5.2 points in 16.8 minutes per game for Rams.
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Erten Gazi played in 22 games and started in 16, averaging 8.9 points in 25.3 minutes during his senior year.
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Erten Gazi's team reached to the second round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, but the season was concluded at that point due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Erten Gazi made his debut for Efes' first team aged 16, playing in the friendly game against Olimpija.
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Erten Gazi made his Basketbol Super Ligi debut on 26 September 2020, against Galatasaray.
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Erten Gazi had his first start in third game, recording 14 points in 21 minutes against Ormanspor on 10 October 2020 as his personal record in BSL.
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Erten Gazi made his EuroLeague debut on 13 October 2020 against Alba Berlin.
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On June 26,2023, Erten Gazi renewed his contract with Efes for another two years.
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Erten Gazi has chosen to represent Turkey on the international level.
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Erten Gazi played for the under 16, and the under 18 national teams.
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Erten Gazi received the silver medal in 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he played in all 9 games, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game, while starting in the final game.
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Erten Gazi represented Turkey in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, finishing in the seventh place.
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Erten Gazi was called up to the national B team for their training camp in August 2021.