Saziye Ivegin
Encyclopedia
Şaziye İvegin is a Turkish female basketball
player. Nicknamed "Şaz" (English
spelling: "Shaz"), the 1.80 m (5' 11") national plays forward. She currently plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.
A basketball player’s daughter, İvegin started basketball in 7th school class on the same day together with her two younger sisters. The three sisters played in the Adana-based club Botaşspor
and won twice the Turkish Girls’ Basketball League championship title. At her age of 22, she became the youngest women's basketball team captain
in the country. After 10 successful years with Botaş, İvegin transferred to Fenerbahçe on May 7, 2004
İvegin was member of the team
participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
in Almería
, Spain
, which won the gold medal
.
She is student of business administration
at the Anadolu University.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. Nicknamed "Şaz" (English
English language
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spelling: "Shaz"), the 1.80 m (5' 11") national plays forward. She currently plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.
A basketball player’s daughter, İvegin started basketball in 7th school class on the same day together with her two younger sisters. The three sisters played in the Adana-based club Botaşspor
BOTAS
BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation is the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. The company was established in 1974 as a subsidiary of Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı...
and won twice the Turkish Girls’ Basketball League championship title. At her age of 22, she became the youngest women's basketball team captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
in the country. After 10 successful years with Botaş, İvegin transferred to Fenerbahçe on May 7, 2004
İvegin was member of the team
Turkey national women's basketball team
The Turkey national women’s basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.-Current roster:This is the roster for the EuroBasket Women 2011:-FIBA World Championship:-Olympic Games:...
participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Turkey participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. With one hundred female and one hundred ninety-six male athletes participating, Turkey garnered seventy-three medals, marking this as its most successful participation in an international multi-sport gaming event in its...
in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, Spain
Spain
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, which won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
.
She is student of business administration
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
at the Anadolu University.
Botaş
- Ronchetti Cup (Euro Cup)
- 2nd with Botaş: (2) 2000
- Turkish Youth Championship
- Winners (2): 1999, 2000
- Turkish Championship
- Winners (1): 2001
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (2): 2002, 2003
- Turkish Presidents Cup
- Winners (2): 2002, 2003
Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Championship
- Winners (4): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Turkish Presidents Cup
- Winners (4): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
- FIBA Europe
- 2004 : 4th place at Final FourFinal fourFinal Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
- 2005 : 2nd place at Final FourFinal fourFinal Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
- 2004 : 4th place at Final Four
Turkey National
- 2002-2003
- European 4th with Turkey U20 national team
- 2005
- Mediterranean Games gold medal with Turkey women’s national team