I'm happy for Omer Yurtseven that he's able to play college ball, but man, I wish we could still #FreeEnes. ($33,000, about the same as tuition at a really nice prep school) than they deemed necessary, he wasn't allowed to play college basketball.
Meanwhile, Enes played for Fenerbahçe for the same amount of time, turned down a $6 million contract from the club when he was 16, and the NCAA ruled that because he received more money in expenses for housing, transportation, food, etc. Yurtseven (illness) has been ruled out for Fridays game against the Hawks, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports. Omer claimed that the team paid him for the last three years, putting the money into an account they opened in his name, but that he didn't want or ask for it. Both played for Fenerbahçe and both received money from the club, but for some reason, Omer was ruled eligible (albeit with a nine-game suspension) and Enes was not. What's the difference between Yurtseven's case and Enes' case? Great question. Turkish center Omer Yurtseven did his best Wilt Chamberlain impression, scoring 91 points and adding 28 rebounds in a historic performance for Fenerbahce in an under-18 game Sunday against 9 Eylul. Today, the NCAA announced they've suspended Yurtseven for nine games and he will be required to pay $1,000 to the charity of his choice.
Yurtseven ended up going to NC State, and like Enes Kanter, has had some problems with his eligibility because he received money while playing for Fenerbahçe basketball club in Turkey however, unlike Enes, he'll actually be allowed to play this season.
Remember Omer Yurtseven? He's the 7-foot Turkish basketball player that Kentucky expressed some interest in last season.
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